ChrisDAT
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join:2002-02-26
Hollis, NY | Yep...
Just goes to show ya that when money talks... privacy walks.
...and remember, Verizon wants to do TV, so they can't bite off the hand thats gonna feed 'em. |
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ATHF
join:2004-12-20
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1 edit | this maybe the same type deal that time warner did to cable net custumers the 60GB caps for cheaper/better deal in exchange for cable tv content |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
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said by ChrisDAT  :...and remember, Verizon wants to do TV, so they can't bite off the hand thats gonna feed 'em. Sure they can. Why couldn't Verizon tell Disney that they would make all of their channels a-la-carte. I am sure there are many people who do not care for ABC (or can get it off-air), the Disney Channel itself, or ESPN and other Disney-owned channels. I think Disney would be more willing to capitulate if one or more CATV providers told them their customers would have to pay separately for all Disney-owned content.
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ChrisDAT
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join:2002-02-26
Hollis, NY |  Not during Football season. LOL. |
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pnh102
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
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| said by ChrisDAT :Not during Football season. LOL. And those people who care about NFL will pay for it. Those who don't won't.
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petecellar
join:2002-10-15
Philadelphia, PA
| How many people are flipping through the channels and stumble across a show and become hooked?
When you make people pay you pay outright for a channel, it decreases your chance of discovering programs this way.
Oh well, they'll finagle something.I expect a "first one is free" type thing, once they go that far.
Being a pessimist, I'd say that there will always be a significant amount of "the masses" that will simply accept the terms and pay up - and these media corporations will retain power and create whatever business model they can buy the courts with. |
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radarman
join:2005-06-01
Odenton, MD
| The same thing holds true of music. I discovered more bands or musicians during the Napster era than I have before or since. The quality of the "rips" was usually so low that if I really liked enough of the CD, I would buy it.
As a result, I spent more money on CD's as a "pirate", than in the years since. It's a real shame that the RIAA didn't keep Napster around, but only allow for really low bit-rate files, because I know a LOT of people like myself.
Frankly, I'm not willing to pony up $15-$20 on a CD if I'm not certain that I will listen to more than 3 or 4 tracks. Since my tastes in music are vastly different than most of my friends, that means I don't buy many CD's anymore... |
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