Re: [Swprograms] OT: Al-A-Carte Cable (was) FCC Chair Says Broadband Top Goal

[Ted Schuerzinger <fedya@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rob de Santos AFANA graced hard-core-dx.com with these words of wisdom:

> If I was planning a niche channel and viewers of that subject were
> dedicated and loyal they could easily provide sufficient revenue to keep
> it operating even if it wasn't in any "tier".  It's the numbers... the
> average cable channel (ESPN, CNN, etc not considered here) generates
> just 25 to 50 cents per subscriber for the channel in the tier model.
> So you need 10 to 100 times the subscribers you need in the a-la-carte
> model.  

On the other hand, I just read someplace (I think the Media Network blog) 
that German TV is hemorrhaging money left and right because it doesn't 
have nearly enough subscribers.  I know I wouldn't pay $10 a month for it 
even if it were available on DirecTV.

-- 
Ted <fedya at bestweb dot net>
Homer Simpson: I'm sorry Marge, but sometimes I think we're the worst 
family in town.
Marge: Maybe we should move to a larger community.
<http://www.snpp.com/episodes/7G04.html>
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