Discovery Eyes $2 to $3 TV Skinny Bundle Discovery has spent the last few months making headlines for being one of several companies considering a sports-free skinny bundle for $20 or less . But Ad Age notes that the company may be looking to offer an ever cheaper skinny bundle to the tune of $2 or $3 per month. The report states Discovery is considering buying Scripps Networks Interactive, then bundling Scripps channels (HGTV and the Food Network) with Discovery's own fare (Animal Planet, TLC) as part of the ultra-cheap offering. Owning Scrips, with a market value of $10.3 billion, would also give Discovery additional leverage with growing telecom and broadcast heavyweights like Comcast NBC Universal, and AT&T Time Warner.







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join:2002-05-10

Orange, CA 5 recommendations maartena Premium Member I'd buy. I have completely cut the cord.... but we do miss some of the HGTV programming, and for $3 a month it isn't a price point that is going to hurt your wallet. I'd sign up for such a streaming package, as long as it includes an on-demand feature for the programming and is not just the live channels. me1212

join:2008-11-20

Pleasant Hill, MO 3 recommendations me1212 Member Good, let the ala carte come forth! If we want it this is how it starts, each network doing its own streaming/thing.

GOD666

join:2017-03-10 1 edit 3 recommendations GOD666 Member Sign me up I may even sign up for this just to support the proof of concept. We have been asking to pay for only the channels we want for years. True, most of us hoped it would be more exciting channels like SyFy or FX or Disney, But if it starts with Discovery and they're the 1st one willing to step forward... Now is the time to sign up to show everyone else that, yes, there is a demand.



I will sign up just to support the proof of concept and at $2 or $3 I can afford to help promote that concept. I would encourage everyone else to do the same. For if they fail, I doubt anyone else will be eager to come forward. Now is the time to put your money where your mouth is.