 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | This will be limited Only a few companies have the leverage to get ISPs to pay this. Let's face broadbandreports isn't going to get ISPs to go for their "Pay me or else lose access to me".
I will say this if ESPN is only charging Comcast 5 cents per sub then they should be charging all ISPs 5 cents per sub. Not be charging smaller ISPs 50 cents or more.
At the end of the day sites like ESPN should be going to subscription route. The fact they are basically admitting they can't make the same amount of money by charging even a nominal subscrption of say $5 a month perhaps that should tell them their product is lacking. How many millions pay microsoft $50 a year for XBL? Even MLB can get a million subscribers to MLB.tv at $120 per year.
ESPN3's biggest goof is not streaming MNF. Also not having thier shows like PTI, Around the Horn, Baseball Tonight, NFL Live etc. |
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| said by BF69:Also not having their shows like PTI, Around the Horn, Baseball Tonight, NFL Live etc. Why would they have those on ESPN3, when they are on the main ESPN site already? |
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BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | said by ESPiN blows :said by BF69:Also not having their shows like PTI, Around the Horn, Baseball Tonight, NFL Live etc. Why would they have those on ESPN3, when they are on the main ESPN site already? No they don't. |
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 jmn1207Premium
join:2000-07-19
Ashburn, VA | reply to BF69
said by BF69:I will say this if ESPN is only charging Comcast 5 cents per sub then they should be charging all ISPs 5 cents per sub. Not be charging smaller ISPs 50 cents or more. If you approach Comcast and tell them they will have to pay $x amount for their content, Comcast will likely tell you to get bent, as they will be paying more than any other provider.
Now, if you go in and tell them that if they pay $.05 per subscriber, while ISPs with fewer customers will be charged much more per subscriber, it plays right into the hands of a good business strategy for both parties. Disney basically offered to provide an avenue for Comcast to raise rates to increase profits, while simultaneously hurting their competition. For all we know, this could have all been discussed behind closed doors between the top ISPs and Disney. It sure seems like it. |
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