Thread: Movies and TV Why do we still have to sit through commercials?
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Old 07-11-2012, 03:18 PM   #66
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Maybe if they offered a la carte programming, I wouldn't have to pay for stupid channels.
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An EXCELLENT idea, Only pay for what you watch... I agree 100%
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Its been discussed ad nausem around here but the general consensus is the reason they bundle is so they can offer it to you cheaper.

If they offered ala carte, then the subscriber rates would get jacked up to like $4 or $5 a channel.


They won't do it because they can't. They make money off of the crap channels that almost no one would ever pay for, like the Home Shopping channels. They also make money off of the niche channels that have almost no audience at all. If they used a la carte billing they would lose too much money.
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