Time Warner is at it again!

Alex · 12-31-2008, 02:01 PM

I tend to fall on the side of the cable companies. The carriage fees some of the distributors request are really outrageous.

Though what should really be done is make some regulatory movement towards a la carte and then the various carriage fees can be transparently passed on to those who want to subscribe to that channel (and ESPN14 will find out just how many people really want that channel when Disney isn't able to force cable companies to carry it if they want ESPN).

12-31-2008, 02:01 PM	#4
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I tend to fall on the side of the cable companies. The carriage fees some of the distributors request are really outrageous. Though what should really be done is make some regulatory movement towards a la carte and then the various carriage fees can be transparently passed on to those who want to subscribe to that channel (and ESPN14 will find out just how many people really want that channel when Disney isn't able to force cable companies to carry it if they want ESPN).
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