What are you paying for? (web content question)
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What are you paying for? (web content question)
I see Spencer Hall and Holly Anderson have a new site...and, man, I think I am in. Because, Spencer and Holly.
https://channel-6.ghost.io/welcome-to-channel-6/
But that has me doing an inventory of what I am currently paying for in support of folks who I used to be able to read for free but who are supporting themselves either directly or through ventures. My current list:
The Athletic (bought in early because two best Bengals beat writers went there and also for the other writers)
The Daily Memphian (local version of the Athletic model but for all Memphis news and sports - a lot of Commercial Appeal writers and best Grizzlies writers went there)
Defector (fuck you Vichy Deadspin)
Craig Calcaterra's daily newsletter (MLB and general life and politics - he was at NBC Sports before getting the ziggy --- editor's note --- HIGHLY recommend this one
Matt Miller's Draft Website (he started it after losing his job at Bleacher Report - but then got the ESPN job --)
Patreon: Tom Ziller (NBA) and Matt Hrdlicka (very specific Grizzlies writer - he's good if you are Grizzlies obsessive)
I think that's the list. So, eye-balling it, about $250 a year for content. I don't subscribe to magazines anymore, of course, or newspapers. I would guess what I am paying now for internet access to my preferred writers is a little more than I used to pay for newspapers and mags, but not appreciably so.
But, I am also pretty full. So probably need to start dropping bigger ticket items to add a bigger ticket item. Guessing Spenser/Holly come in and I stop Miller's site - especially since he immediately landed on his feet and not sure I am getting enough value from him for a year round dealie.
https://channel-6.ghost.io/welcome-to-channel-6/
But that has me doing an inventory of what I am currently paying for in support of folks who I used to be able to read for free but who are supporting themselves either directly or through ventures. My current list:
The Athletic (bought in early because two best Bengals beat writers went there and also for the other writers)
The Daily Memphian (local version of the Athletic model but for all Memphis news and sports - a lot of Commercial Appeal writers and best Grizzlies writers went there)
Defector (fuck you Vichy Deadspin)
Craig Calcaterra's daily newsletter (MLB and general life and politics - he was at NBC Sports before getting the ziggy --- editor's note --- HIGHLY recommend this one
Matt Miller's Draft Website (he started it after losing his job at Bleacher Report - but then got the ESPN job --)
Patreon: Tom Ziller (NBA) and Matt Hrdlicka (very specific Grizzlies writer - he's good if you are Grizzlies obsessive)
I think that's the list. So, eye-balling it, about $250 a year for content. I don't subscribe to magazines anymore, of course, or newspapers. I would guess what I am paying now for internet access to my preferred writers is a little more than I used to pay for newspapers and mags, but not appreciably so.
But, I am also pretty full. So probably need to start dropping bigger ticket items to add a bigger ticket item. Guessing Spenser/Holly come in and I stop Miller's site - especially since he immediately landed on his feet and not sure I am getting enough value from him for a year round dealie.
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Current:
The Athletic
Defector
NJ.com
Former:
NYT
(Does a monthly donation to KEXP count if I sometimes listen through the website?)
The Athletic
Defector
NJ.com
Former:
NYT
(Does a monthly donation to KEXP count if I sometimes listen through the website?)
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Defector
Athletic
Random months of various newspapers
About 20 different indie crossword patreons
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Random months of various newspapers
About 20 different indie crossword patreons
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I don't think I even want to know my total.
Spencer and Holly definitely got my money though.
Spencer and Holly definitely got my money though.
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I used to pay for the NYT and Washington Post, but there is so much free content everywhere, and I didn't regularly read either of them, so I opted out. I don't pay for any other online journalism. I'm feeling so nickel and dimed having to pay piecemeal for all of my TV/movie content, I'm sick of it. I need to cut out the cable bill and view it as choosing where my money goes rather than paying $10/month to FoxNews without a choice.
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Oh yeah. The Wash Post. Forgot about that one - yup, pay for that one.
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Defector
Athletic
Football Outsiders
Athletic
Football Outsiders
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Defector
Athletic
Washington Post
ESPN Insider
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Washington Post
ESPN Insider
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New York Times
Washington Post
Wired
Current Affairs
LawFare (I donate $50 annually)
Talking Points Memo
The Athletic
^Most of those I get significant discounts on as a graduate student
streaming content:
Hulu package that also includes ESPN+ and Disney+
Netflix
Peacock
Amazon Prime
Apple+
MLB.tv
Apple Music
YouTube TV (this is on mothballs until September, where I might extend our hiatus)…
Washington Post
Wired
Current Affairs
LawFare (I donate $50 annually)
Talking Points Memo
The Athletic
^Most of those I get significant discounts on as a graduate student
streaming content:
Hulu package that also includes ESPN+ and Disney+
Netflix
Peacock
Amazon Prime
Apple+
MLB.tv
Apple Music
YouTube TV (this is on mothballs until September, where I might extend our hiatus)…
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my dream startup is a company that basically is cable 2.0 for internet subscriptions and allows you to bundle written content subscriptons for one fee and one subscription
it would take cooperation from competitors in the media industry (lol) but I think it would go a long way to helping media sustainability, even if companies were discounting their typical rates to be part of the bundle
it would take cooperation from competitors in the media industry (lol) but I think it would go a long way to helping media sustainability, even if companies were discounting their typical rates to be part of the bundle
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No online content
Streaming:
Amazon
Apple+
Netflix
HBO(Max)
YouTube TV
Used to have Hulu, Starz and Disney+ and enough things have piled up that we're considering re-upping them for a couple of months each and then canceling.
Streaming:
Amazon
Apple+
Netflix
HBO(Max)
YouTube TV
Used to have Hulu, Starz and Disney+ and enough things have piled up that we're considering re-upping them for a couple of months each and then canceling.
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You’re basically talking about monetizing an RSS reader.Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 9:02 am my dream startup is a company that basically is cable 2.0 for internet subscriptions and allows you to bundle written content subscriptons for one fee and one subscription
it would take cooperation from competitors in the media industry (lol) but I think it would go a long way to helping media sustainability, even if companies were discounting their typical rates to be part of the bundle
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Tampa Bay Times
Orlando Sentinel
NYT
WaPo
Split Zone Duo
Puck Soup
Spanish Football Podcast
Big Interview with Graham Hunter
Moon Crew
Bolts Prospects
HBOMax
YouTube TV
Hulu, Disney+, ESPN+
Orlando Sentinel
NYT
WaPo
Split Zone Duo
Puck Soup
Spanish Football Podcast
Big Interview with Graham Hunter
Moon Crew
Bolts Prospects
HBOMax
YouTube TV
Hulu, Disney+, ESPN+
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The Atlantic
NY Times
Washington Post
DAZN
Netflix
Crave (Canadian streamer includes Showtime and HBO)
NY Times
Washington Post
DAZN
Netflix
Crave (Canadian streamer includes Showtime and HBO)
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Am I the only one here who still has cable?
Kung Fu movies are like porn. There's 1 on 1, then 2 on 1, then a group scene..
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Athletic
Pateron subs for Omnibus!, Puck Soup, and JomezPro (disc golf filming)
2 Twitch Subs per month for gamers I like.
Pateron subs for Omnibus!, Puck Soup, and JomezPro (disc golf filming)
2 Twitch Subs per month for gamers I like.
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Unfortunately no. I do and they kill me every month.
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"This place was rockin'," said BSF21.
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"This place was rockin'," said BSF21.
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I still have cable just because it seems like too much effort to figure out what we'd need to backfill and how much it would end up running. For some reason, maybe falsely, I'm convinced its tough to get the local sports teams without cable.
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Are you thinking of cutting it? I keep it for sports (Flames and Blue Jays mostly) and news.
Kung Fu movies are like porn. There's 1 on 1, then 2 on 1, then a group scene..
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The Athletic
KenPom
I'm pretty sure that's it (not counting TV/video stuff that I mostly watch on my TV)
KenPom
I'm pretty sure that's it (not counting TV/video stuff that I mostly watch on my TV)
Totally Kafkaesque
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govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 9:16 am Tampa Bay Times
Orlando Sentinel
NYT
WaPo
Split Zone Duo
Puck Soup
Spanish Football Podcast
Big Interview with Graham Hunter
Moon Crew
Bolts Prospects
HBOMax
YouTube TV
Hulu, Disney+, ESPN+
Forgot about
The Athletic
The Atlantic
Netflix
Axios Tampa Bay
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We have it - but my wife is in sales at Rogers, so she needs it for work. (And we get a hefty deal)
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Still have DirecTV - Sunday ticket has me held in place.
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eh, not really. I'm talking an integrated program like the "log in with google/facebook/etc" buttons on websites when you get asked to log in/pay for content.EnochRoot wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 9:11 amYou’re basically talking about monetizing an RSS reader.Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 9:02 am my dream startup is a company that basically is cable 2.0 for internet subscriptions and allows you to bundle written content subscriptons for one fee and one subscription
it would take cooperation from competitors in the media industry (lol) but I think it would go a long way to helping media sustainability, even if companies were discounting their typical rates to be part of the bundle
log in with your saved info on your bundle sub, and boom. done.
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Earlier this week, TB asked us when we were vacating our houses. Now that he knows when we're going away, I feel like he wants to know what he can access when he breaks into our homes this summer.
(The Athletic.)
(The Athletic.)
How do you all get your death notices since I left?
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I misread that as Ken Porn. Thought maybe you had a kink of men with no genitals or something.
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It's actually just Ken Jennings pedantically instructing you how to jerk off in the form of a question.The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 10:57 amI misread that as Ken Porn. Thought maybe you had a kink of men with no genitals or something.
Dances with Wolves (1) - BSF
"This place was rockin'," said BSF21.
"There is nothing ever uncommon about BSF21."
"This place was rockin'," said BSF21.
"There is nothing ever uncommon about BSF21."
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I'm quitting DirecTV soon.
SF Chronicle
The Athletic
Netflix
Hulu (via daughter's college)
Will soon pick up YouTubeTV (as I drop DirecTV)
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Oh, that's hot. Where do I sign up?BSF21 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 11:02 amIt's actually just Ken Jennings pedantically instructing you how to jerk off in the form of a question.The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 10:57 amI misread that as Ken Porn. Thought maybe you had a kink of men with no genitals or something.
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I think the Facebook swamp group intro to accessing your facebook pages is an easier way to track you all and eat all your sweet sweet food while you are away...
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You’re describing what many RSS readers do, but with a (convenient) single sign on. I think they’re using API tokens as you never want to pass usernames and passwords through URLs.Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 10:43 ameh, not really. I'm talking an integrated program like the "log in with google/facebook/etc" buttons on websites when you get asked to log in/pay for content.EnochRoot wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 9:11 amYou’re basically talking about monetizing an RSS reader.Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 9:02 am my dream startup is a company that basically is cable 2.0 for internet subscriptions and allows you to bundle written content subscriptons for one fee and one subscription
it would take cooperation from competitors in the media industry (lol) but I think it would go a long way to helping media sustainability, even if companies were discounting their typical rates to be part of the bundle
log in with your saved info on your bundle sub, and boom. done.
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correct -- but the idea is trying to broadly appeal to the people who don't use/know what an RSS reader is and who simply use news websites on their computer and the apps on their phone/tablet
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ETA - We are still riding my wife's Georgetown grad school WaPo account. I'd pay for that or have my work pay for it otherwise.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 9:08 am No online content
Streaming:
Amazon
Apple+
Netflix
HBO(Max)
YouTube TV
Used to have Hulu, Starz, and Disney+ and enough things have piled up that we're considering re-upping them for a couple of months each and then canceling.
Also, I don't really count Amazon Prime as a subscription. I *might* pay for it as a stand-alone, but LONG before this pandemic, my wife was an accomplished online shopping ninja. We'd pay for prime regardless of the video aspect.
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Good looking out.
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Be on the lookout for the "What is your security code system PIN thread?, coming soon."
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I guess I need to wait on the "mother's maiden name" thread...
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The Athletic
Cleveland Plain Dealer
NY Times
YouTube TV (although this might get dropped soon just to save a little bit of money while I'm mowing fairways for $10 an hour)
Cleveland Plain Dealer
NY Times
YouTube TV (although this might get dropped soon just to save a little bit of money while I'm mowing fairways for $10 an hour)
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Still have DirecTV on a package that is so old, they think I don't have ESPN, yet gave me the ACC Network for free last year.
I also have ESPN Insider, which gives me ESPN+... for some things (see DirecTV mess above).
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This reminded me, anyone with a Samsung TV ever watch TV+? It's basically like cable tv, but free, and with shitty channels. I had no idea what it was or how it got on my TV until a friend mentioned it the other day. There's about 150 channels, including BeIN Sports, and I've never even looked at whats on there. I've only gone on there when I hit the wrong source option. Looking now, I get NewsMax, the Bob Ross channel and a Baywatch Channel! All this time I've wasted not watching it...
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It’s sorta like Pluto that you can download on your streaming devices. Which, frankly is a great way to get your Mystery Science Theater fix.The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 2:57 pm This reminded me, anyone with a Samsung TV ever watch TV+? It's basically like cable tv, but free, and with shitty channels. I had no idea what it was or how it got on my TV until a friend mentioned it the other day. There's about 150 channels, including BeIN Sports, and I've never even looked at whats on there. I've only gone on there when I hit the wrong source option. Looking now, I get NewsMax, the Bob Ross channel and a Baywatch Channel! All this time I've wasted not watching it...
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