 baineschile2600 ways to livePremium
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Re: When will be this rotten crook investigated and TRIED? No one needs TV to survive, and the government shouldnt force ANY company to lower their rates, or change their services (with the exception of health related issues).
TV is an entertainment industry, and if people wanted ala carte programming so badly, some venture capitalist somewhere will start a company that does just that, and make billions of dollars. |
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 jmn1207Premium
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Ashburn, VA | said by baineschile:TV is an entertainment industry, and if people wanted ala carte programming so badly, some venture capitalist somewhere will start a company that does just that, and make billions of dollars. With what programming? Is Viacom or Disney going to allow for the channels to be broken up and sold in pieces? There is very little consumer choice in the matter. As much as I love free markets, this is far from any type of business model that can be controlled by consumer spending. Since it's not able to be self-regulated, perhaps it needs regulation from outside sources?
My current choice is to either take it all or leave it all. And while I am fortunate enough to at least be able to change the brand, the product is still almost exactly the same at nearly identical prices.
I'd love to see a TV business similar to Rhapsody Music where I paid a monthly subscription fee for the opportunity to stream and watch any TV episode, live show, or event. Instead of Rhapsody radio channels there could be TV channels. For this to come to fruition, the same fate that happened to the music industry will also have to occur with TV. |
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said by baineschile:No one needs TV to survive, and the government shouldnt force ANY company to lower their rates, or change their services (with the exception of health related issues). TV is an entertainment industry, and if people wanted ala carte programming so badly, some venture capitalist somewhere will start a company that does just that, and make billions of dollars. So why did the Government see it fit to seize land for an "entertainment service" to build its network? |
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