Re: How hard would it be for cable to offer "a la carte" -

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ColorBASIC 8-bit Fun Premium join:2006-12-29 Corona, CA	reply to KrK Re: How hard would it be for cable to offer "a la carte" I dunno. Currently last milers (eg cable and DBS) are often blackmailed into carrying less desirable programming. As was the case with MTV and ABC a while back, if a company wanted one channel like Noggin, ABC network or ESPN they were pressured to carry unpopular channels like ABC Family. So you may end up with two media camps, the content creators like ABC/Disney and Fox vs the content delivery folks like cable and DBS. Then it's just a matter of who has the most cash to bribe the politicians wins.
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KrK Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy Premium join:2000-01-17 Tulsa, OK	Yeah. No matter which way it works out, unless we have more competition enter the market (Even if the Telcos get into the TV business it won't be enough competition) you can pretty much assume that consumers will pay more for less.
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Ahrenl join:2004-10-26 North Andover, MA	It's not really less if you didn't want it in the first place. I'd rather not have a steaming pile of manure dumped on my front yard. Since we're going to pay more every year anyway, I'd be willing to bet that those who watch a sensible amount of TV (ie. do other things too) will pay less for a few years, until they gradually eek up the prices. Then they'll still be paying less than what the price hikes without the a la carte decrease would have been as well.
Ahrenl join:2004-10-26 North Andover, MA	to forum · permalink · 2007-04-20 13:36:58 ·

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