 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to R4M0N
Re: Two restrictions said by R4M0N:1. ISP restriction 2. Live Gold membership restriction So if you want to see ESPN content on the Xbox360, you have to pay extra for an ISP that offers it and then you have to pay extra for the Live Gold membership. Anyone else want a piece too? Maybe the power company will want extra money every time the xb360 is streaming ESPN content... And whoever says you don't need to pay extra for the ISP, guess who pays the costs of the ESPN license? Hint: It's not the shareholders. For the record ISPs pay ESPN 5 cents per sub per month for ESPN3. |
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 jmn1207Premium
join:2000-07-19
Ashburn, VA
1 edit | said by BF69:For the record ISPs pay ESPN 5 cents per sub per month for ESPN3. Are you certain? I was under the impression that the price fluctuated depending on the number of subscribers. This was what made these "deals" so onerous toward smaller ISPs, as they had to pay a more substantial amount per subscriber to offer a similar level of service as an ISP with millions of subscribers. And if I remember correctly, the price difference for a smaller number of subscribers was considerably more, making it unrealistic for the smaller ISPs to compete, as it took away practically all of their profits.
Maybe things have changed, but I still loathe this type of business model. It takes away consumer control in the same manner that TV content has been pulled from our influence with regards to product supply and demand. |
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 DarkLogixPremium
join:2008-10-23
Baytown, TX
kudos:3 | even if its 5cents per month the sheer idea is bad
don't go to the isp go to the viewer (its an internet pay per view so why limit it in this back water way?) |
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BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to jmn1207
said by jmn1207:said by BF69:For the record ISPs pay ESPN 5 cents per sub per month for ESPN3. Are you certain? I was under the impression that the price fluctuated depending on the number of subscribers. This was what made these "deals" so onerous toward smaller ISPs, as they had to pay a more substantial amount per subscriber to offer a similar level of service as an ISP with millions of subscribers. And if I remember correctly, the price difference for a smaller number of subscribers was considerably more, making it unrealistic for the smaller ISPs to compete, as it took away practically all of their profits. Maybe things have changed, but I still loathe this type of business model. It takes away consumer control in the same manner that TV content has been pulled from our influence with regards to product supply and demand. it may be different depending on the ISP, but the fact it's 5 cents for some vs say the $5 that actual ESPN gets for the cable version means you really can't make the same "My costs are going up" comparison.
And yes this business model sucks |
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