[mpreston]

Dish drops 5 channels - MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, BET and CBS and will deduct $1 from your bill. Seems like we could hit several birds with one stone here, CBS desire for higher revenues, viewers desire for lower cost of a personalized package, the conflict of governments broadcast standards and freedom of speech and the majorities unhappiness with the direction content has taken. Let CBS charges pass on to consumers and require the unbundling of channels. Let the consumers vote with their dollars.

[SoothingDave]

Dish drops 5 channels - MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, BET and CBS and will deduct $1 from your bill.

$2 actually. $1 for everyone who is losing the cable channels and $1 if your local CBS affiliate is off-the-air.

Let CBS charges pass on to consumers and require the unbundling of channels. Let the consumers vote with their dollars.

If only. This would be simply much too simple and direct of a solution. Just pay for the channels you want.

SD