IMHO, before the explosion of RedBox, Netflix (old content), and other Over The Top, Dish probably did get big revenue from PPV, and maybe even VOD. But I just can't see that old 2001 model holding true today. I have to believe Charlie wants to price his VOD and PPV competitively, but the studios WON'T allow it. Yes, as was stated in an earlier post, this is about Hollywood on a physical media destroying RAMPAGE. Even that LUDICROUS Cloud service at Wal-Mart where you get to pay AGIAN to see the content you've already paid for and "own" (have rights to view, anyway). Hollywood wants you to ditch the disc and enter their world in the cloud for everything because it's cheaper for them, greatly reduces the risk of piracy, they presume, and they have full control of what you purchase. But Hollywood still likes to squeeze the MVPD's simply because they can.
Yes, the smart move would be to just dump the PPV and even VOD--if at the current prices on Dish--and Charlie use the "devalued content" argument here, as well, as most folks, I believe, DON'T want to pay MPVD prices for PPV and VOD, but the MVPD's are afraid to drop such services for fear of driving MORE people to Over The Top or kiosks. Of course, let's remember that even the vaunted Netflix has hardly any NEW movie or TV content. It's all about the past, and most people want the latest Hollywood movies, and even fanboys of Netflix HATE this about their streaming service.