If everyone stoped paying for cable how long do you think in would take for advertising firms to provide free cable to every home in the USA?
2006-09-13 05:02:13 · 8 answers · asked by CRJPILOT 3 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
Ideally yes! Keep in mind, however, that the advertising revenue is going to the individual networks, not to the cable provider. If the cable provider could negotiate with the individual networks for a piece of that money then it could and should be provided at no charge. Whats' really needed is more competition in the cable TV business. As it's structured now a single cable provider has exclusive rights in a specific geographic area and has no need to worry about subscribers getting a better deal from a competing company. I know some progress has been made in some states to make the cable business more competitive.
2006-09-13 05:20:34 · answer #1 · answered by radar 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
advertising firms wouldn't because it would be extremely expensive to do so, and with all of the costs of advertising already existing, to carry that burden would not be good for the people in that industry. It would not provide a good return on the investment to do so. Part of why advertisers like cable is because it's cheaper to advertise on cable channels, since those channels are already supported by subscribers. also, it wouldn't be a good thing to have advertisers running cable. All of the unique, superior quality programming would stop being created. So this is not really a good idea all around.
2006-09-13 05:07:38 · answer #2 · answered by Thomas C 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
interior the united kingdom. You pay for a 'television Licence' - and all this money is going to the BBC. They then ought to tun their company on that money. And as you understand the well-known of the programming is spectacular. in addition they have 0 classified ads. each thing is carefully advert unfastened programming (television and Radio). however the authentic factor i'm attempting to make is that during addition they are the main backer for some thing referred to as 'unfastened View' - interior the united kingdom you will get digital television over a typical television aerial on your place. you purchase a low-priced container as a one off charge and you get your television for unfastened. which includes approximately 30 channels. Incl. all the BBC channels. you pays on your digital satellite tv for pc television in case you lilke, yet you're no longer compelled to. you've got qaulity programming for unfastened. i could love an identical 'corperation' to be set-up in N united states of america of america, maybe then i could reconnect my cable, which i recently stopped because of the fact i'm no longer able to observe those f**king classified ads from now on!
2016-12-18 09:38:48 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES! Why DO we have to pay for cable and then watch ads. I bet if everyone canceled cable, they'd start offering it for a much lower price. The cable companies DO have to recoup their costs, but the price is ridiculous. Thye could be much cheaper.
2006-09-13 05:05:16 · answer #4 · answered by WEIRDRELATIVES 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most people are too stupid and unsophisticated to not have CAble TV. There are tons of other alternatives to "Cable TV" that make more sense
2014-03-29 17:13:33 · answer #5 · answered by AskZilla 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with the quality of service alone cable should be free...so i am definately with you on this one....
2006-09-13 05:09:35 · answer #6 · answered by free 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
within seconds.
2006-09-13 05:04:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think they should pay us for viewing those channels
2006-09-13 05:09:26 · answer #8 · answered by pagolpakhi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋