My wife and I haven't had a connected television for almost a decade, but we are the definition of binge viewers.
Our phases have gone something like this:
2000-2002: Stopped watching cable T.V, computer games for entertainment, news via the newspaper and library. DVD movies for viewing entertainment.
2002-2004: Still gaming, now catching news on internet websites. Movies still via DVD; starting to acquire show DVD seasons (Southpark Season 1, etc)
2004-2006: Still gaming, shift to Netflix due to cost of DVD collection and size.
2007-2009: Dropping netflix due to limited selection, Telecos implementing data caps, monthly cost not necessarily utilized well.
2009-2011: YAAAAAARRRRR. ZOMGFREEMOVIESANDGAMESWITHNOADSPIRATEDAY!
2011-Present: Still gaming, Amazon Prime apparently has every movie and T.V show ever made. Mostly free. If we like something, we'll buy more of it.
Now, here's the takeaway:
For more than a decade, we've been searching for some reasonable method of consuming media that was convenient, convenient, convenient, and not prohibitively expensive. None of our attempted solutions (or current solution) have involved Comcast, TimeWarner, any other cable company, or an interest in advertising outside of looking up Superbowl commercial on Youtube.
What consumers want isn't some secret. There's no conspiracy. The worst that could happen to our existing telecos is the least that they deserve. I'll stop there before I rant.