It's clear the cord-cutting phenomenon has reached a fever pitch, as anyone with a library of content now wants to keep its shows exclusive and launch a subscription streaming video service of its own.
Discovery (NASDAQ: DISCA)(NASDAQ: DISCB)(NASDAQ: DISCK) is the latest to succumb to the craze, announcing it intends to roll out a service dedicated to its Food Network cooking channel, with programs that offer recipes, cooking shows, and live cooking classes. It's just hard to imagine who would pay $7 a month for what one could easily find for free anywhere on the internet.
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