Comments on: Grab the popcorn, the real local TV debate is about to begin http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/14/fee-for-carriage-hearings/ Can you think of a better name? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:36:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fagstein http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/14/fee-for-carriage-hearings/comment-page-1/#comment-105817 Fagstein Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:32:48 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7496#comment-105817 It's all a matter of interpretation. First of all, basic cable is literally a cable, a physical cable that enters your home, and the infrastructure costs that come with transmitting signals to your television set or set-top box. That, plus the wholesale costs for must-carry channels like Newsworld and CPAC, are the costs for the cable company. Whether you think cable is charging you for conventional television is kind of like whether you think Lays is charging you for the oxygen in the bag of potato chips. I guess you could make the argument that they are, but that's not really the point. It's all a matter of interpretation. First of all, basic cable is literally a cable, a physical cable that enters your home, and the infrastructure costs that come with transmitting signals to your television set or set-top box. That, plus the wholesale costs for must-carry channels like Newsworld and CPAC, are the costs for the cable company.

Whether you think cable is charging you for conventional television is kind of like whether you think Lays is charging you for the oxygen in the bag of potato chips. I guess you could make the argument that they are, but that's not really the point.

]]> By: Jamal http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/14/fee-for-carriage-hearings/comment-page-1/#comment-105715 Jamal Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:37:14 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7496#comment-105715 So Nadir Mohamed, President and Chief Operating Officer of Rogers Communications stated at today's CRTC hearings that the dire situations faced by CTV and Global are due to them spending too much on US programming, which I fully agree with. But that statement is very hypocritical of him and Rogers, as CITY-TV now spends more on US programming than it ever did in the past, and most of CITY-TV's primetime schedule is now American as well. Hypocritical statements and practices at best. Jamal So Nadir Mohamed, President and Chief Operating Officer of Rogers Communications stated at today's CRTC hearings that the dire situations faced by CTV and Global are due to them spending too much on US programming, which I fully agree with. But that statement is very hypocritical of him and Rogers, as CITY-TV now spends more on US programming than it ever did in the past, and most of CITY-TV's primetime schedule is now American as well.

Hypocritical statements and practices at best.

Jamal

]]> By: Homer http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/14/fee-for-carriage-hearings/comment-page-1/#comment-105651 Homer Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:41:38 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7496#comment-105651 So wait, let me get this straight. If I sign up for Videotron, I have to pay 14.99 for the 'base 40' package and then I add extra channels on top either in a package, or by groups of 10,20,30, etc. Channels beyond my package vary, but start a 2.00 dollars and go to 15 dollars or more/month. Local TV is, as far as I know, included in the 14.99 basic package, right? So wait, let me get this straight. If I sign up for Videotron, I have to pay 14.99 for the 'base 40' package and then I add extra channels on top either in a package, or by groups of 10,20,30, etc. Channels beyond my package vary, but start a 2.00 dollars and go to 15 dollars or more/month.
Local TV is, as far as I know, included in the 14.99 basic package, right?

]]> By: Ice Elf http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/14/fee-for-carriage-hearings/comment-page-1/#comment-104740 Ice Elf Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:22:28 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7496#comment-104740 How many channels do you need? 100? 200? 50 million? How many can you possibly watch? What exactly are you paying for? To be advertised to? To me, paying to watch television is, perhaps, one of the most bizarre endeavors any reasonable person can undertake. Why would anyone in their right mind pay to be advertised to, while watching garbage? I'll concede that, with a subscription to cable or satellite TV, there is simply a lot more garbage to choose from -- as opposed to an over the air (pure, uncompressed digital) signal. Again, how much garbage can any one person pay to watch? How many channels do you need? 100? 200? 50 million? How many can you possibly watch? What exactly are you paying for? To be advertised to?

To me, paying to watch television is, perhaps, one of the most bizarre endeavors any reasonable person can undertake. Why would anyone in their right mind pay to be advertised to, while watching garbage?

I'll concede that, with a subscription to cable or satellite TV, there is simply a lot more garbage to choose from -- as opposed to an over the air (pure, uncompressed digital) signal. Again, how much garbage can any one person pay to watch?

]]> By: adsf http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/14/fee-for-carriage-hearings/comment-page-1/#comment-104604 adsf Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:46:32 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7496#comment-104604 the top story of ctv local news - so you think you can dance they spent 5 minutes on this super important local story its just endless promotion for ctv ... there is no local news even the sports - most teams they talk about aren't local why should i care weather ... same thing entertainment - most of its us movies / tv shows there is no local stories left the top story of ctv local news - so you think you can dance

they spent 5 minutes on this super important local story

its just endless promotion for ctv ... there is no local news

even the sports - most teams they talk about aren't local why should i care

weather ... same thing

entertainment - most of its us movies / tv shows

there is no local stories left

]]> By: ATSC http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/14/fee-for-carriage-hearings/comment-page-1/#comment-104414 ATSC Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:58:57 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7496#comment-104414 I hope you'll give a blow by blow coverage. I hope you'll give a blow by blow coverage.

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