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US pay-TV subscriber base eroding at record pace (www.lightreading.com)
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US pay-TV subscriber base eroding at record pace::undefined

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[โ€“] spyd3r@sh.itjust.works 21 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Its currently cheaper for me to collect used laserdiscs, dvds, and blurays.

People are dumping physical media, and its a firesale. For most discs its $1-5 if you know where to look.

[โ€“] Patches@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

It's even cheaper to own a DVD burner. Less money spent on rent storing things.