Dear Cable Company
Please find a new business model FAST.
If you’re thinking that holding onto HD sports and Reality TV show finales (the only things I use broadcast TV for now) is going to save your revenues, please think faster…
One reason the Lakers are actually popular in the LA is because you can tune to KCAL9, and see the broadcast on local TV. Here in the Bay Area, I missed most of the Warriors season (not that it was a great one, mind you) because I need to pay an extra $50 to get ESPN and Comcast Sports Net. Next season will be: NBA Internet Season pass = $99 / year.
So, Dear Comcast: Please do the math… quickly… deploying DOCSIS 3.0 and moving your headend to H.264 over IP based stuff would be a nice start. I like my fast internet. It’s where I watch my TV. I don’t mind paying a little extra there. I do mind the extra $50 a month for 327 channels I never watch.
