Sojourner
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
- Joined
- Jan 8, 2012
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As someone previously posted, one would think that the broadcast networks would WANT expanded distribution of their ad-heavy content. But locast threatened the very lucrative retransmission fees that the broadcast networks now charge to cable, satellite, and streaming services.
So yeah, I think it's strange that ad revenue is obviously less important now than retransmission revenue. Yet some people, based purely on geography, don't have to pay it. It's clearly not a physical or technical problem. It's just a mucked up business model IMHO.
Yeah, I agree the business model is horrible for the consumer. Why should we pay (via pass-along retransmission fees) to watch broadcast TV shows littered with more ads than ever before? This is exactly why I hardly watch any broadcast TV, and when I do, it's time-shifted via DVR so I can skip all the ads.