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08-17-2007, 10:56 AM
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ESPN has been charging high rates for a while now. Yes, we are in agreement that it took time. My point is that this taking time is appropriate. I don't care if they started in 1909. You gotta have a reason to charge a high rate...and that reason is high viewership. It just seems to me that they should be willing to work to get there and that they should consider this being in a sports tier...which I'd be more than willing to pay for. Sheesh, I just stopped paying for Gameplan, so it's no big deal to start paying for something else.
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But what if ESPN had always been on a "sports tier" would they have been able to get that veiwership? Would people have been willing to pay extra for ESPN for years as they only showed luberjack competitions and softball all day? Would you pay for ESPN today if it was on a "sports tier" ?
What if I only want Big Ten Network? Will they offer that only as a choice? and will it only cost 1.10 which is what I now know is what the BTN charges.
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08-17-2007, 11:18 AM
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Care enough? Of course!! I will even whine if I want... this is absurd. As BKB mentioned, our backyard, while large enough, doesn't have a good unobstructed view of the southern sky... we live in a part of town that has laws and regulations on what you are able to put in your front yard so... unless the neighbor is willing to cut down his mature walnut trees and the city lifts their ban on dishes in fronts yards our hands are tied.
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08-17-2007, 11:36 AM
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My dish is on my roof and not in the yard.
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That's great. Putting the Dish on our roof would, however, not remedy the tree issue.
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08-17-2007, 11:37 AM
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Get Rolle on the field - I wanna see some damage!
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But what if ESPN had always been on a "sports tier" would they have been able to get that veiwership? Would people have been willing to pay extra for ESPN for years as they only showed luberjack competitions and softball all day? Would you pay for ESPN today if it was on a "sports tier" ?
What if I only want Big Ten Network? Will they offer that only as a choice? and will it only cost 1.10 which is what I now know is what the BTN charges.
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This may come as a surprise to many, but ESPN wasn't always available on the cheapest cable package...not even close where I lived. They EARNED that right. Then ESPN2 earned that right. ESPNU and Classic are working towards it. Why shouldn't BTN?
What you ask for is a BTN only choice...in essence ala carte programming. I too, wish that could happen. Not sure why this is so difficult to acheive, but there's more to it than simple unwillingness of cable/sat providers to do so.
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08-17-2007, 11:46 AM
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This may come as a surprise to many, but ESPN wasn't always available on the cheapest cable package...not even close where I lived. They EARNED that right. Then ESPN2 earned that right. ESPNU and Classic are working towards it. Why shouldn't BTN?
What you ask for is a BTN only choice...in essence ala carte programming. I too, wish that could happen. Not sure why this is so difficult to acheive, but there's more to it than simple unwillingness of cable/sat providers to do so.
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Earned it how...and when has ESPN not been on just regular cable?
This may come as a surprise to you...but as recently as 5 years ago, cable companies were trying to move ESPN to a pay service...so really in cable companies eyes they haven't earned [censored]. The truth is cable companies just want to move new channels to pay options so they can continue to charge you a basic fee for [censored]ty channels while not allowing people to see new.popular channels for the same cost. Would it not make sense for a cable company to let the BTN be on the basic tier, and then either a charge you extra on your bill in general, or two later once you have all these people hooked on it, move it to a higher tier?
ESPN's great-rate debate Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The - Find Articles
Cable operators aren't walking away from the fight. Some cable executives ratcheted up the pressure on ESPN, arguing at a U.S. Senate hearing last week that maybe it's time to offer ESPN to cable customers as a kind of electronic a la carte service
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08-17-2007, 01:30 PM
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Serenity now
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Originally Posted by matcar
This may come as a surprise to many, but ESPN wasn't always available on the cheapest cable package...not even close where I lived. They EARNED that right. Then ESPN2 earned that right. ESPNU and Classic are working towards it. Why shouldn't BTN?
What you ask for is a BTN only choice...in essence ala carte programming. I too, wish that could happen. Not sure why this is so difficult to acheive, but there's more to it than simple unwillingness of cable/sat providers to do so.
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08-17-2007, 02:16 PM
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Care enough? Of course!! I will even whine if I want... this is absurd. As BKB mentioned, our backyard, while large enough, doesn't have a good unobstructed view of the southern sky... we live in a part of town that has laws and regulations on what you are able to put in your front yard so... unless the neighbor is willing to cut down his mature walnut trees and the city lifts their ban on dishes in fronts yards our hands are tied.
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That's great. Putting the Dish on our roof would, however, not remedy the tree issue.
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Do you live in a historic district? If not, and you couldn't get acceptable reception elsewhere on your property, federal law would preempt the city ban.
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The rule (47 C.F.R. Section 1.4000) has been in effect since October 1996, and it prohibits restrictions that impair the installation, maintenance or use of antennas used to receive video programming. The rule applies to video antennas including direct-to-home satellite dishes that are less than one meter (39.37") in diameter (or of any size in Alaska), TV antennas, and wireless cable antennas. The rule prohibits most restrictions that: (1) unreasonably delay or prevent installation, maintenance or use; (2) unreasonably increase the cost of installation, maintenance or use; or (3) preclude reception of an acceptable quality signal.
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FCC Fact Sheet on Placement of Antennas
As far as I can tell, the only exceptions the FCC has are for safety issues and historical preservation.
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