baineschile
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join:2008-05-10
Sterling Heights, MI
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Re: No Escape
Until broadcast stations lower their prices, cable/telco wont; thanks for charging me 15 bucks a month, espn/espn2/espndeportes/espnclassic/espnu/espnnews/bigtennetwork/nflnetwork |
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elray
join:2000-12-16
Santa Monica, CA
 ·SONIC.NET
 ·RoadRunner Cable
·Verizon Online DSL
| said by baineschile  :Until broadcast stations lower their prices, cable/telco wont; thanks for charging me 15 bucks a month, espn/espn2/espndeportes/espnclassic/espnu/espnnews/bigtennetwork/nflnetwork Most broadcast stations aren't charging anything, instead expecting free carriage.
As for ESPN et al, there is no requirement on the part of telco or the cable companies to subscribe every customer or pay ransom to the content providers. Its just easier for them to hide behind it... "But Mom! He hit me back first"
We disconnected cable long ago, refusing to pay $60 a month to watch one channel. Cable could get us back, if they let us pay ala-carte. But to date, there are apparently too many sheep willing to pay for ESPN when they don't watch it.
But that will not last forever. |
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kpfx
join:2005-10-28
Kerrville, TX
·RoadRunner Cable
| said by elray :Most broadcast stations aren't charging anything, instead expecting free carriage. Most broadcasters are expecting to get paid just like the cable networks. Everybody wants a piece of the pie that's just getting smaller...
LIN TV, TWC Fight On Over Retrans Compensation
»www.multichannel.com/article/CA6604529.html
Cable-KSAT fight grows harsher
»www.mysanantonio.com/entertainme···her.html
Viewers take sides in cable vs. KXAN
»www.austin360.com/news/content/t···act.html
THE MEDIA BUSINESS; A Limited Showdown Over Cable
»query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.h···nted=all
That's just a few that have happened in the central-Texas area. Search and you'll find tons of disputes with dozens of cable operators and broadcasters at odds over the broadcasters demand for retransmission compensation. |
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