Funny, for “free” TV, I had to pay a cable company, who, at least supposedly, was paying providers for content.
Heck, I remember the original selling of cable was you were paying for content, so no commercials.
That didn’t last long.
Hint: sell TV channels ala-carte, and even shows ala-carte, and you’d have something. Netflix proves it’s possible to do so at a profit. . .
Just because the Networks haven’t updated their business model, is no requirement for me to support it. . .
Networks stepped on their own feet.
Hulu started — with a few commercials and old TV programs.
Networks saw Hulu was making a few $$$ off the old TV programs, so they decided to compete.
WB, for example, started offering their old TV programs. Now, they still offer the old programs — for a monthly fee.