I admitted in a previous post that I am a cord-cutter. That’s right. I no longer pay for cable TV through my cable provider. However, I’m still stuck on internet charges (how else would I be able to write to you from the comfort of my own home, dear readers?!).
So, knowing that I’m stuck with my internet bill, I’ve been searching for ways to access some mindless TV entertainment – cheaply, and legally. Meanwhile, this year I used Amazon for all of my Christmas and holiday purchases, and I finally signed up for an Amazon Student Prime account to take advantage of the free 2-day shipping deal (don’t worry – this post is not an advertisement for Amazon…). In signing up, I noticed the benefits of the full Amazon Prime membership – including a quite extensive access to a large streaming instant video library.
On Reddit yesterday, I noticed this also popped up:
“Amazon has signed a licensing agreement with A&E Networks that will make TV shows from A&E, Bio, History, and Lifetime channels available to watch on Prime Instant Video, the company announced today.” (Read more here.)
While Prime’s library (currently at 33,000) is far less than direct competitor Netflix, I’m wondering what other content providers will start offering one-off access to TV channels. More and more I’m hearing the disgruntled rumblings of we – the cord-cutters – who want access to the channels and content that we prefer, and not the bundles of channels that we pay for but never use. I think that the age of pay-per-interest streaming content is upon us. I’m just looking for the best prices now.
What’s your take on Amazon Prime and their growing library of streaming content? What service do you use for fresh content?