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    Back to the future with the onslaught of streamers

    As more and more new streaming services start to come on board later this year, the whole TV situation--including how much you pay and who's in charge of the content--is starting to feel awfully familiar.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Michael Schneider • Feb 19, 2019 • 5m Listen

    First there was the cable bundle. Then there was cord cutting and the great unbundling. Now, as more and more companies pull their libraries out of Netflix to put on their own streaming services, viewers may find themselves having to "rebundle," and pay for services individually that may end up giving them something similar to what they had in the old days. This was a big topic at TCA, as several executives wondered just how many services the average viewer would put up with. In addition--some familiar faces from broadcast TV, people like Kevin Reilly and Bonnie Hammer--are now at the top of some of these new streaming services.

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      Michael Schneider

      Senior editor at Variety

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