In general, there are no restrictions to watching Cable TV in a bar. That being said, common courtesy would suggest that you should at least buy a drink if watching TV at the bar.
what are the merits of watching television?
If it's a HD tv then yes, otherwise you are watching a lower image resolution than your tv is capable of.
Well no not really but it might be if your connection to cable or dish is slow
An S Video cable improves picture quality while watching videos. It is plugged into your TV from a video output source.
Legal restrictions, and system upgrades are entry barriers in cable TV. If a new company is seeking to enter the cable TV market, the existing company may upgrade their system as a deterrent. The legal restrictions that can be imposed are local governments limiting competition by making laws stating that only said cable company is authorized to provide service in an area.
No. You're streaming programs. As of 2013, Intel is attempting to start an live online cable TV service but is having problems acquiring programming.
One can find information and options for cable tv in their local area by looking on the website allconnect for Cable TV providers in their area or one can easily find information of replacing cable with watching tv online via free streaming.
the producer
Yes and no. They do make CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) systems that use coaxial cable so you could connect a camera and a receiver to both ends of the cable and use that to spy on someone but by watching cable tv you are not risking any invasions of privacy.
Cable companies have no way of knowing what you are watching. Television ratings are performed by companies like Nielson. They can put a device in your home that hooks up to your cable outlet and that device would report to that company and they compile a list of what people are watching. There lists are then put into percentages of how many people they monitor and then it is assumed that if 30% of the people they are monitoring are watching something then so is everyone else. It is not a big percentage of people that are monitored. If you were asked to be monitored the company that is monitoring you would also pay you to have that device in your home.
If you want to watch TV channels that your cable carrier does not provide you can either switch carriers or try to find those shows online.
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