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Originally Posted by AnemicOak
In some ways it's not. All of the "skinny bundle"/streaming TV services unfortunately require a bundle of some sort which of course means some channels are unwanted (unfortunately), but Sling Blue w/ one add on package hits me for $30 a month. I can't get cable with comparable channels for anywhere near that (last I checked comparable cable was about $65), but yeah it's similar in that they're both types of bundles. One's just a smaller package than the other...
I doubt we'll see true build your own bundle a la carte setups anytime soon as some of these channels, such as ESPN, require that they be part of a 'base package' and not offered in any kind of add-on bundle in order for a company to carry them.
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That too is changing.
ESPN has a standalone streaming service for $5 a month.
Makes it easier for streamers to do ESPN-free bundles.
And as you saw, cable operators are stuck with ESPN on their basic packages but streaming services aren't. And that is a big plus. The reason Sling blue lets you run three streams on three devices simultaneously and Sling orange doesn't is because blue has no Disney channels and no Disney restrictions.
Not every content provider is as viewer hostile as Disney.