Good thing you really didn't want to watch the Oscars...
I have just read a story about how Cablevision will be dropping ABC and Disney from its networks unless an agreement is made about revenue between the two companies. Earlier this year, Cablevision was also forced to cut Food Network from its programming for similar reasons. Time Warner Cable and Fox were separating and Direct TV lost the VS channel.
These big cable companies and the big networks, fighting each other over money and who loses? We do.
I hate the cable companies with a passion. First off, you really have no say in the company you get. I don’t understand how in these modern times with phone lines and underground networks, and satellites in space, that choice in cable provider does not really exist.
You could go with satellite but one rainstorm during a big game and you will hate that decision… so you are stuck with the cable provider that has the monopoly over your area. Now, they got you by the cajones, and make you pay for their crappy package plans. I’m sick of these triple play options because I have not needed a home phone since 1998. When was the last time you used a house phone?
They make you pay for their service and then take away programming. How the hell is this even legal? I do not understand how myself, and millions of others, can pay for service and then it is taken away. It’s just funny when very rich people argue with one another about fees and then pull the plug on us peasants.
Thank you for reminding us that nothing is free, which is why we pay for it in the first place. I wish you corporate giants would think of the consumer once in your lives. The only chance we could get their attention would be to pull the plug on those business channels so they can’t stare at the stock ticker all day and count their millions.
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03/08/10 - 6:15 pm
Those bitches worked out their ordeal about 25 minutes into the Oscars last night. It’s REALLY not wise to piss off New Yorkers are assholes in Jersey.
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03/08/10 - 1:34 am
I wish I could argue with your points. There are so many competiting interests now a days regarding how our tvs are allowed to function from local businesses to multinational corporations. Its what prevents some folks from getting abc, nbc, and cbs like myself because i have a satellite and they dont have the bandwidth to support the local stations.
The reality is that since i tivo everything, i rarely watch a commercial unless someone suggests it on facebook so all these restrictions from the fcc and billionaires changes none of my habits except i dont get to watch shows like flash forward.
Oh well guess ill wait for the DVDs and keep my money in my pocket instead of giving it away to the next horrible commercial
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03/08/10 - 9:21 am
I switched to satellite a while ago. My local cable company is actually more expensive than satellite so it was a no brainer to get the extra HD channels and ability to get the NFL package through DirecTV than to pay more for less with Cox Cable.
At least my cable company tells you what you can go suck if you don’t like it… it’s like “why do you guys do this, you’re assholes” and they’re all like “no, we’re cox”
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