Comcast takeover of Time Warner Looms

[lektrode]

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Economics and war having little in common . . . .

thats THE one-liner of the day...

[Slimprofits]

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Depends on how you define pittance.ESPN..................11,000,000,000MLB.. ...................4,000,000,000Yankees (team)........400,000,000Yankees (players).....200,000,000

The salaries of the performers didn't skyrocket until after the profits of the teams and broadcasters. Blaming the athletes for the cost of cable is similar to blaming Brad Pitt for the cost of a movie ticket or to rent a DVD.

[lektrode]

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The salaries of the performers didn't skyrocket until after the profits of the teams and broadcasters. Blaming the athletes for the cost of cable is similar to blaming Brad Pitt for the cost of a movie ticket or to rent a DVD.

it wouldn't be quite so bad if they paid THEIR MONEY to build their own playpens....

How the NFL Fleeces Taxpayers

Taxpayers fund the stadiums, antitrust law doesn't apply to broadcast deals, the league enjoys nonprofit status, and Commissioner Roger Goodell makes $30 million a year. It's time to stop the public giveaways to America's richest sports league—and to the feudal lords who own its teams.

and THEN they add injury to insult with what they charge to ENTER the stadiums The Rest Of US pay to build?

Tickets to a New York Giants 2013 home game are the most expensive in the NFL. The Chicago Bears and the New England Patriots have the second and third most expensive tickets.


While teams sell tickets directly, there is a thriving secondary market of tickets. Sources such as Stubhub, eBay and TicketNetwork.com SeatGeek, and many others provide a marketplace for fans to buy and sell tickets. The secondary market is more reflective of current demand.


Event ticket search engine SeatGeek provided 24/7 Wall St. with the current average secondary-market ticket prices for each team for the 2013 NFL season. Based on the data, the average 2013 game for several teams costs more than $200. Home games for the New York Giants cost $292.36

and they say skiing is pricey....
(not that 129bux/day is cheap, but at least ya get a whole day out of it ;)

[flintlock]

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So it is not possible to secure ISP from the cable company without also subscribing to a television package?

My very limited experience with cable is something along the lines of 100 channels and still nothing worth watching.

The magic bullet the TV providers have is sports. If you want to watch certain teams and certain sports they make you subscribe to 500 channels you don't want. Still worth it to me but just barely. I watch maybe 1 hour week of satellite TV for the $100 month I pay. Stupid. I mostly watch streaming videos, mostly documentaries and a few TV shows my wife and I like. That costs me a grand total of $8 month.

I have installed an antenna in the attic for several customers who ditched the cable and now just get free OTA broadcasts in stunning high def. I still have one in my attic from when Directv didn't carry local channels and may dump the dish in a few years, especially if I find a way to watch SEC football without it. I pay Comcast for an internet connection which is worth it in my opinion.

[patrikkorda]

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The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Comcast responds, nsfw.

[lektrode]

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Comcast responds, nsfw.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzGsuSlXjkc

nyuk, nyuk, nyuk...

uh huh... no choice, he say...

wanna bet ?



Set Up Your Rabbit Ears for Maximum Reception

[Slimprofits]

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Thanks, Patrick. After cancelling DirecTV in 2009, I tried those too, Lektrode, but eventually sold the ears and the television.

[Slimprofits]

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Regarding the future of journalism, Copps calls on the FCC to make access to quality journalism a "national priority," saying, "the future of our democracy hinges upon having an informed electorate."

Problem #1: Good luck with getting any diverse group of people to reach a consensus on the definition of "quality journalism." For example, read any thread on Itulip that covers this topic.

Problem #2: To use a crude analogy, you can't lead a horse to water.

Problem #3a. Mass consolidation in the FIRE era.

Problem #3b. Even more prounounced "winner take all" outcomes. People that consume "news" online generally get it from the same companies that dominate the airwaves and print.

Problem #4. Almost 100% of revenues generated by media companies are from from advertising in print, over the airwaves and on their websites. Some cable channels also generate franchise fees for a small % of revenue.

[vt]

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http://www.amazon.com/Who-Owns-Futur...f=zg_bsnr_3_33

[Thailandnotes]

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Lanier has done some great interviews lately. Here's a review of that book, nytimes.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/06/bo...on-lanier.html

Amazon, Google, and a bunch of others need to be throttled.

[Slimprofits]

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Check out Lanier's articles and interviews on Edge.org:

http://www.edge.org/memberbio/jaron_lanier