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    This trend is picking up steam and in the news a lot in the past few weeks.

    A new Hulu+ killing app called Aereo is positioning themselves to put the final nail in the cable/satellite providers coffin after the Supreme Court hears a case about them.

    IMHO, as streaming becomes the defacto standard for media playback more and more, Vudu will continue to see a mass influx. I believe I am correct in saying that the two are tied.

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    We better hope that that Net Neutrality ruling gets overturned or I see dark days ahead for cord cutters. The cable companies are dinosaurs that have outlived thier usefullness, but they won't go away without a fight.

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      time to start lobbing for national internet. I vote canopy wireless using USPS property. The postal service is really needing to remain viable and that is a way they could.

      After all, I do not pay to drive on an interstate. Why should I pay to travel on the internet? Other countries have nationalized internet access. Why not the U.S.?

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        We have been without our service (Dish Network) for almost three months. We don't really miss it.

        We have sent emails to ESPN, Fearnet.com, AMC, Disney, and the new SEC channel that starts up this year asking them to consider starting a stand-alone subscription that would allow subscribers to view their channel through a Roku device or smart TV without a subscription to a cable or satellite channel. We know that these companies are not going to go and do this just because we asked...but we are hoping that we are not alone and that they are receiving other similar requests. We also told each of these companies that we recently cancelled our satellite service and will not be replacing it...unless Obama comes out with ObamaVision and tries to force everyone to have "coverage".

        The ONLY thing that has sucked about cuttting the cord is having to watch the SEC championship football game on my laptop via ESPN3. We are saving $80 per month.

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          Originally posted by LuzRinggold View Post
          We have been without our service (Dish Network) for almost three months. We don't really miss it.

          We have sent emails to ESPN, Fearnet.com, AMC, Disney, and the new SEC channel that starts up this year asking them to consider starting a stand-alone subscription that would allow subscribers to view their channel through a Roku device or smart TV without a subscription to a cable or satellite channel. We know that these companies are not going to go and do this just because we asked...but we are hoping that we are not alone and that they are receiving other similar requests. We also told each of these companies that we recently cancelled our satellite service and will not be replacing it...unless Obama comes out with ObamaVision and tries to force everyone to have "coverage".

          The ONLY thing that has sucked about cuttting the cord is having to watch the SEC championship football game on my laptop via ESPN3. We are saving $80 per month.


          Can't you get that thru the watchespn app on the Roku?

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            Originally posted by huskerbear View Post
            Can't you get that thru the watchespn app on the Roku?
            That is what we are asking for. Currently, ESPN requires you to be a subscriber to Dish Network, Direct TV, or one of the cable companies they have listed. This is the same thing that Fox and EPIX do with their Roku channels. What we are asking for is to be able to pay them directly to access their Roku channel WITHOUT paying Dish Network for 200+ channels that we never watch.

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              Originally posted by LuzRinggold View Post
              We have been without our service (Dish Network) for almost three months. We don't really miss it.

              We have sent emails to ESPN, Fearnet.com, AMC, Disney, and the new SEC channel that starts up this year asking them to consider starting a stand-alone subscription that would allow subscribers to view their channel through a Roku device or smart TV without a subscription to a cable or satellite channel. We know that these companies are not going to go and do this just because we asked...but we are hoping that we are not alone and that they are receiving other similar requests. We also told each of these companies that we recently cancelled our satellite service and will not be replacing it...unless Obama comes out with ObamaVision and tries to force everyone to have "coverage".

              The ONLY thing that has sucked about cuttting the cord is having to watch the SEC championship football game on my laptop via ESPN3. We are saving $80 per month.
              A buddy of mine at work e-mails ESPN at least once a month asking the same thing as far as ESPN goes. Thus far, I don't think Disney (owner of ABC and ESPN) are very interested in his proposal at the moment.

              Originally posted by huskerbear
              Can't you get that thru the watchespn app on the Roku?
              The WatchESPN app is surprisingly restrictive, especially when it comes to sports like professional football. NBA Basketball used to be quite liberal, but I've seen them get restrictive on that as well. Then of course there's the provider restriction, which basically means if your ISP didn't shell out the cash to ESPN (Disney), you don't get to use the app at all.

              Basically, there's just too many restrictions with WatchESPN, and a simple ESPN service where all their content and live sports are available would be much preferred.

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                This is a ballsy move by you Walter starting another cord cutting thread. I think it will get shutdown also because of non Vudu talk.

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                  Originally posted by MoWeb View Post
                  This is a ballsy move by you Walter starting another cord cutting thread. I think it will get shutdown also because of non Vudu talk.
                  If you remember, the last one was up for quite awhile. If this one derails, the same thing will happen.

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                    Originally posted by LuzRinggold View Post
                    That is what we are asking for. Currently, ESPN requires you to be a subscriber to Dish Network, Direct TV, or one of the cable companies they have listed. This is the same thing that Fox and EPIX do with their Roku channels. What we are asking for is to be able to pay them directly to access their Roku channel WITHOUT paying Dish Network for 200+ channels that we never watch.
                    Having only recently rejoined the cable TV crowd (gotta keep the missus happy), if I could pick and choose my package or just individually subscribe to 'live' streams of certain channels that would be ideal. I'd say somewhere in the 1 to 3 dollar-per-station range is probably reasonable. I'd probably still pay almost as much as. I do for cable, but i would not be supportng channels I care nothing about (E!, QVC, VH1, CNN, almost all the sports channels).

                    This seems like a very logical "Next Step" for TV content providers. With that implemented, they could stop licensing their content for use on other streaming services like Hulu and require people to subscribe to their channel to catch up on back episodes.

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                      There is a ton of on demand content available these days. What is missing is live streaming and sports. I'm not a huge sports freak, but I do love to watch college football...especially SEC football. I would be satisfied if ESPN or the new SEC network allowed us to watch the games a day or two after they air.

                      My antenna works pretty good, but my favorite over-the-air channel (Me TV) gets disrupted every time a car drives past the house! My opinion is that Me TV is better than any channel I had available to be on Dish Network. It's similar to TV Land, but much better. I don't think many people realize how many over-the-air channels are available to them for free, especially in and around larger cities.

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                        Originally posted by DanielH View Post
                        If you remember, the last one was up for quite awhile. If this one derails, the same thing will happen.
                        Sadly, I have a bad track record.



                        I will try to stay on the beam though.

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                          Originally posted by LuzRinggold View Post
                          There is a ton of on demand content available these days. What is missing is live streaming and sports. I'm not a huge sports freak, but I do love to watch college football...especially SEC football. I would be satisfied if ESPN or the new SEC network allowed us to watch the games a day or two after they air.

                          My antenna works pretty good, but my favorite over-the-air channel (Me TV) gets disrupted every time a car drives past the house! My opinion is that Me TV is better than any channel I had available to be on Dish Network. It's similar to TV Land, but much better. I don't think many people realize how many over-the-air channels are available to them for free, especially in and around larger cities.
                          Aereo will fill the sporting gap with streaming of network over the air broadcast. This is the same content available if you have an antenna, but it is nice to have it too via a streaming provider. I think ESPN will be a tough nut to crack since they are solely funded by cable/satellite fees. Those are highly threatened by the cord cutting trend and would not take kindly ESPN going in that direction.

                          In my case, my family's sporting interests are fully covered by over the air network coverage.

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                            Originally posted by Walter-S_North_Carolina View Post
                            Aereo will fill the sporting gap with streaming of network over the air broadcast. This is the same content available if you have an antenna, but it is nice to have it too via a streaming provider. I think ESPN will be a tough nut to crack since they are solely funded by cable/satellite fees. Those are highly threatened by the cord cutting trend and would not take kindly ESPN going in that direction.

                            In my case, my family's sporting interests are fully covered by over the air network coverage.
                            If ESPN charged us to subscribe directly with them to watch their channel via Roku or Smart TV then they would still be receiving funds. We are not asking to watch ESPN for free, just without paying for 200+ other channels we care nothing about. I am even fine with having next day on-demand streaming. We are getting use to making our own television viewing schedule that fits with other activities going on in our busy lives. Live TV is quickly becoming a thing of the past.

                            And, what are the cable/satellite companies going to do? Nothing! If Dish does what they typically do, turn off ESPN to try to punish them, then they will loose a bunch more customers. They lost a bunch when they turned off AMC about a year or so ago.

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                              Originally posted by LuzRinggold View Post
                              If ESPN charged us to subscribe directly with them to watch their channel via Roku or Smart TV then they would still be receiving funds. We are not asking to watch ESPN for free, just without paying for 200+ other channels we care nothing about. I am even fine with having next day on-demand streaming. We are getting use to making our own television viewing schedule that fits with other activities going on in our busy lives. Live TV is quickly becoming a thing of the past.
                              Yes, this would be great.

                              add to it HBO.go, History Channel. Both are sporting slick Roku & AppleTV channels that are just begging for stand alone subscriptions.

                              Hopefully soon, but I just think their sugar mama is going to keep them from pulling that trigger as long as they can.

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