| networks need to change not the video providers companies are in the business to make money. When broad cast fees go up they are more than likely not going to eat it. They will pass it on.. it sucks, but a hard reality. networks not the video providers will eventually have to give in as more and more subscribers drop and MSO and other video providers eventually stop giving in to the insane contract requirements....
ESPN for example basically ask 5 dollars a subscriber for a video provider who say has 500000 vid subscribers, but only 100000 watch ESPN.. guess what ESPN gets 5 bucks for every single one of those 500000 |
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| Not exactly, ESPN gets that $5.00 from each 500,000 because the demand that ESPN is offered in the lowest package on basic cable to carry any other Disney property. ESPN's model would fail if they started to let MSOs package their networks in a Sports Tier as only true sports fans will sub, but then ESPN couldn't demand the $5.00 because their threats of withholding other Disney/CBS Networks would fail.
Case in point NFL Network was demanding the same placement at about 50% ESPN rates. While MSOs like TWC wanted to stik it in a sports tier where those that wanted it would be subsidizing the cost to offer it directly. And look how long it took to get NFL Network on TWC...... |
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Reason I gaveup pay tv 10 years ago. Not worth the expense, with so much free tv online. |
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