said by jmn1207:It reminds me of watching carrion-eaters squabbling about a carcass, with the customer being the decaying food source. Similarly, it doesn't really matter who wins this battle to the hapless customer.
Every time a cable company tries to hold the line on content prices the customers squeal like stuck pigs; whine to their congress critters to force a deal; and threaten to go elsewhere. As long as the cable company customers act this way and then pay the inevitable price increases, nothing will change.