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CMV:, Cable television is now obsolete and providers will solely be internet providers soon.

Content producers and consumers no longer need third party cable. You can go directly to their service online and watch their content. There's no need for cable any longer. I wouldn't be surprised if all streaming service providers just forced ads regardless of subscription so big companies can abandon cable tv too. Regardless the era of long advertisment breaks is over. They get roughly 30 seconds during commercial break of streaming services instead of 4 minutes from cable. That's 1/8 of what it used to be. (That's also subject to change because advertisers) So why pay for cable which is 65 plus dollars a month without internet, when you can pay 20 for Netflix? You can also watch what you want when you want as opposed to waiting. Probably the best thing is the freedom of choice.  many cities and areas are locked in with one shitty cable provider so your forced to get what they provide and have no others options so they can charge ludacris prices and it's either take it or leave it.(Sadly true for internet too)  Now the streaming services must compete and keep prices low for the consumer. There is literally no reason for the consumer to chose cable over streaming services. Cutting out the middle man saves time (ads), money (cheaper), and is overall a more enjoyable consumer friendly experience.
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As of May 2021:

> In total, the country's top pay TV providers now account for 78.7 million subscribers in the US, with the top seven cable companies having 43.1 million. Other traditional pay TV services have about 28.9 million subscribers, while vMVPD providers like Hulu + Live TV have about 6.7 million.

I don't think you can reasonably say cable tv is "*now*" obsolete.