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I wrote to them and told them that ABC has been my news supplier for decades, but now I'll be switching to NBC. I'll also be cancelling my HULU sub.
As for their broadcast content, I told them that I will either pirate it, or watch it in TIVO, and skip the ads. That's what really hurts them.
All media companies do not serve entertainment as their core business. They are literally nothing more than advertising platforms. That's where 100% of their revenues comes from. The entertainment is just bait, to make us sit on our couch, and hopefully be too lazy too move our fat asses when the ads come on.
So threatening to consume their expensive bait without consuming their revenue-producing ads, really hurts.
I'm sure the CEO got the message