While I understand how the CATV model works and why they offer so many channels bundled in a given package, at the same time I really wish they'd offer an "al la carte" option where one could simply select the channels you'll actually watch on a regular basis, and be charged for only those channels and just that content. So many people have 800+ channels available to them (which they're paying for) but may only watch fewer than a dozen.
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The a la carte option would cause at least one-third of those 800+ channels to go belly-up within a year. Cable providers would simply drop those channels that weren't in enough subscribers' packages to make them worth carrying. And since cable TV needs content to sell subscriptions, it makes no sense for the industry to alienate the content producers by kicking their programming to the curb!While I understand how the CATV model works and why they offer so many channels bundled in a given package, at the same time I really wish they'd offer an "al la carte" option where one could simply select the channels you'll actually watch on a regular basis, and be charged for only those channels and just that content. So many people have 800+ channels available to them (which they're paying for) but may only watch fewer than a dozen.
Agreed, and as mentioned I understand why/how the CATV (or Dish, etc.) model is set up with bundling several channels together. On the other end of the argument, if there is a "knitting and crocheting network" and only a small number of people are interested in it, why should the masses be forced to pay for the cost of creating the content, the programming and cost of airing it. Let those channels with little interest or few viewers move to an internet only option, perhaps subscription-based.The a la carte option would cause at least one-third of those 800+ channels to go belly-up within a year. Cable providers would simply drop those channels that weren't in enough subscribers' packages to make them worth carrying. And since cable TV needs content to sell subscriptions, it makes no sense for the industry to alienate the content producers by kicking their programming to the curb!
In short, if the programming on the one-third of those 800+ channels with few viewers is crap or very limited interest, perhaps they deserve to get the axe - provided the masses can have a lower monthly bill or get exactly the programming they're interested in, at a reasonable monthly fee.
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In short, if the programming on the one-third of those 800+ channels with few viewers is crap or very limited interest, perhaps they deserve to get the axe - provided the masses can have a lower monthly bill or get exactly the programming they're interested in, at a reasonable monthly fee.
It's not that simple
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We have had that for YEARSAt this point, there's really nothing that needs to be covered on TV. Everything that could be done is already being catered to. Maybe Mr. Ted Turner was right all along. He once said that we would have way too many Cable/Satellite Networks with very limited programming choices. I believe we're at that moment now. To be honest, I don't know what needs to be aired on here. If what they're doing now is working, then leave it alone.
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And I mean long before streaming.We have had that for YEARS
We have had that for YEARS
Bruce Springsteen wrote "57 Channels and Nothing's On" almost 30 years ago.
Bruce Springsteen wrote "57 Channels and Nothing's On" almost 30 years ago.
Cable was still semi-decent back then.
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