Re: [AFMUG] who caves first? charter? disney?

2023-09-07 Thread Robert
Seems like it will be a reason to increase basic internet rates... a lot... On 9/6/23 7:49 PM, CBB - Jay Fuller wrote: Talking heads are making it out to be a big deal.  They'll both lose a lot of money.  Charter may not survive pay tv may not survive my take?  per 1,000 facebook posts

Re: [AFMUG] who caves first? charter? disney?

2023-09-07 Thread Bill Prince
I don't see that cable companies have a business unless it's just providing broadband. I have never in my life subscribed to cable TV, so it has always been a no-op in my life. bp On 9/6/2023 7:49 PM, CBB - Jay Fuller wrote: Talking heads are making it out to be a big deal.  They'll both

Re: [AFMUG] who caves first? charter? disney?

2023-09-07 Thread Mike Hammett
The consumer always loses. Always. I'm pro-Charter in this instance. The content companies are the real crooks. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP - Original Message - From: "CBB - Jay Fuller" To:

Re: [AFMUG] who caves first? charter? disney?

2023-09-07 Thread Dennis Burgess
Networks, etc., are dead, my opinion. On demand is where it is at, ZERO commercials needed.I don't watch sports, nor have a "network TV service". Netflix and YouTube premium is about it. Lots of options, zero commercials, I don't think I have seen a commercial in at least 5 years. Lol,

Re: [AFMUG] who caves first? charter? disney?

2023-09-07 Thread Chris Fabien
It's a dance that's been danced 1000 times before over the years. I highly doubt losing even their full TV lineup would put Charter out of business. There is very little margin in TV even for the big guys. Programming costs are completely insane and the networks want to believe they can demand