This is the problem. It ain’t gonna get any better either.
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Dish is going to go bankrupt over this crap..
DISH annual revenue is $12-13 billion. How long do you think this will take ?
Precisely what I've been saying all along. Add to that the muddied waters of MVPDs also owning channel content, like Comcast/NBC's CSN Sports, and AT&T/DTV owning HBO and ATTSportsnet, which then even pits MVPDs against each other like with CSN Philly with satellite providers, or HBO and Dish.This is the problem. It ain’t gonna get any better either.
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It'll be a long time before that happens. Too many still demand the channels no matter what the cost. Maybe they would stop if they had to pay the non-subsidized price.Not long once these customers stop giving them money.
Sigh. "Reportedly" according to who(m?)? The providers all say "we're only asking for a reasonable increase, one already agreed to by other MVPDs". That's spin also. Or do you think the providers all lie and MVPDs tell the truth and nothing but the truth? And as I said before, percentages can be misleading.
these media giants are trying to increase their broadcast revenues by billions at the same time their audience is shrinking.
I still say just pass the cost on to the customer. Let the market determine what we will pay. That's what the newspaper industry did. Even though a 6-month sub to the Paper is now $350, some people still pay it.
Who is Dish in your newspaper analogy?
So, are you saying MVPDs shouldn't be allowed to refuse to carry channels? That they have to accept whatever price the channel owners want to charge and pass that along to their customers? If so, that doesn't seem very "free market" to me.
And what's happening when the cost of materials to make the toothpaste goes up? Once the consumer has been hit with enough price hikes, the trend lately is to shrink the size of the tube. Used to be 6 oz., now it's 5.....Dish is the newspaper company. They have costs, which continue to rise, but they just pass those right along to the customer. Shrinking customer base? Pass it on. Paper costs increase? Pass it on. They don't say "Gee, we're really sorry but we couldn't negotiate a good paper price so now we're not going to provide the product."
I realize "programming is subject to change without notice," but an ethical business doesn't pit it's customers against a vendor. Anyone dumb enough to sign a contract and later be pissed that they lost a channel is stuck, for sure, but I'm advocating for walking away when Dish or any company does this. Like my P&G analogy yesterday- I don't care how they negotiate the cost of ingredients in toothpaste, I just want the toothpaste.
And what's happening when the cost of materials to make the toothpaste goes up? Once the consumer has been hit with enough price hikes, the trend lately is to shrink the size of the tube. Used to be 6 oz., now it's 5.....
Dish is the newspaper company. They have costs, which continue to rise, but they just pass those right along to the customer. Shrinking customer base? Pass it on. Paper costs increase? Pass it on. They don't say "Gee, we're really sorry but we couldn't negotiate a good paper price so now we're not going to provide the product."
I realize "programming is subject to change without notice," but an ethical business doesn't pit it's customers against a rival. Anyone dumb enough to sign a contract and later be pissed that they lost a channel is stuck, for sure, but I'm advocating for walking away when Dish or any company does this. Like my P&G analogy yesterday- I don't care how they negotiate the cost of ingredients in toothpaste, I just want the toothpaste.
I like that analogy. Dish is just shrinking the size of the "tube" with less channels. See what I did there? tube/TVAnd what's happening when the cost of materials to make the toothpaste goes up? Once the consumer has been hit with enough price hikes, the trend lately is to shrink the size of the tube. Used to be 6 oz., now it's 5.....
I contend that Dish and other MVPDs are trying to find a better business model by disputing with the content owner conglomerates over bundling instead of just passing on the status quo rate hikes to consumers.Either they find a better business model or more cost effective way to produce the product, or they go out of business. Perhaps the CEO could spare a few of his billions to make up the losses? Hahahahahaha
Bundling is the problem. I don't usually buy bundles in other goods I buy like groceries, furniture, hardware, software, etc. I Know the price of each item I will buy and chose the ones I want at the price I can afford. Each channel should have a separate price and I will chose the ones I want. The argument that bundles are cheaper is erroneous. If each channel in the bundle had a bundle price of $1 and I must take 40 channels for a cost of $40,it is not a good deal if the individual channel cost is $5 and I only want 2 of them for total cost of $10. The channel cost would have to exceed $20 to make the bundle a good deal for me. I would then decide if that is a fair price for me. Most Likely I would decline. Streaming is becoming more like regular shopping without massive bundles.
I contend that Dish and other MVPDs are trying to find a better business model by disputing with the content owner conglomerates over bundling instead of just passing on the status quo rate hikes to consumers.
I do too. But just accepting the rate hikes and forced subsidies is not the answer either.And by doing so, they pit the customer against the vendor, and that's what I oppose.
just accepting the rate hikes and forced subsidies is not the answer either.
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