you can get your tv shows and online movies. You could even before the internet. If you mean, when you can get them without flash then you can do that too. Netflix, Hulu, and iTunes all work on iOS without flash.

All the web sites on my country use Flash for streaming movies and shows.

Netflix and Hulu don't know where most European countries are, including mine.

I don't intend to ever install iTunes on my computers or own an iOS device.

Curious why not?

Easy.

iTunes just feels bloated on Windows and doesn't exist for GNU/Linux.

iOS devices cost insane prices outside contract for a smartphone. As I am not willing to pay more than 300€, even if that isn't a problem to me. As many fellow Europeans I don't do contracts.

As a developer, iOS is a more closed system than Android and Windows Phone are. Specially how information gets in and out of the device without gatekeeper software like iTunes.

I don't intend to pay for an Apple system just to develop for iOS, given that I work with UNIX/Windows systems so I already have enough hardware at home.

Finally, on my home country, iOS devices are third place given their cost vs the average income.