http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19126154 en Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:06:43 EDT Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:06:43 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19126154 anon : Make no mistake - the purpose of this lawsuit is not for the common good, but for some money-hungry, overzealous barristers to get their names in the paper, and maybe make a few sheckels. And the AP, with their ultra-liberal anti-corporate attitude, gives them what amounts to little more than a slipshod press release. We don't know, for instance, what negotiations took place before this suit was filed, or what good faith efforts were made to reach some kind of accommodation or understanding.

Sue now, get publicity now, ask questions later.

What no one realizes is that price increases are largely due to sports coverage, and specifically ESPN. This, really, is what you are paying for.

An argument can also be made that by bundling these channels, you ensure these channels survival. Yeah, you may not watch Lifetime or Versus or HGTV. But, guess what, someone else does, and who knows, the Next Big Thing may come from one of these channels.

Bundling keeps these fringe channels available. But, just like in the supermarket where only products that move stay on the shelves, only the channels that enough people care about stay available. And like at the supermarket, competition is fierce for one of those very limited, rare slots.

I think it is always a good idea to keep the cable companies and providers on their toes and remind them of who pays the freight. This to me is not an effective or good-faith way to do that.

Now if you'll excuse me it's Saturday night and my boys are at the front door so I'm gonna wrap up here.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19126154 Sat, 22 Sep 2007 20:20:40 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19118617 TKJunkMail : .... which are the main cause of high prices for cable and satellite TV costs.

The lawsuit names the worst offenders in the bundling of unneeded channels that nobody watches - the content providers. Any attempt to force a la carte will fail if there are no sanctions on the content providers and only go after the cable companies like Martin from the FCC is trying to do.

The companies named in the suit are NBC Universal Inc., Viacom Inc., The Walt Disney Co., Fox Entertainment Group Inc., Time Warner Inc., Comcast Cable Communications Inc., Cox Communications Inc., The DirecTV Group Inc., Echostar Satellite LLC, Charter Communications Inc. and Cablevision Systems Corp.
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