And companies are already catching on. Amazon, Apple, and Roku (ROKU) allow consumers to buy individual channels through their platforms that they can pay for through a set billing option and view using a single interface.
“From a consumer standpoint it’s a slam dunk,” Parks Associates research director Steve Nason told Yahoo Finance. “Because of the plethora of services out there people have tons of choice, but with that comes tons of confusion, tons of tension, tons of time wasted trying to find the kind of content they want to watch.”
From the article "'Streaming fatigue' got you down? The 'great re-bundling' could be the answer" by Daniel Howley.
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