Here in my part of Brooklyn it’s Time Warner country; thus, I am pretty eager to see how this whole pissing contest between the cable operator and News Corporation is going to turn out.
Personally, I want to see what cable will look like without Fox – I’m serious – because it will drive consumers absolutely crazy. We all know that Murdoch does not believe that ads bring in revenue for online news publications, and now it seems like he really doesn’t believe that ads are sufficient enough to cover the costs of a handful of his television networks. His solution: raise the fee News Corp. charges cable providers for the channels.
Where will these fees go? To Time Warner subscribers of course…
Why? Because corporations must answer to their shareholders first and thus maintain a certain profit margin.
So, back to why I want Fox to go away. It will basically shatter a horrible system that needs upgrading. While I am no anarchist, it’s time to see if this Ouroboros we’ve created will implode.
As the GF and I continue to count down to the ball drop, we'll be watching intently to see what will happen.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment