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Re: Competition's Advertising
said by gregg62  :Directv does have MSG HD which is a big plus if you are a Rangers or Knicks fan. VZ will probably never get MSG HD thanks to Dolan. As much as I would love to have that channel, I agree, it's not worth it. I think VZ is superior in every way. By the end of the year, VZ will have just as many HD channels as DTV with the exception of MSG. Plus, if you switch to DTV, you have to get internet service somewhere else. Without the package discount, you'll wind up paying more for internet. I wouldn't say never on the MSGHD thing. Right now it makes sense for the Dolans to withhold it because they can use it as ammo against VZ in their marketing to try to slow down VZ's penetration rate. But at some point, things will stabilize and each will have their market share (maybe 35,35,30 VZ,CATV,DBS) and their won't be any financial incentive to withhold the channel and give up whatever revenue they would gain by allowing VZ subs to view the channel. My point is this is all based on good ol' fashion business decisions and at some point the economics will outweight the marketing interests. I suspect this is why the Dolans gave it up to Directv. Their penetration battle is basically stabilized and it just wasn't worth walking away from the money any longer. |
