| We cannot produce episodes for $3.5 million a piece exactly. perhaps they need to look into lowering their own costs
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 bbeesleyVIP
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kudos:5 | said by boogi man:exactly. perhaps they need to look into lowering their own costs
Doesn't matter how high or low the cost is. As long as it cost something to produce a product, CBS needs to make something to recoup their expenses and show some sort of profit
this is currently done by selling ads.
If Dish devalues the ad to essentially zero by allowing customers to unilaterally opt out of them, then CBS has nothing to sell to offset their costs |
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| said by bbeesley:If Dish devalues the ad to essentially zero by allowing customers to unilaterally opt out of them, then CBS has nothing to sell to offset their costs Sure they do. What about all of that money that goes to CBS as part of our cable/satellite subscription. Unless we are talking about a "must carry" station (which CBS is not), then they make a mint on retrans consent payments. |
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| said by limegrass69:Sure they do. What about all of that money that goes to CBS as part of our cable/satellite subscription.
It's only part of the equation. For a channel to be ad free it would have to be like $10-$15 per channel. |
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said by bbeesley:said by boogi man:exactly. perhaps they need to look into lowering their own costs
Doesn't matter how high or low the cost is. As long as it cost something to produce a product, CBS needs to make something to recoup their expenses and show some sort of profit this is currently done by selling ads. If Dish devalues the ad to essentially zero by allowing customers to unilaterally opt out of them, then CBS has nothing to sell to offset their costs Dish is not devauling their ads to Zero. The ads are there for live and I believe for at least 24 hrs(not sure of the exact time frame) after the show airs. After that is when the ad skipping comes in.
Yes, Dish is devaluing their ads some, but as the world goes, CBS needs to adjust their expenditures to compensate for this, not throw a hissy fit because things aren't status quo. |
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| Live or not, this does NOT give Dish the right to just set their equipment to skip them. |
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 KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK | reply to bbeesley
And that's NOT what the Hopper does. |
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Lake Forest, IL | reply to fifty nine
said by fifty nine:said by limegrass69:Sure they do. What about all of that money that goes to CBS as part of our cable/satellite subscription.
It's only part of the equation. For a channel to be ad free it would have to be like $10-$15 per channel. Wait, how can they offer it for "free" when broadcast OTA, but somehow they need millions for Dish/Direct/Cable Cos to act like a giant antenna for their customers? |
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| then there's that. im really not one that gives a crap about their whining esp when their product SUCKS BAWLS
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