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Analyst: End of Bundled Cable Will Kill Over 80 Channels (CNN, MSNBC, and MTV included in 80)
Brietbart ^ | August 12, 2013 | John Nolte

Posted on 08/12/2013 6:47:57 PM PDT by upbeat5

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To: GOPJ

haha


51 posted on 08/12/2013 7:21:18 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: ncfool

Go buy a Roku player. You can watch most of Fox news, Fox business, etc.

And get an antenna and you can get over the air local channels. $150 one time vs 100+ a month.

That of course assumes you already have an internet provider.


52 posted on 08/12/2013 7:21:46 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: EEGator
You can do better.........


53 posted on 08/12/2013 7:22:55 PM PDT by eyedigress ((zOld storm chaser from the west)/ ?s)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Most could disappear and I wouldn’t notice anymore. Use the computer to watch most stuff now. Just got back from a week on our boat, no cable, and never actually turned the tv channels on. Have a computer hookup that feeds into the tv........much better and it’s free.


54 posted on 08/12/2013 7:23:29 PM PDT by sheana
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To: upbeat5
Analyst: End of Bundled Cable Will Kill Over 80 Channels (CNN, MSNBC, and MTV included in 80)

Love it! Buh-bye...

55 posted on 08/12/2013 7:23:42 PM PDT by WeatherGuy
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To: GeronL

Well they are but they are talking about internet connections and phone service also. I think that figure is too high.:)((((Hugs))))


56 posted on 08/12/2013 7:23:48 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: Mr. K

Exactly.

Believe it or not, I haven’t seen Dawn of the Dead and it’s available on Youtube for free. Even Armaggedon, Black Hawk Down etc are on there. I even learned stuff about my F150 and MB on YT, and fixing common problems with the truck.


57 posted on 08/12/2013 7:23:59 PM PDT by max americana (fired liberals in our company after the election, & laughed while they cried (true story))
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To: upbeat5

I’ll say it again, it will never happen because the ESPN “tax” you pay every month is what makes hundred-million-dollar salaries and multi-billion-dollar broadcast deals possible, and they won’t give that up.


58 posted on 08/12/2013 7:25:11 PM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: eyedigress

She’s an excellent reporter.


59 posted on 08/12/2013 7:25:31 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: plain talk

On principle I don’t want to support liberal content on cable. It’s insulting to force that garbage on the culture - on my dime. No more bundling - they can offer any 10, 20, or 30 channels for a set price...

Liberals would NEVER support 80 channels of conservative propaganda in order to watch 5 channels they like... why should we?


60 posted on 08/12/2013 7:26:22 PM PDT by GOPJ (Sob stories make bad law...)
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To: EEGator

Of Course she is.


61 posted on 08/12/2013 7:26:53 PM PDT by eyedigress ((zOld storm chaser from the west)/ ?s)
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To: glorgau

Amen, in So Cal with Verizon Im paying for 15 or more Spanish / Chinese channels. Best thing that could ever happen is A La Cart


62 posted on 08/12/2013 7:30:33 PM PDT by DAC21
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To: GOPJ

except there are not any conservative channels

That needs to be fixed


63 posted on 08/12/2013 7:31:31 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: DAC21

It wouldn’t be so bad if the channel from Taiwan had subtitles in English, but the commie CCTV4 needs to go


64 posted on 08/12/2013 7:32:35 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: GOPJ

Liberals have dominated movies, music and all sorts of entertainment for years. I don’t let politics dictate what I watch or buy.


65 posted on 08/12/2013 7:36:25 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: upbeat5

Um... Good. I don’t subscribe to cable now because most of the channels, like MTV and MSNBC, suck and i really don’t want to pay for them.

Discovery, History, ScyFy, Outdoor, FoxNews, Espn, a few for the kids...

If it were ala cart.... I could probably justify it. As it is, they apparently don’t need my money that badly...


66 posted on 08/12/2013 7:44:42 PM PDT by Dead Corpse (I will not comply.)
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To: plain talk; upbeat5

Bundles and packages are sold all the time and are generally less expensive than buying a la carte.


How about “Build your own bundle?” The cable provider give you a list of channels categorized as 1, 2 or 3 “stars.” Top Movie channels might be 3 stars while history or discovery might be 2 each. You subscribe to a number of stars (i.e. 12, 15, 18, 20 etc). You “spend” stars to build your bundle. Once you set it up, it would be the same as the current system. You pay your monthly bill and there’s probably a fee you have to pay if you add, drop or change your choices.

I wonder which channels would be left hanging...

I wonder which would be


67 posted on 08/12/2013 7:49:06 PM PDT by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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To: Dead Corpse

Fox Sports Channel debuts this Saturday...dump like the leftist, race-baiting scum at ESPN.


68 posted on 08/12/2013 7:49:21 PM PDT by WeatherGuy
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To: Mr. K

Funny.... I seldom start any project without checking youtube and other internet sources. I sure could have used these tools when I was young.


69 posted on 08/12/2013 7:52:32 PM PDT by Gator113
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To: GeronL
The less popular channels would simply have to raise their price :p

Yep. And that of course will spur growth. Just like goverment spending and raising the minimum wage.

70 posted on 08/12/2013 7:54:01 PM PDT by