On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 3:24 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > I was a regular viewer, if not exactly loyal (I'd skip every third > > episode or so because I wasn't interested in the guest), and I'm one > > of those people that he's losing. Between the podcasts I subscribe to, > > the TV shows I set to record on DVR, and Netflix, I'm just a little > > bit beyond the upper limits of how much time and mental bandwidth I > > have to take all of this content in, and it's all automagically > > delivered by services that don't charge me based on usage, so I don't > > consider it worthwhile to expend the money and effort to go to buy > > something on a show-by-show basis. > > I don't blame KP for trying to find a way to make some money for his > and his crew's work. And $2 sounds reasonable enough for two hours' > entertainment. The problem is that they force the potential viewer to > jump through some hoops to download the content. If the decision is to > stick with the current model that provides a disincentive to book less > well known guests and that turns the KPCS into something more akin to > a TV talk show. > How hard would it be for them to offer yearly subscription? I am not going to want to spend $100/year to download every KP podcast, but I might pay $40 - $50 a year, knowing that even if I only listen to half of them I am still not paying more than the single podcast price. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
