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Some Big Media companies are trying to package streaming services together in an old-fashioned bundle. You don't really want that to happen.

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  • Big media companies are bundling TV services. Again.
  • This makes some people happy, in theory: For some reason, they have fond memories of TV's olden days.
  • But the new bundles aren't the same as the old bundle — and that's a good thing. The old one was terrible.

I'm continually baffled when I hear people — oftentimes, smart people! — pine for the good ole days of the TV bundle.

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Why you don't really want Big TV to bring back 'the bundle' for your streaming …