http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/05/independent-television-networks-band-together-to-protest-progra/ Engadget HD Comments for Independent television networks band together to protest "program tying" http://hd.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://hd.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/05/independent-television-networks-band-together-to-protest-progra/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/05/independent-television-networks-band-together-to-protest-progra/Jun 5th 2008 12:36PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/05/independent-television-networks-band-together-to-protest-progra/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/05/independent-television-networks-band-together-to-protest-progra/Jun 5th 2008 12:49PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/05/independent-television-networks-band-together-to-protest-progra/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/05/independent-television-networks-band-together-to-protest-progra/Jun 5th 2008 1:07PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/05/independent-television-networks-band-together-to-protest-progra/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/05/independent-television-networks-band-together-to-protest-progra/
Why don't they dump "the wealth channel" and give us some real channels.

Who except the "I wish I was euber rich" double wide trailer with a monstrosity of a television that takes up 3/4 of their living room and a stupid big sectional couch with stains and cigarette burns trash would watch a freaking channel like that anyway?

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Channels would homogenize, pandering to the middle 80% just to survive. Goodbye programming that is unique, or doesn't appeal to the masses.

I like the concept of a la carte TV, but the reality and economics of it don't work very well, I'm afraid.]]>Jun 5th 2008 1:46PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/05/independent-television-networks-band-together-to-protest-progra/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/05/independent-television-networks-band-together-to-protest-progra/The economics makes sense to the masses and consumers.

The problem is the service providers. They want to lump channels so they can charge you obscene premiums. Oh, you want ESPN & ESPN2? Oh well, then you need to get Wealth TV, Liberal Hippy Pot Smoking HD TV, Right Wing PB & J loving HD T V and 37 Mongolian Music channels for a price of $81.99 a month extra. Oh you want to ensure to get all the NFL football games, well then you need NFL1, NFL2, NFL3, NFL Games from the 70's, NFL 24/7, etc... for $70.00 a month.

I mean, who in the world wants to watch 30 year old football games 24/7?

I just want to make sure I have access to EVERY (current) live NFL game.

It's all F-ing worthless, just so the providers can make an extra buck.

This is reason #7263847627 that I am a dirty pirate.]]>Jun 5th 2008 2:09PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/05/independent-television-networks-band-together-to-protest-progra/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/05/independent-television-networks-band-together-to-protest-progra/
You're talking about the content deliverers, like Comcast, DirecTV, etc., but what I'm talking about is the actual content originator - the channel itself.

If they lose carriage, they lose funding. Their budgets decrease, or they go out of business.

I could care less about Liberal Pot Smoking Hippie TV, or the Clinton News Network, but most people have a few small channels they like, that don't have mass appeal. Those channels would go out of business.]]>Jun 5th 2008 2:13PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/05/independent-television-networks-band-together-to-protest-progra/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/05/independent-television-networks-band-together-to-protest-progra/
I cannot substantiate this information nor do I know if it is still practiced but if true it would seem pretty shady to me.]]>Jun 5th 2008 2:13PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/05/independent-television-networks-band-together-to-protest-progra/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/05/independent-television-networks-band-together-to-protest-progra/Jun 5th 2008 3:02PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/05/independent-television-networks-band-together-to-protest-progra/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/05/independent-television-networks-band-together-to-protest-progra/
Even if you're not exactly right, you're close. Channels are constantly packaged together like you describe.]]>Jun 5th 2008 2:37PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/05/independent-television-networks-band-together-to-protest-progra/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/05/independent-television-networks-band-together-to-protest-progra/Jun 6th 2008 1:58AM