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join:2005-09-28
Dracut, MA | Pricing ALAcarte is a good idea in theory but not sure it would pan out they way people expect. Unless the regulation hits more to the stations then the cable providers it really wouldnt be saving, or if it is saving it would be at the expense of a large amount of channels.
All of the channels have contracts stating $xxxx/year using XXX as a min. amount of subscribers. Less subscribers than that min and the company paying for that channel has to either eat the cost or pass it on to the subscriber. For example..
X channel wants 10mil a year for 5mil subscribers making a per subscriber cost $2.00 a year, If only 2.5mil people subscribe to that channel either the cable company loses 5mil a year carrying that channel, or ups its cost to $4.00 per year per sub.
Putting channels into "bulk" lowers the overall cost. I understand people dont want to subsidize channels they dont view as worthwhile, but in the longrun a true ALAcarte will impact ALL channels the same, not just a few. |
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| Search here for other A LA Carte threads. I know one of them leads to a very good article that shows a vast majority of subscribers will pay less money and will get the channels they want. |
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 rtcyFACTS only pleasePremium
join:1999-10-16
Norwalk, CA | said by Skippy25:Search here for other A LA Carte threads. I know one of them leads to a very good article that shows a vast majority of subscribers will pay less money and will get the channels they want. »www.callnps.com/alacarte.htm |
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