Netflix Should Buy Dish Network

Here me out! I know, monopolies are bad, but so are paying for 1,000 streaming services. It’s almost as if “Cutting the cord” did more damage to our wallets, than staying with our cable providers.

Now, onto the reasoning. What is one major thing missing from Netflix, that other streaming giants have. A live or streaming form of television. When you are on Netflix, you can watch TV shows, but nothing Live, or at least to the effect of strolling through your guide to find what’s on tonight.

I know Netflix is coming out with an Ad Tier that will generate some revenue, but one thing that still needs to be offered and a part of the package, should be some sort of live television.

Now, onto Dish Network. After their recent earnings report, it became a sell target. As if it wasn’t beaten up enough, the stock has taken even more hits. This has greatly reduced the price of the stock, giving a great time for an acquisition. Maybe the interest rate isn’t a great time, but for an offer to take on an acquisition, Dish Network seems primed.

What do you get with Dish Network? Not only subscribers of Dish, but their other streaming service, SlingTV. My family uses SlingTV and it’s a staple. It’s our way of getting live TV, a great channel lineup, with a great app. Maybe Dish Network would be willing to sell off SlingTV to Netflix, instead of a buyout/merger/acquisition.

Those are my thoughts. It would make Netflix an absolute power house. With all of their content they have already, releasing huge documentaries, new movies, and mind bending TV shows, they could add a whole new service, Live TV.

Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters, think about it!