Posted on 08/12/2013 6:47:57 PM PDT by upbeat5
With streaming television becoming more and more popular, and providers like Aereo making an end-run around cable and satellite providers, a lot of attention is being paid to the future of bundled cable. In a world of growing choices and a weak, jobless economy, how long can something last that charges customers a ton of money for dozens of channels they never watch? Bundled cable is, in my opinion, one of the greatest hustles ever perpetuated against the American people. The worst part is how it works as a kind of affirmative-action program for left-wing programming that likely wouldn’t survive in a world where we weren't forced to pay for channels we never watch. Chief among them, CNN, and MSNBC. As this discussion heats up, analysts and experts are fessing up that in a world without bundled cable, only 20 television networks would survive (that means that around 80 would not). Presumably, the survivors would be the twenty most-watched channels throughout the cable world. This would be terrible news for CNN, MSNBC, and HLN -- networks that usually rank in the thirties and forties. Fox News is usually in the top 5.
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To me it is more important to kill the channels killing the culture. mtg, e-tv, bravo,lifetime, etc.
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.
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.
Look at cell phone worldwide, we Americans get ripped off.
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
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.
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