It may be true that Orby got in too late, but I think they got in at the right time. If Orby had started much earlier, the other two could have cut prices and even took a loss for a bit until Orby collapsed. Today, Orby shows that the cost of satellite entertainment can be decreased. Now we will have to see what happens over time.
Streaming is not the answer for everyone, and there is a lot of theft going on in that area, which will end up not being good at all for the honest consumer. Streaming has its on set of unique problems.
Overall, I think pay satellite has been too expensive, while streaming has been too cheap. You can expect the theft in streaming to increase until money is thrown at it to fix it. If this happens, the costs to combat theft will eventually end up on the customer, which will make the cost of streaming go up. Streaming could end up costing about as much as satellite, or even more if you figure the cost of the internet that is needed to use it.
It all got to expensive, proud to be a cord cutter. Orbys got a handicap. Without ESPN and Fox they can't compete with the big guys. If they add them the price hike will kill any savings they now try to pass off. Unless they find a way to become profitable, that pension fund their draining to stay afloat will be gone and they'll go the way of Voom.
