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Re: Message... If the channels get pulled, will TW lower my cable bill? Somehow, I don't think so. |
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miscDude
join:2005-03-24
Hendersonville, NC | said by HMMM :
If the channels get pulled, will TW lower my cable bill? Somehow, I don't think so.
I wouldn't expect any sort of bill decrease unless the decision is made not to get those channels back. If the channels are gone for only a couple days, it wouldn't be a big enough deal cost wise for any meaningful rate decrease.
On the flip side... if those channels went away and didn't come back, that would free up a lot of bandwidth that could be used to provide additional channels. What's better, is that some of those channels are still provided in Analog (MTV and Nick in particular are still analog in most of the country), Then TWC frees up 2 analog channels without having it be "their fault", which can then be used for the "up to 24 SD channels, or 4-6HD channels.. or any combination thereof." |
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 en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
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Actually - TWC is raising rates... and possibly removing these channels. I've already lost FX here - TWC 'decided' (they don't even know about it really) that FX is ok on digital, but gone on analog, and replaced with 'Sleuth'. |
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| said by en102:Actually - TWC is raising rates... and possibly removing these channels. It isn't TWC that would be removing these channels, it would be Viacom disallowing TWCable's satellite receivers from decoding these channels, as well as not allowing rebroadcast of the channels legally if TWC is still receiving them.
Do people finally see now that THIS is why a la carte isn't happening? It's because the content providers do not want to sell their channels to individual customers. They want to sell them to ALL customers, regardless if they watch them or not. |
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en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | said by skuv :said by en102:Actually - TWC is raising rates... and possibly removing these channels. Do people finally see now that THIS is why a la carte isn't happening? It's because the content providers do not want to sell their channels to individual customers. They want to sell them to ALL customers, regardless if they watch them or not. Yup. A La Carte programming would cause individual channels to cost more than bundled. Advertisers would flock to popular channels, and whole blocks of channels would possibly go under. Eg. channels like ESPN would lose half their base. Most 'junk' channels would be gone immediately. I'd expect Viacom individual channels to be more expensive than the bundle if it were ever sold (eg. MTV $10 or Viacom bundle for $7
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