Film and Digital Television

Cable companies are currently having a hard time competing with streaming tv apps like Netflix, Hulu, etc. This is because they offer a wide variety of movies or tv shows for a significantly cheaper amount. The problem with this streaming apps is cable tv still offers so much more channels and shows than the apps but most people don’t like to watch ads. Another problem with cable television that is mentioned in the articles we read this week is that cable tv doesn’t allow you to watch whatever you want whenever you want. Streaming apps appeals to so many people because of it’s ability to binge any show you want or just stream a movie at anytime. At the same time I feel like the ability to just flip through channels is nice also because it gives you a quick glimpse of whats playing and you decided whether to stay and watch or not. While on Netflix or Hulu you just look at this huge library of stuff and sometimes it seems daunting and difficult to choose what to watch. It’s almost like you need to have a pre-determined movie or show to watch. I personally don’t watch TV anymore but when I did there was something satisfying from just flipping channels until I finally found something worthy of my attention. I think that cable companies definitely need to change the way they work to keep up with all the new streaming apps but at the moment are surviving but for who knows how long they will last at this rate.