Why do cable companies exist if we have to watch commercials on every channel anyways?

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So I understand that business-wise it works and there is money to be made by charging people to watch TV, but I’m wondering what dish/direcTV/etc actually do in terms of innovating and getting entertainment on the air? My understanding is that the money from commercials goes straight to the networks, what incentive is there for the networks to not just allow free streaming on their websites so that more people see the show and the commercials in it?

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>what incentive is there for the networks to not just allow free streaming

Money. People paying to watch bring more money than the increase advertizing dollars.

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