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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
This is how spoiled we've gotten. Newspapers are bleeding money because people like us copy links because we feel entitled to. Now we get upset because a tv station wants to advertise so they can actually make money off their shows.
Cable has always been expensive. With more options like satellite dishes and the Internet they have to try harder to make money.
It's amazing that we think a subscriber fee entitles us to free programming. If you want that experience, then pay a monthly fee for hbo. People are confusing subscriber fees with fee to keep time Warner in business. Advertising may be inconvenient.. But it is the only way networks can afford to provide you with quality programming. If you cut advertising, and hope you enjoy pbs.
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I'm glad someone gets it. This country was built on capitalism yet people get all huffy when broadcasters do what they have to do to stay in business in an extremely competitve market. DVR's and such make it easy to skip commercials. Deal with some commercials and keep your programming or lose the commercials and like you said... watch PBS. Then the bitching would really be loud. We're sorry we have to pay our employees and keep a valid broadcasting lisence and buy/upkeep equipment and keep the electric bill paid so you can watch football or Pawn Stars or news or give you the music you like to listen to. Let us dump anything that is a slight and temporary annoyance to the audience because we don't deserve to be in business like every other company in America. Enjoy Reading Rainbow.
/end rant
Heh.
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