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But a la cart won't change the average price for the average consumer. The price the cable company pays per station has the viewership figures baked in. They kn
by rhino369 9y ago
But a la cart won't change the average price for the average consumer. The price the cable company pays per station has the viewership figures baked in. They know the average customers doesn't watch most channels. You aren't really paying for them now.
Now each customer isn't the average customer. Some will win (because they use very few channels), but some would lose (light users who watch a large variety of channels sporadically).
- ghaff 9y agoI was speaking about myself specifically. I watch very little through my cable subscription and basically never turn the TV to "whatever is on." I agree that on average people are unlikely to save a lot though it may change some behaviors to the degree that watching something becomes an affirmative decision to spend money.