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Nightstick

join:2000-09-21
Philadelphia, PA

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Re: The monopoly is over and it isn't coming back!

Murdock is just doing the same thing that the cable companies have been doing for years.

For example, Comcast owns the Flyers and Sixers, and they REFUSE to provide their signal for these games AT ANY PRICE to DBS customers in the Philadelphia area. Effectively, they have a STRANGLEHOLD on the Philadelphia pay-TV market because of this.

Now, with Murdock owning DirecTV and Fox, he will have some programming leverage to COMPEL Comcast to play nice. Since Fox sports, news and entertainment are very popular, the cable companies MUST find a way to offer this programming, or they will lose market share to DBS. The Fox News Channel has higher ratings than CNN and cable companies simply have to find a way to offer that channel if they want to be competitive.

The cable companies are just whining because they are FINALLY getting a taste of their own medicine.
permalink · 2003-12-03 20:31:50 · Print · Reply to this

rrypma

join:2001-07-10
Dobbs Ferry, NY

Re: The monopoly is over and it isn't coming back!

said by Nightstick See Profile:
. The Fox News Channel has higher ratings than CNN and cable companies simply have to find a way to offer that channel if they want to be competitive.
I didn't know that. Eewwww...that's digusting.
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permalink · 2003-12-07 18:20:58 · Reply to this

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Re: The monopoly is over and it isn't coming back!

Well, given their ratings...looks like plenty disagree with you.
permalink · 2003-12-07 18:40:51 · Reply to this
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