Is satellite television still relevant?

I also grew up with "TV." We used to spend more time in front of the tube. At some point, we felt we were too intellectual for the trash TV of the private channels and didn’t have time for the commercials; the public broadcasters’ programming was too "old" for us, so we lived without TV for 5 years. Some people then thought that an apartment wasn’t fully furnished without a television set. Then came the time when US series boomed, and we got a TV from MediaMarkt again. At that time, it really annoyed me that I couldn’t watch Dr. House whenever I wanted. That I had to schedule my limited free time around it. That I couldn’t watch 3 episodes in a row if I wanted. That there were still 2-3 commercials in an episode. Then we tried Netflix, and today I can’t imagine anymore sitting in front of the box at a set time and having to watch all the nonsense around the actual program. It would simply not be possible for me due to work, kids, and side jobs.

By now, we have pretty much all the streaming services for audio and video there are. In the car, I have a Spotify app, and finally, I can listen to music on the way to work again without the stupid morning shows from N-Joy and others. Are there actually people who still find Kuhlage and Hardeland funny? Before that, I listened almost exclusively to Deutschlandradio for 3 years. On average, we watch series or a feature film on Prime one evening a week. With series, the software always knows which user is on which episode, you can skip the intro at the push of a button, etc. There are also UHD contents nowadays. Feature films can be rented for 3.99 euros with one press of the remote control – back in the day, you just went to the video store, as Karsten said. For me, this comfort and efficiency are indispensable, even though we consume far less media than the average household. That’s why I am firmly convinced that "television" in the original sense will not last much longer.

Here a lot gets mixed up. I think what "knallkörper" describes is ending the video store and probably in the music sector the CD. Television in the classical sense, so my grandchildren and so on are still growing up with it. CDs or even my records are something for them that only exists at grandpa's place. Grandpa, play one of those records that crackle so nicely. And then we listen to Glenn Miller, Pardon me Sir, is this the Chattanooga Chouchou, Track 29.... Landline, so indispensable for work. Likewise, for us, still the fax, because it corresponds to registered mail. And whoever has DSL or FTTH practically has it on the router, then you just connect such a 29.90 Panasonic to it. The number is there anyway. Pure mobile phone use is mostly only in precarious milieus. 2 to 2. [emoji3]

No Karsten. Video rental stores and CDs are already dead. Currently, there is a significant revival in vinyl.

In the advertising-relevant target group, the downward trend of "classic" media consumption is dramatic. As soon as online consumption becomes part of the rating calculation (and thus relevant again), advertising revenues will also collapse here, and then we will see what, among other things, the satellite providers will do.
And fax is outdated, only there are still situations that legally cannot yet be covered otherwise. As soon as the legislature takes care of it, fax will also be dead.

Well, we shall see. Buying CDs is still easy. I recently acquired a very good player from Yamaha, also without any problems. And every new building here in the settlement has a dish.

So I think I will have an outlet prepared for me by the electrician. Maybe I'll buy the empty outlet if needed, so that all cables are already in place.

Let's see what he wants for it.