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bryanmgreen | 2 years ago

How did paid channels like HBO and Showtime make their ad-free model work in the regular TV era?

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maxerickson|2 years ago

They were expensive and had considerably less content.

Like 1 or 2 channels with a modest amount of original programming each week.

supertrope|2 years ago

They got a cut of the add-on charge and the base cable TV subscription fee.

lemonberry|2 years ago

We paid for it. Greed had yet to reach the levels we see today. Not to mention the disparity between the wealthy and the average person we are currently living with.

HDThoreaun|2 years ago

You’re claiming that people used to be less greedy?