I'm curious, what makes you believe that is going to come to pass? That we're discussing a show on a subscription only channel leads me to believe that it's not going to happen. I read recently that "premium" cable viewership has already shifted from broadcast viewing to a majority of subscribers catching the shows on demand. Since the show is popular, and folks are going to Starz on Demand to watch it, it doesn't seem like your scenario is likely to come to pass.
my understanding is that it will be going to BBC america.
what do you have to prove that? The fact that a tiny faction continues to view a the homosexual show does not make it mainstream.
The fact that the openening had to be diverted from the regular channels to the low end subscription channel speaks volumes.
I think that you misuunderstand the nature of a la carte service, where we would choose the channels we actually want to watch, as opposed to "packages" where I watch perhaps a total of 20 different channels, but am forced to "take" another 180 I couldn't care less about.
There is an Oprah Channel and a Gay Channel which thankfully, are not among the package I chose (to get Scifi and the Military channels, for example.)
I would even pay a small premium for the convenience of not ever even accidentally encountering another Torchwood.
Incidentally, Starz is an odd duck, I do watch it often because it does broadcast classic movies in HD without commercials.