OH no! Don't ever move from the great state of Texas MikeD-C05.
HBO/Cinemax Takedown
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It is a major road here in SE Michigan
It's a main street in Berkeley, CA as well!It is a major road here in SE Michigan
Given what Canada is doing with Internet and Wireless regulation, it isn't all good up north.
Looking online with Shaw and Bell Satellite in Canada all they offer is Small, Medium or Large TV channel packs, I don't see a la'carte there.
It looks like the copied McDonald's French Fries servings, maybe when you order they will ask you if you want to SUPERSIZE your TV Programing.
There is no way providers can offer all channels individually, as some channels would never survive.
HBO is the one holding all the cards in this dispute, I'm curious on how many people actually started a HBO Now subscription to offset the loss of it on Dish?
And the next question is will Dish cave in to the demands of HBO / AT&T, or will DirecTV new slogan in 2019 be "The only US Satellite TV provider that provides HBO & Cinemax" ?
It looks like the copied McDonald's French Fries servings, maybe when you order they will ask you if you want to SUPERSIZE your TV Programing.
There is no way providers can offer all channels individually, as some channels would never survive.
HBO is the one holding all the cards in this dispute, I'm curious on how many people actually started a HBO Now subscription to offset the loss of it on Dish?
And the next question is will Dish cave in to the demands of HBO / AT&T, or will DirecTV new slogan in 2019 be "The only US Satellite TV provider that provides HBO & Cinemax" ?
Isn't part of that forced by the program providers? IE: "We'll let you have network 'x', but only if you also take network 'y' at the same level."
They have some of the highest Internet and cell phone costs in the world there. The a la carte model for content has also proven to be expensive for consumers, but at least they have the choice. Doing a quick check on Bell.ca:
1GB Smartphone plan costs ~$85-90/month (with 4GB of "bonus data")
Everything is more expensive in a socialist economy
But in Canadian dollars, that's only about $45 here 
Just a little joke.
Just a little joke.
Of course it is more expensive overall, the point is the choice to pay for only what you use, which for many would be cheaper in the long run.
If they got rid of the bundling, and went a la carte only, my household would be screwed. I watch a lot of movie channels, EsPN, USA, Comedy Central, etc. my son watches a lot of Cartoon Network and the likes. My daughter watches a lot of the cooking and travel channels and my wife watches the "women's" channels such as TLC and stuff. We share viewing on the documentary channels and I tend to sit down with the news channels during surfing every so often. With my kids being so young and growing their minds, their channel selections will soon start changing as well. There is no a la cartesystem that would be affordable for all of us to have what they want. We are a family of 4... and I feel that is the main target for most of these bundles.
Ala carte does not necessarily mean getting rid of bundling. There is room for both. That is what Flex pack is all about. It's a start. It's all about choice.
If dish attempted to offer a pick5 or pick10 type ala carte like they used to, expect to see even more disputes as content owners would fight against it.
If dish attempted to offer a pick5 or pick10 type ala carte like they used to, expect to see even more disputes as content owners would fight against it.
I would see bundles getting more expensive as people start realizing a la carte would be just as expensive as the bundle, and so they will start complaining about price gouging and the trickle effect takes effect. The days of advertising 200 channels for this "low low cost" is just not realistic.
You know I could really get into a p*ssing match over this post ,but I will be the bigger person and let it go. As usual there is always someone that wants to attack the messenger of an idea instead of the idea itself.
In this country , yes. Not so much in Canada.
You know I could really get into a p*ssing match over this post ,but I will be the bigger person and let it go. As usual there is always someone that wants to attack the messenger of an idea instead of the idea itself.
No attack. My point is that you'll pay more in Canada. That's all
If you had said "you'll pay more per channel", then I'm with you. But that's not what you said. Are Canadians really paying more in total for their pay TV than they were before? If so, I would like to see the evidence.
