Because cable packages are not done a la carte. They do like 67 channel basic cable, 200 channels, 400 channels, 800 channels. In the Midwest, BTN is part of that first upgrade usually so even if you don’t watch it, you are stuck with it. So a housewife who has to have her Lifetime channel or their crime shows, is paying the higher fee for BTN.
Haven't used an antenna in a long time but I know Cable is faster than streaming or satellite. I remember my friend having DirectTV at his apt.. he would never talk to me during fights or games because he knew i was 20 seconds in front of him.
The difference between satellite and streaming is about 5 minutes. You can't watch a big game outside in my neighborhood because you will hear the roars and have to wait to see what happens. It's very stressful at times.
ive had YTTV as low as 5 seconds or about on time with radio in the past