Analyst: End of Bundled Cable Will Kill Over 80 Channels (CNN, MSNBC, and MTV included in 80)

Brietbart ^ | August 12, 2013 | John Nolte

[joelt]

To me it is more important to kill the channels killing the culture. mtg, e-tv, bravo,lifetime, etc.

[Orangedog]

Yeah I love how some of the loudest crying about the leftist media comes from people who dutifully write that check every month to fund it. But somepeople need to have their fake reality shows about pawn shops and professional wrestling.

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

We cut cable last year, We use a digital antenna for locals when needed which is usually in the winter. We stream and we don’t miss it one bit. Although my hubby went through remote surfing withdrawal.

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

Look at cell phone worldwide, we Americans get ripped off.

[Pining_4_TX]

Found this interview on RT. You will never hear about this on US TV. Too many politicians here are in the pockets of the Saudis.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn-dNJSF1z4

[HamiltonJay]

It is absolutely relevant... Its the same cable channels.

You believe Disney or Viacomm are suddenly some different company?

The reality is the economic work from a consumer side, and a business side.. you end the pooling and nonsense that US Cable companies operate under.

Per subscriber, most channels are paid pennies, with a few, very few getting a buck or two a month per. Those penny channels are by and large ones NO ONE watches, but put 100 of them on your at a cost of $1-$2 per subscriber total, and you sell it as a higher package for $20-$50 a month more per subscriber.

The argument ala carte is not viable is a non starter and a flat out lie.

Yes if you went Ala Carte and tried to get every channel in your bundle your prices would not compete, but the reality is, ala carte would reduce the cost to the typical subscriber significantly because they only watch a dozen or two channels if that, and have no desire for the other 250 or 400 channels in their bundle.