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In <joroses-ya023080001607971525180001@newshost.cc.utexas.edu>, joroses@mail.utexas.eduFUCKSPAM (kid sunshine) writes:
>> > They see themselves in
>> > a position where, for example, they can't put M2 (an MTV channel that
>> > could make them a lot of money) onto our line-up, because its space is
>> > taken up with Austin Music Network, a commercial-free and
>> > public-subidized channel.  They see this as bad business, and they'd
>> > like to get out of this obligation, and that's what they're trying to
>> > do, and the city is HELPING them.
>
>i have a simple question. if m2 is a profitable channel, and time-warner is
>looking for more profit from austin cable, why didn't they introduce that
>with the history channel instead of, of all things, animal planet? just
>curious...i would think with austin's reputation as some kind of music
>mecca, m2 would be the easy choice in terms of expansion of both channels
>and profit. at least over a channel like animal planet, anyway...
>
>in any case, cutting access channels and ANM reeks of pure, unadulterated
>capitalist piggery. no surprise coming from a company that didn't advertise
>that it owned 'austin cablevision' until it saw fit to...
>
>i want my music videos, not jenny mccarthy's satanic leer,

The cable company will use any excuse they can to avoid adding channels which
cost them money to carry. M2 likely charges cable companies a much higher
fee than does Animal Planet, for instance. There's no way your local cable
monopoly will get rid of a cheaper channel for a more expensive one. Or add
an expensive channel to one of the unused spots for that matter (in the new
layout there's got to be plenty of available space now for channels like M2).

This year I'm going to try to get on my condo board and allow DSS dishes in
our complex specifically because the cable monopoly is the most loathsome
example of unethical business practices around today.

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