 KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
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| reply to Nightfall
Re: Somewhere in between lies the truth.... If the Sports industry is massively rasing prices on channels (which they are BTW) there is a way to stop it.
The cable companies simply refuse to pay what they ask. Think about it. It wouldn't take more then a few weeks top of media companies standing pat and the programmers would have to cave in like a wet paper bag...
Now the real truth: The Cable Companies and the Sports Broadcasters (channels etc) ARE OFTEN THE SAME COMPANIES.
AH. So now you see what really goes on. One Division says "We're jacking the price 20%!" and then the Cable Division goes "Woe to us, programming costs increase, much hand wringing, we have to 'pass the costs along' and raise cable prices, it's not our fault..."
In reality they are paying THEMSELVES the rate increases and boosting THEIR OWN PROFITS. They laugh all the way to the bank while they wring their hands in front of regulators and the public and look downcast. IT'S CALLED A SCAM....
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DonLibesPremium,ExMod 2001
join:2003-01-19 | said by KrK:
Now the real truth: The Cable Companies and the Sports Broadcasters (channels etc) ARE OFTEN THE SAME COMPANIES.
Everything you say is plausible but I must question your statement above. I'm not saying it's false. I'm merely asking if you have proof that it is true. If true, I agree that it would explain a lot. |
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 pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And PrettyPremium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
| said by DonLibes:
said by KrK:
Now the real truth: The Cable Companies and the Sports Broadcasters (channels etc) ARE OFTEN THE SAME COMPANIES.
Everything you say is plausible but I must question your statement above. I'm not saying it's false. I'm merely asking if you have proof that it is true. If true, I agree that it would explain a lot.
Comcast owns the Philadelphia 76ers and the Philadelphia Flyers. I believe Cablevision owns the New York Knicks. Along the same lines, Comcast also owns or has some vested interest in the various sports arenas in and around Philadelphia.
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DonLibesPremium,ExMod 2001
join:2003-01-19 | said by pnh102:
Comcast owns the Philadelphia 76ers and the Philadelphia Flyers. I believe Cablevision owns the New York Knicks. Along the same lines, Comcast also owns or has some vested interest in the various sports arenas in and around Philadelphia.
True but the article specifically cited ESPN/Disney's rates. Now if you could show that Comcast had an interest in Disney, that would be significant. |
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 mabusi make the fort glow
join:2002-11-12
Fort Wayne, IN
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ESPN is Disney owned... AFAIK they don't own any large stakes in any cable companies... also Fox owns Fox Sports and DirecTV and you can get DriecTV for much cheaper than digital cable in many places... although Fox only recently purchased DirecTV, so a rate hike for their service may be inevitable.
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KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
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ESPN is often cited, but ESPN is owned by Disney. As far as I know, Disney doesn't have any large interests in any particular sports franchises.... however Disney does own ABC, several TV stations, lots of radio stations, other cable channels, etc.
As far as I know, Disney doesn't have any significant ownership of Cable companies... but Disney isn't the only player. As my post mentioned, *often* but not always.
Many Cable companies have stakes in sports organizations and franchises...
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