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Remember, cable is merely the carrier. I assert that $0 of what I pay my cable company should go to pay for programming (other than Pay-Per-View), considering
by VikingCoder 13y ago
Remember, cable is merely the carrier. I assert that $0 of what I pay my cable company should go to pay for programming (other than Pay-Per-View), considering that programming already has advertising. If I want to pay for Premium content (like HBO, Sports), then Cable could mediate that. But that's not the relationship we have today, at all.
- harryh 13y agoCable companies are certainly not just a carrier. They pay all kinds of money in order to put together a package of programming that is popular enough for them to attract a large subscriber base. They do this because that's how they think they can best run their business. You can assert all you want about how you think the cable company should spend it's money, but you don't get all that much of a say in the matter.
- VikingCoder 13y agoMe alone? Nope. People recognizing how awful cable is? You tell me: Time Warner bled 191,000 subscribers in one quarter. DirectTV lost 84,000. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/02/business/media/directv-and-time-warner-cable-lose-subscribers-but-revenues-rise.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/02/business/media/directv-and...