If the networks think that they are going to survive by going all-Pay TV....they are dead. They cant compete with pay cable now....they will not be able to compete if they challenge pay cable directly
“If the networks think that they are going to survive by going all-Pay TV....they are dead. They cant compete with pay cable now....they will not be able to compete if they challenge pay cable directly”
Makes sense to me. Broadcast TV will just have to cut costs— there’s plenty of room to do so. Make even crappier reality shows. Outsource to non-union labor.
I had worked at a local TV affiliate for many years and the idea of affiliates paying the network (much like cable companies pay their "networks") had been floating around since the early '90's. No one thought it was a viable model, so it was dropped. In other words, this is not a new idea - I just don't think it would work for OTA stations/affiliates.