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Kansas State Football / Re: Smoke your cigars and enjoy the band while you can....
« on: April 28, 2015, 01:06:45 PM »Yes, the author continues to regurgitate the same tired arguments made by cable companies. the problem is that they are not making higher quality programming because of the money. The numbers show that people still only watch 12-17 channels at most and companies like ESPN just continue to cram there absurd number of channels with crap that nobody watches. ESPN's statement says that they continue to lead in innovating sports broadcasting, but I would argue that because of the current system they are not innovating at all. They have become the unchanging Goliath of a corporation that can't see beyond their bottom line. If they were innovators they would be trying to find ways of getting sports to people anyway they can. I guarantee there is a growing number of people out there that are younger and streaming there entertainment that don't have cable. They are missing out on that money and that segment is only going to continue to get bigger the longer they fight.I have thought for a while that if espn or fox wanted to charge say $10-$15 a month subscription for streaming access to all games that they carry they would just rake in the money. HBO fired the first shots by severing there ties to cable providers for there streaming service. In the next few years others will follow and it may be better for the consumer.It was an interesting point about higher quality of fringe networks because the money they get from non viewers.