kba4
join:2001-10-23
Canton, OH
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| the networks are showing who they are... while this may seem like a positive event on the surface, consider this. there aren't more than a few big companies who have a hold on the TV Industry (catv/sat/iptv). they have a lot of say when, for example, TWC wants to add one channel. contracts are often drawn up that force TW to carry much more than the one channel; usually a few shopping channels in conjunction.
so while i applaud any effort to bring DVR functionality back to us, the customer, the bigger picture is getting more scary when the networks can have such power. what i think most all of us want is, unrestricted access to channels and content we pay for. i'd much rather have 5-10 channels for $10 each, with the ability to shift and store their content for my own use. every fight we allow the net's to wage on 'our behalf' hurts us in the long run. we as class of customers should be filing suit against both the providers and the net's for their many years of unfair business.
the net's would love to continue to control their content on this scale. TV providers want control too, but often they simply want to turn a profit (usually much more than what is fair however) by reselling the 'service'. there's a reason CATV companies are investing so much in ISP rollout; they must have the foresight to see that traditional broadcasting is nearing extinction... their only hope for profit is IP-based services. the problem is, why buy from TW when if things go right, (and by 'right' i mean we need much more broadband bandwidth in this country, like full duplex 10Mb at minimum!) google or 'sharing sites' will have higher quality and more selection of programming... there's an awesome future ahead if we are to understand where we stand as customers- we now have the ability to become mini-TV-providers for ourselves if only the net's loosen their grip on content.
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