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Article #496Re: anyone work for RCN ?
From: Bruce Esquibel
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 12:18
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 12:18
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smr <me@shawnritchie.com> wrote: > How the fuck wouldn't a 15-year deal like this have riders like "Voom > will provide at least 30 hours of new, original content per month" or > "if aggregate viewing ratings fall below X for Voom content, the price > dumps"... > Anyways, it's shit like this that makes me wish upon cable what has > already happened to the music and bookstore industries. I'm sure the history is on a Wiki somewhere but Voom was a premier service when it started, all the channels that made it up were hi-def, which from what I remember, was it's only claim to fame. They didn't last long, probably just too early in the digital/HD game. I think they went off the air for a bit and returned with a lot less channels and less programming. That's probably when Cablevision and Dish started (else took them over). It just seems stupid Dish would of done a 15 year deal. It's like someone in the 60's doing a 15 year deal with NBC because they were broadcasting in color prime time. I guess they took the bet that hi-def was going to be limited to tv geeks or something. -bruce bje@ripco.com
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From: Bruce Esquibel <bje@ripco.com>
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Subject: Re: anyone work for RCN ?
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 12:18:35 +0000 (UTC)
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