Streaming TV Has Become An Expensive, Complicated Mess

<https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12222415>:

    But this entertainment nirvana never actually arrived. First came
    pricey broadband services required to stream Internet video, often
    delivered by the same cable wires consumers longed to cut. Then
    came a proliferation of services - offered by Netflix, Amazon, Hulu
    plus and more - each with a bill of its own. Then came more boxes,
    wires and remotes.

    And finally came the question: How exactly do I get my Star Wars
    fix?

Maybe a bit US-centric, but I think that also reflects the situation
for streaming here as well.

The article talks about “cord-cutting” -- as you may know, most people
in the US have been watching conventional TV stations through cable
connections, not through broadcasts. “Cord-cutting” is the increasing
tendency of customers to terminate their cable TV accounts. But those
same cable companies are also ISPs, and given the limitations on
competition between ISPs in the US (thanks to the current regime’s
allergy to enforcing meaningful net-neutrality legislation), those same
companies will get the money from customers wanting to watch streaming
video.
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