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This is the second article I've seen on HN that implies that it's "bad for consumers" for ESPN to go a la cart, be paid for by less people, make less money and
by acgourley 13y ago
This is the second article I've seen on HN that implies that it's "bad for consumers" for ESPN to go a la cart, be paid for by less people, make less money and be forced to offer a lower quality product.
It's great for me, I don't want to watch ESPN. It's great for me, as my money is allocated towards the content I want to see. It does mean, overall, less money is allocated to TV entertainment creation. That doesn't strike me as bad on it's face either, but for some reason it does to the author.
- newbie12 13y agoActually ESPN doesn't create much original TV content-- they are so expensive because they pay for the rights to sports events. A la carte ESPN likely means less money for pro athletes, and if you spend the saved money on actual channels, more money for TV content.