I think he means channels the cable company has to pay for. Some channels don't charge the cable cable, but get all of their money from advertising. Other cha

I think he means channels the cable company has to pay for. Some channels don't charge the cable cable, but get all of their money from advertising. Other channels do charge the cable company and may or may not also have advertising. Example: http://www.sportsgrid.com/media/espn-cable-subscriber-fees/ http://www.sportsgrid.com/media/espn-cable-subscriber-fees/ List of a bunch of channels' costs: http://allthingsd.com/20100308/hate-paying-for-cable-heres-the-reason-why/ http://allthingsd.com/20100308/hate-paying-for-cable-heres-t...