2018 Paid Media Consumption

[DaFace]

Purely out of curiosity, I was wondering what kinds of media people are using these days. I read a stat the other day that over half of U.S. households are paying for at least some form of streaming media these days, so it'll be interesting to see how CP compares.

[DaneMcCloud]

Amazon Prime, Hulu and Netflix.

I also think my wife has Spotify Premium but that may be an introductory offer only.

I'll definitely sign up for Disney's new streaming service in 2019 and I have all of my recent movie purchases linked to Movies Anywhere, although the overwhelming majority have been purchased through VUDU (which is now no longer necessary).

[DaFace]

Crap. Screwed up the poll. One sec.

[Eleazar]

Poll fail. All single select :p

[Sorce]

Netflix and Amazon Prime.
I still pay for cable but none of the premium channgels.
I also run my own and have access to several friends' plex servers to share movies or tv shows.

[DaFace]

Poll fail. All single select :p

Fixed.

[Direckshun]

I listen to a royal shit ton of podcasts.

[The Franchise]

We still have DirecTV for our TV service but we're looking to transition to a streaming service. We do have Amazon Prime and Netflix though. Like Dane....we also have Movies Anywhere which is a godsend with the FireTV and the kids.

For music we use Pandora and Apple Music. We have SiriusXM in the car but that shit is getting ridiculously overpriced now at $400 a year.

[DaFace]

I'm a cord cutter, so I have quite a few. Currently, my arsenal consists of:

Netflix
Amazon Prime (don't use it much though)
Hulu
SlingTV
Spotify

On top of that, I also use the following:
YouTube (I probably watch as much random YouTube shit as anything these days)
Pandora free for random background radio
MLB.tv or NHL.tv if the Avs or Rockies are worth watching
Vudu for purchasing movies (and using cheap Ultraviolet codes)
Plex for a few things that can't easily be...procured...otherwise

[DaFace]

I listen to a royal shit ton of podcasts.

Yeah, that's a good one. I stuck to paid sources for the poll just because there are a bazillion free sources of good content out there, but I loosely try and keep up with probably a dozen podcasts.

[RunKC]

Highly recommend YouTube TV. I love it

[DaFace]

Highly recommend YouTube TV. I love it

I swapped that in for YouTube Red in the poll. I didn't even realize those weren't the same thing.

[11Chiefs]

YouTube TV - shared with family (can have 6 acct, 3 active streams)
Amazon Prime
Netflix - shared with family (can have 5 profiles, 4 active streams)
Mediacom 200mb internet service
=$80 per month

[seclark]

dish
netflix
hbo go

sirius

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[DaneMcCloud]

Oh yeah, I have MLB.TV again this year, too. I'll occasionally use Spotify to listen to new releases but I'll purchase immediately if I like it.

Right now, I've got a crazy deal with Direct TV in which I have every single service and one DVR for $55 a month for the calendar year but I hate their satellite service these days, as the box is slow, pixelates and freezes from time to time.

Once NFL Sunday Ticket is available for Direct TV NOW, I'll make the switch.

[MTG#10]

Netflix and usually Amazon Prime but I've yet to renew my membership...waiting until I need something shipped Prime. I'm about to give in though because I really want to see the second season of Sneaky Pete.

[oldman]

We have satellite internet, so all the cool kid's stuff is pretty much out for us. I'd just about kill for cable internet.

[Fish]

Other: Yarrrr!

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[big nasty kcnut]

you tube tv, spotify, my folks use Netflix. Got to get new rokus for my folks to get you tube tv.

[ClevelandBronco]

Nothing but Netflix and I'm hopelessly behind my playlist.

[ModSocks]

Amazon Prime, Hulu and Netflix.

I also think my wife has Spotify Premium but that may be an introductory offer only.


Yeah, pretty much that.

[ModSocks]

Oh, and HBO Now as well. Im getting rid of Hulu though.

[HemiEd]

20th anniversary of Direct TV last year. Because Chiefs.

[TimBone]

A question for all of you people that have satellite. How many of you are keeping it solely for the Sunday ticket or other sports package?

[Bugeater]

We have cable, but I haven't watched any TV since the Super Bowl.

[DaneMcCloud]

A question for all of you people that have satellite. How many of you are keeping it solely for the Sunday ticket or other sports package?

The main reason why I have Direct TV is because of Sunday Ticket.

Otherwise, I'd have TV bundled with my Spectrum Internet and VOIP or Direct TV NOW.

With a 450mbps connection, I prefer streaming to satellite and watch as many programs as possible from the streaming apps.

Live sports suck on Direct TV satellite, even with zero clouds and wind. My signal jammed and pixelated all weekend when watching the NCAA Tournament.

[DaneMcCloud]

Oh, and HBO Now as well. Im getting rid of Hulu though.

I'll likely dump Hulu after my oldest watches every episode of Full House.

She got into Fuller House on Netflix and Hulu is the only place to watch every episode of Full House on an iPad or streaming app.

[CrazyPhuD]

What no porn sites? Aren't those 'paid media' too?:cuss::harumph:

[The Franchise]

The main reason why I have Direct TV is because of Sunday Ticket.

Otherwise, I'd have TV bundled with my Spectrum Internet and VOIP or Direct TV NOW.

With a 450mbps connection, I prefer streaming to satellite and watch as many programs as possible from the streaming apps.

Live sports suck on Direct TV satellite, even with zero clouds and wind. My signal jammed and pixelated all weekend when watching the NCAA Tournament.

That fucking show....Jesus. My girls love Fuller House. They haven't shown any interest in Full House but I'm pretty sure they've seen every episode of Fuller House 3 or 4 times each.

[Bugeater]

The main reason why I have Direct TV is because of Sunday Ticket.

Otherwise, I'd have TV bundled with my Spectrum Internet and VOIP or Direct TV NOW.

With a 450mbps connection, I prefer streaming to satellite and watch as many programs as possible from the streaming apps.

Live sports suck on Direct TV satellite, even with zero clouds and wind. My signal jammed and pixelated all weekend when watching the NCAA Tournament.
Are you sure your dish is accurately pointed? The only time I ever lost signal when I had DTV is when snow accumulated on the dish, and I'm guessing that's not going to be an issue with you.

[SuperChief]

Netflix
Spotify Premium (so worth it)
Amazon Prime (I believe the only things I've watched are The Big Sick and The Departed - use mostly for the free 2-day shipping)
Furk.net

[DaneMcCloud]

Are you sure your dish is accurately pointed? The only time I ever lost signal when I had DTV is when snow accumulated on the dish, and I'm guessing that's not going to be an issue with you.

I've had DTV out several times in the past 15 years and each and every time, they tell me that the previous installer "incorrectly mounted the dish". It's probably a touch off due to heavy wind and rain this year but it's an absolutely pain in the ass to get to these days.

I should probably call them but I also cancelled the monthly insurance because I only have a single DVR now and satellite, so I don't know if there will be a cost involved.

To be honest, I'm really sick of DTV and the constant customer service calls I need to make each year in order to lower the bill and such. Even though I deactivated 4 receivers back in 2015, they failed to deactivate one of them and charged me for 14 months before I caught their error.

They're really a bunch of no-talent assclowns.

[DaneMcCloud]

That fucking show....Jesus. My girls love Fuller House. They haven't shown any interest in Full House but I'm pretty sure they've seen every episode of Fuller House 3 or 4 times each.

I didn't watch Full House in the 80's or 90's and haven't watched Fuller House but yeah, my girls absolutely love those shows.

[Hammock Parties]

I cut the cable this year almost completely. Other than Google Fiber internet, I'm good.

This will be my first year without Sunday Ticket in over 10 years.

[AssEaterChief]

Netflix, Hulu, HBO Now

I use quite a bit of Youtube, but don't pay for the premium service.

Pandora One

[Stewie]

I'm a true cord-cutter. I only have an OTA antenna with a Tablo so I can record any program of interest. I can't even keep up with all that recorded content.

My Rokus are nice because it offers a bunch of free movies and other options.

Content is a real problem for me and why I truly cut the cord. ESPN is horrible and why has the Travel Channel turned into Andrew Zimmern 24/7?

I must admit I signed up for Sling TV Orange (Dish Network) this month for March Madness. It was $20 and is already cancelled, so it will be disconnected in a couple of weeks.

[hometeam]

I have the $35 DirecTV NOW subscription, bunch of channels that I like, like discovery, velocity, news channels, all the kids channels etc

[Easy 6]

I have regular cable, with internet from the same place...:sulk:

[ChiefsCountry]

Direct TV, Netflix, HBO Now

YouTube tv looks awesome. Don't have the locals in my area.

[vailpass]

DirecTV full boat, Netflix, Prime (never watch it), Spotify premium. I don't watch much tv or movies and 99% of what I do watch is recorded so I can ff if needed. HBO Go on Roku is good for that.

[Bugeater]

I've had DTV out several times in the past 15 years and each and every time, they tell me that the previous installer "incorrectly mounted the dish". It's probably a touch off due to heavy wind and rain this year but it's an absolutely pain in the ass to get to these days.

I should probably call them but I also cancelled the monthly insurance because I only have a single DVR now and satellite, so I don't know if there will be a cost involved.

To be honest, I'm really sick of DTV and the constant customer service calls I need to make each year in order to lower the bill and such. Even though I deactivated 4 receivers back in 2015, they failed to deactivate one of them and charged me for 14 months before I caught their error.

They're really a bunch of no-talent assclowns.
I installed my dish myself and it can be a bit time consuming to fine tune it so it wouldn't surprise me that most techs don't want to fool with it. And their superiors are probably pushing them on how much time the spend at each call. Sucks that you can't get to it yourself because it's not difficult, also helps to have a second person to watch the meter on the TV screen.

[DaFace]

Pretty interesting results. Around a third of us are cord cutters (no cable or satellite TV). Four in five have Netflix, which doesn't really surprise me. I'm a bit surprised by Amazon Prime, though. I have Prime, but I rarely actually watch any video on it. Hulu's abut where I would have expected. They just don't seem to be able to get the value proposition right.

Pretty surprised by Amazon Music being so high. That has to be Alexa-driven, right?

[TimBone]

The main reason why I have Direct TV is because of Sunday Ticket.

Otherwise, I'd have TV bundled with my Spectrum Internet and VOIP or Direct TV NOW.

With a 450mbps connection, I prefer streaming to satellite and watch as many programs as possible from the streaming apps.

Live sports suck on Direct TV satellite, even with zero clouds and wind. My signal jammed and pixelated all weekend when watching the NCAA Tournament.I cut the cable this year almost completely. Other than Google Fiber internet, I'm good.

This will be my first year without Sunday Ticket in over 10 years.I've held on to Directv the lastb4 or 5 years solely because of the Sunday Ticket. I have to be able to watch the Chiefs. This season, though, I noticed that every Sunday when I switched over to Directv for the game, the tv was still tuned in to the channel I had watched football on the previous week. So, I wasn't using it at all during the week. Since I had no problem streaming some of the games at work this year, I decided to cut the cord. I asked the rest of the family if they could live without it, and they had no problem with me getting rid of it.

Our contract ends in June, and the guy knocked our monthly hit down to $70 just to keep us until then, because I was ready to pay the cancellation fee to get rid of it in January.

So, this will be my first NFL season with no Sunday Ticket.

[Molitoth]

As an artist I pay for Soundcloud premium.

I mostly order/listen to music using Bandcamp.

[TimBone]

Pretty interesting results. Around a third of us are cord cutters (no cable or satellite TV). Four in five have Netflix, which doesn't really surprise me. I'm a bit surprised by Amazon Prime, though. I have Prime, but I rarely actually watch any video on it. Hulu's abut where I would have expected. They just don't seem to be able to get the value proposition right.

Pretty surprised by Amazon Music being so high. That has to be Alexa-driven, right?Amazon Prime is probably high simply due to the fact that most people have the accounts already, so they figure why not use the streaming service as well, since it's free.

I've watched maybe four things on there in the last year, but I voted for it in the poll. I wouldn't sign up for the streaming service on its own, and I would assume many people that voted for it in the poll are in that same boat.

Just trying to guess why the numbers might be surprisingly high.

[DaFace]

Amazon Prime is probably high simply due to the fact that most people have the accounts already, so they figure why not use the streaming service as well, since it's free.

I've watched maybe four things on there in the last year, but I voted for it in the poll. I wouldn't sign up for the streaming service on its own, and I would assume many people that voted for it in the poll are in that same boat.

Just trying to guess why the numbers might be surprisingly high.

Yeah, I'm sure there's at least some of that going on.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Cable, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Music Unlimited, Pandora, XBox Live (since you are paying for media access), and WWE Network.

[CaliforniaChief]

DirecTV Now, Amazon Prime, Netflix, Sirius XM.

[DaneMcCloud]

DirecTV Now.

How’s your experience been with this service?

[tmax63]

A question for all of you people that have satellite. How many of you are keeping it solely for the Sunday ticket or other sports package?

I keep DirecTv and Hughes NexGen because it's the only way I get tv and internet. I'm far enough in the country for satellite to provide better performance than any of the land lines or over-the-air antennas.

[ChiliConCarnage]

I have Cable and Amazon Prime so I have their video service and most of the music.
I don't use the Amazon video much. It's a throw in right now. I know they're spending a ton on new content though so we'll see where it goes.

[The Franchise]

I know Comcast is horrible with customer service.....but does anyone have any opinions on their highspeed internet? I currently have DSL through AT&T but we're capped at speeds and Comcast can offer me way higher speeds at the same price with no contract.

[Randallflagg]

No cable - no SAT. We have Netflix, Amazon Prime (Members) Hulu (Daughters account) and Sling(Son's account) Additionally, back in 2004? I think - hell long time ago, the Wife bought me a lifetime subscription to Sirius - had ever since. I "thinK' she paid like 400 bucks for it and I use it constantly. Hell, never listen to ANY local radio and haven't since then.

I thought it might be a pain getting used to streaming after DirecT, but don't miss it at all. Additionally, we bought a little Window HD antennae that we use for local stations. Works like a charm!

[underEJ]

No cable - no SAT. We have Netflix, Amazon Prime (Members) Hulu (Daughters account) and Sling(Son's account) Additionally, back in 2004? I think - hell long time ago, the Wife bought me a lifetime subscription to Sirius - had ever since. I "thinK' she paid like 400 bucks for it and I use it constantly. Hell, never listen to ANY local radio and haven't since then.

I thought it might be a pain getting used to streaming after DirecT, but don't miss it at all. Additionally, we bought a little Window HD antennae that we use for local stations. Works like a charm!

I have one of those lifetime sirius subs too, but i never use it anymore. I gave my car to my sister and they made a new rule that you couldn't transfer it anymore so she has it in her car and I just use it (on very rare occasions) via the mobile app.

I cord cut a while ago. I have netflix, amazon (with hbo,) hulu, and I use vimeo alot. I love short films and I spend alot of time watching cool stuff on vimeo.

i also have a slingbox in my condo in KC, so I watch local broadcasts of Chiefs games. No more sunday ticket prices or directv headaches for as long as that little box keeps working. Since the company quit making new hardware, I am a bit unsure how long the service will continue to work, but for now it is brilliant.

[WhawhaWhat]

My brother and I trade Netflix and Hulu logins and I have Sirius XM in the car. I also pay for Amazon Prime for a few months of the year so that comes with the video service during those times.

[DaneMcCloud]

I know Comcast is horrible with customer service.....but does anyone have any opinions on their highspeed internet? I currently have DSL through AT&T but we're capped at speeds and Comcast can offer me way higher speeds at the same price with no contract.

Do you have access to Spectrum? I'm paying $84.95 a month for 400mbps (it's actually coming in at about 460 mbps) and they have cheaper options available as well.

[ModSocks]

and i just cancelled my Hulu. Deuces, Hulu.

[ModSocks]

This will be my first year without Sunday Ticket in over 10 years.

You're going to find that it's completely unnecessary at this point.

[Bewbies]

We rock fiber net at our house, Netflix, YouTube TV (awesome, and gets better all the time as they add channels), Amazon Prime, XBOX Live (cause it all runs through there) and my brother in law gave me his directv login so I can get the Sunday Ticket too. LMAO

[ExtremeChief]

I have dish network and steal netflix

[Hammock Parties]

You're going to find that it's completely unnecessary at this point.

Well, yeah. With the proliferation of online highlights, not to mention ten yard torrents and NFL gamepass....meh.

[The Franchise]

Do you have access to Spectrum? I'm paying $84.95 a month for 400mbps (it's actually coming in at about 460 mbps) and they have cheaper options available as well.

Nope. Not available in my area. AT&T and Comcast are the only thing in my area.

[Stewie]

I guess I don't understand the definition of "cord cutting" here. Sending money ($35+/month) to the exact same companies in a different way isn't cutting the cord.

[DaFace]

I guess I don't understand the definition of "cord cutting" here. Sending money ($35+/month) to the exact same companies in a different way isn't cutting the cord.

First, Netflix is almost not in consideration, as most people have Netflix regardless of whether they have cable (as evidenced by the poll).

Second, very few people are only paying $35/month for cable. My bill before I dropped DirecTV was something like $120/month.

Finally, I've gotten to the point that I outright prefer streaming over live TV. it's really weird going back to being subject to the time a show is on once you've gotten out of it (sports being an obvious exception). When I'm in a hotel, I find myself not even turning the TV on and instead just watching stuff on my laptop.

[prhom]

My wife always deletes the Chiefs games that I record on directv so it’s vital for me to have access to them once she does that. So I get GamePass to insure against that. I will probably use that a lot more next year than I did this past year because I just found out that there is a firestick app for GamePass so I can watch all the games on my tv rather than my phone.

[DaneMcCloud]

My wife always deletes the Chiefs games that I record on directv so it’s vital for me to have access to them once she does that. So I get GamePass to insure against that. I will probably use that a lot more next year than I did this past year because I just found out that there is a firestick app for GamePass so I can watch all the games on my tv rather than my phone.

Aren’t they available to stream on the NFL Network app after the game is over?

[The Franchise]

How long after the games are over are they available on gamepass?

[notorious]

We have SiriusXM in the car but that shit is getting ridiculously overpriced now at $400 a year.

Jesus fucking Christ! That used to be my entertainment during the day!

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Direct TV for home

Sirius for my truck And all I ever listen to is channel 88

[prhom]

Aren’t they available to stream on the NFL Network app after the game is over?

If you have subscribed to the GamePass, then yes. You can watch the full game, condensed game or all-22 versions. The all-22 and condensed versions take a few hours though since some editing is involved.

[prhom]

How long after the games are over are they available on gamepass?

I can go back to 2011 and watch any NFL game I want. Preseason, regular season, playoffs. It’s pretty awesome and even more so now that I can watch it on tv with the firestick.

[DaneMcCloud]

If you have subscribed to the GamePass, then yes. You can watch the full game, condensed game or all-22 versions. The all-22 and condensed versions take a few hours though since some editing is involved.

Okay, cool. I *thought* that the games were uploaded almost immediately but it appears I was mistaken.

Thanks!

[prhom]

Okay, cool. I *thought* that the games were uploaded almost immediately but it appears I was mistaken.

Thanks!

I usually don’t go right away to rewatch so it might be nearly instant. I just remember one time that I tried to watch the condensed version and got a message that it would be up shortly. I think they clarify the time it takes in the TOS agreement. The full game broadcast version is available immediately though. Only condensed and all-22 are delayed, I believe.

[carcosa]

I pay for Amazon Video and Spotify, so those were the ones I voted for. But I borrow logins for Hulu, Netflix, and streaming that requires a cable provider.

[Stewie]

First, Netflix is almost not in consideration, as most people have Netflix regardless of whether they have cable (as evidenced by the poll).

Second, very few people are only paying $35/month for cable. My bill before I dropped DirecTV was something like $120/month.

Finally, I've gotten to the point that I outright prefer streaming over live TV. it's really weird going back to being subject to the time a show is on once you've gotten out of it (sports being an obvious exception). When I'm in a hotel, I find myself not even turning the TV on and instead just watching stuff on my laptop.

DirecTV was my last provider. I was offered $35/month (when I called to cancel) for the same deal I had been paying $90. I think it was 200 channels, but only 15 or 20 mattered to me.

As I said before, content is a real problem. I don't think it will ever be solved. There are too many channels and not enough good writers to fill the huge void. It just becomes crap.

When there are major cable stations that show reruns over and over and over, something is wrong. I watched every episode of Seinfeld three or four times until it became tedious. I think Jerry put it very well when he said, "When you read Moby Dick the second time the whale becomes a friend." We're not reading Moby Dick twice... we're reading it over and over and over.