[opendtv] Re: News: The Real Fight Over Fake News
- From: "Bob Miller" <robmxa@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 14:19:54 -0400
I think a pretty high percentage of cable and sat customers only watch a few
channels or I should say a few channels are really important to them. In a
survey a few years ago the surveyor asked me a long list of questions and I
found myself answering "Sopranos" over and over. I was paying for cable
mostly to get the Sopranos.
The other channel I have adopted since is the Comedy channel to see The
Daily Show.
But yesterday I see where The Daily Show will be offered on the Internet.
With the option to buy seasons of such content as the Sopranos and current
more time sensitive news shows like The Daily Show on the Internet the hold
cable has on me is growing weaker all the time. Soon it may be just inertia
that tethers me.
Bob Miller
On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 12:01 PM, Manfredi, Albert E <
albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Craig Birkmaier wrote:
>
> > Tell that to the millions of people who are buying complete
> > seasons of shows on DVD, A complete season of Lost on DVD
> > from Amazon.com costs Between $42 and $47.
>
> Geez, Craig, that's a different matter.
>
> People also buy books, as opposed to checking them out at a library.
> Both models coexist.
>
> People who buy complete seasons on DVD do not use that as their sole
> source of story-telling entertainment. Maybe they do it to "collect," or
> maybe they do it to see shows they aren't otherwise receiving. You can't
> assume that this sort of pay per view model will replace the other
> models. It won't.
>
> You know, people prefer to pay the telephone company with a monthly
> package deal. People prefer to rent cars with no mileage limits. For
> everyday entertainment, the guy who is smart enough to offer a package
> with predictable monthly price wins.
>
> Bert
>
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