Comments on: Getting Closer to Cable a la Carte http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/09/12/getting-closer-to-cable-a-la-carte/ A premiere personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:42:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: broknowrchlatr http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/09/12/getting-closer-to-cable-a-la-carte/#comment-118777 broknowrchlatr Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:28:37 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/09/12/getting-closer-to-cable-a-la-carte/#comment-118777 I am not sure if the FCC rule affects this: Cable companies actually can't off a la carte right now. Disney talks to the cable company and says, "we'll give you ESPN for $6 per household, but it has to be in every package worth $30 or more a month" That way, they get mony from a bunch of people that don't want it. If the cable company demands a la carte, Disney will only sell it for like $13 per household. The number of people that actually want a channel drives the price difference. There are many channels we get for pennies that would cost a couple bucks on a la carte. The bottom line is that they will get their money either way. If everyone pushes for a la carte, we will end up with a bunch less channels, but the same bill. Who relaly wants that? I am not sure if the FCC rule affects this:

Cable companies actually can’t off a la carte right now. Disney talks to the cable company and says, “we’ll give you ESPN for $6 per household, but it has to be in every package worth $30 or more a month” That way, they get mony from a bunch of people that don’t want it. If the cable company demands a la carte, Disney will only sell it for like $13 per household.

The number of people that actually want a channel drives the price difference. There are many channels we get for pennies that would cost a couple bucks on a la carte.

The bottom line is that they will get their money either way. If everyone pushes for a la carte, we will end up with a bunch less channels, but the same bill. Who relaly wants that?

]]> By: dong http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/09/12/getting-closer-to-cable-a-la-carte/#comment-118776 dong Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:14:39 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/09/12/getting-closer-to-cable-a-la-carte/#comment-118776 I think if there's more competition from cable from either sattelite or internet TV, the consumer will benefit. Competition is always good. I think if there’s more competition from cable from either sattelite or internet TV, the consumer will benefit. Competition is always good.

]]> By: Mrs. Micah http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/09/12/getting-closer-to-cable-a-la-carte/#comment-118774 Mrs. Micah Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:22:39 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/09/12/getting-closer-to-cable-a-la-carte/#comment-118774 I heard that the proposed Sirius/XM merger (which I haven't followed, so I don't know what's up with it right now) was promising individual satellite radio channels. Maybe if that goes through, then cable companies will be under more pressure to offer individual channels. I'd really like that, since I don't have much use for the Spanish language channels or the shopping channel. But there are some that aren't in the basic package that I miss from living w/my parents. I heard that the proposed Sirius/XM merger (which I haven’t followed, so I don’t know what’s up with it right now) was promising individual satellite radio channels.

Maybe if that goes through, then cable companies will be under more pressure to offer individual channels. I’d really like that, since I don’t have much use for the Spanish language channels or the shopping channel. But there are some that aren’t in the basic package that I miss from living w/my parents.

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