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re: Intel is reportedly going to offer a la carte cable
Posted on 1/2/13 at 7:49 am to TigerMyth36
Posted on 1/2/13 at 7:49 am to TigerMyth36
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If this is true, I am all in BUT.....
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Will be interesting to see how much MORE they charge per channel. I mean if it only knocks a few bucks off my current bill to get only the 15 channels I want then there is no point in cutting it from 200.
I assume to start, it won't be that much cheaper at all, if any honestly. But it's a good idea to consolidate content. If we can finally get some REAL ratings calculated by Nielsen, then we're looking at change.
I believe in your normal cable package ESPN is worth $10-15. Right? I would think those prices stay the same.
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Posted on 1/2/13 at 8:31 am to Dr RC
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b/c the cable companies would put bandwidth caps on their Internet faster than you could blink.
A lot of them have these caps already.
Comcast and Cox both have caps for example
This post was edited on 1/2/13 at 8:32 am
Posted on 1/2/13 at 8:32 am to Freauxzen
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I believe in your normal cable package ESPN is worth $10-15.
Probably more like $70
Posted on 1/2/13 at 8:37 am to SG_Geaux
ESPN alone is around 5
Posted on 1/2/13 at 8:43 am to ashy larry
Some kind of "a la carte" model will be the future of television, however, I doubt Intel is the one that brings is to the masses.
BTW, I just hit 3 years of being cable free! I don't miss it at all!
BTW, I just hit 3 years of being cable free! I don't miss it at all!
Posted on 1/2/13 at 8:53 am to ashy larry
This would be great for me. I think I watch about 10 channels of the 200 I have.
Posted on 1/2/13 at 8:57 am to Freauxzen
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I believe in your normal cable package ESPN is worth $10-15. Right? I would think those prices stay the same.
ESPN & ESPN 2 is about $5. Here is a site that has some rough prices.
LINK
Obviously prices would be a little more with a la carte selections, but unless you need a bunch of channels I think you can come out cheaper.
Posted on 1/2/13 at 9:01 am to WikiTiger
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BTW, I just hit 3 years of being cable free! I don't miss it at all!
You still using SageTV? I read on the SageTV forums a while back that Jeff (the original owner) posted that he and his team are still working for google. He wouldn't reveal anything, but alluded to the fact that they are still developing Sage for Google. I would love to see what google will do with it. My guess is they will have a cloud DVR service that they bundle with the fiber service. The problem is that it will be a LONG time before we see that in Baton Rouge.
Posted on 1/2/13 at 9:03 am to ashy larry
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Obviously prices would be a little more with a la carte selections, but unless you need a bunch of channels I think you can come out cheaper.
The thing you need to factor in is economies of scale. It's probably a lot cheaper to offer 5-6 bundles of channels than to have every single customer customize their plan.
Posted on 1/2/13 at 9:06 am to ashy larry
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So, will Viacom let Intel offer me just Comedy Central since that is all I watch or will they create their own bundle that intel has to resale?
I could see them doing both, or offering choices of bundles, like all the MTV/VH1 chanels or all the kid chanels. Stuff like that.
Posted on 1/2/13 at 9:10 am to ashy larry
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You still using SageTV?
Yep. I love SageTV but I have no future hopes for it. It's been over a year since Google bought it and they've done nothing with it.
I am going to ride out my SageTV system until it craps out or until I find something that is as good as or better than Sage.
This post was edited on 1/2/13 at 9:11 am
Posted on 1/2/13 at 9:14 am to H-Town Tiger
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The thing you need to factor in is economies of scale. It's probably a lot cheaper to offer 5-6 bundles of channels than to have every single customer customize their plan.
I agree. I doubt any service would offer just individual channels. I could see something similar to this working....
- ESPN, HBO, SHO, and other premium channels being available individually. i.e. $9-10/month for all ESPNs
- system where you purchase either smaller pre-determined bundles OR you pay a minimum price and can choose up to a certain amount of channels. i.e. pay $20/month and choose about any 12 non-premium channels.
It sounds like Intel has been working on this for a while LINK. I doubt they'd dump this much money into it without having a decent plan (one would hope).
Posted on 1/2/13 at 9:17 am to WikiTiger
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I am going to ride out my SageTV system until it craps out or until I find something that is as good as or better than Sage.
I'm not going to lie, I miss it. However, i had to get rid of it. I needed more extenders, and it wasn't worth it for me to pay the prices people were getting on ebay.
Posted on 1/2/13 at 10:21 am to ashy larry
May have been mentioned already, but there was an article in today's Wall Street Journal on this very issue. There have been delays because, as I expected, Intel is having difficulty acquiring content. You may need a subscription to the Journal to read this article.
LINK
LINK
Posted on 1/2/13 at 12:52 pm to ashy larry
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but I don't see the internet providers (i.e. cable companies) playing nicely with this.
anti-competitive
Posted on 1/2/13 at 12:59 pm to jeff5891
how is that anti-competitive?
if more people will push for streaming options, bandwidth will be worth more, so why wouldn't prices rise or caps be created?
if more people will push for streaming options, bandwidth will be worth more, so why wouldn't prices rise or caps be created?
Posted on 1/2/13 at 2:01 pm to Freauxzen
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If we can finally get some REAL ratings calculated by Nielsen, then we're looking at change.
A-fricking-men to that. And regardless of if this pans out (which I think it will), true Nielson ratings (that include more than simply the households with the boxes) are LOOOONG overdue.
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I believe in your normal cable package ESPN is worth $10-15. Right? I would think those prices stay the same.
I'd bet they stay relatively the same, but they may increase a bit. I imagine they will stil offer bundles, if for no other reason than to prevent nonpopular channels from falling by the wayside since they won't be subsidized by the bigger ones. Also, the more popular channels (HBO, ESPN, etc.) will likely charge more because teh demand for them will obviously be higher. Not to mention that nobody (cable providers, networks, studios, etc.) will be on board unless they can make money.
I think it will take a while for prices to stabilize and actually be competitive enough for the masses to switch over, but we've all talked about "cable a la carte" on here before and the general consensus is that it is the future of television. So any start, even if it's Intel, is a good thing IMO.
Posted on 1/2/13 at 2:50 pm to SlowFlowPro
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if more people will push for streaming options, bandwidth will be worth more, so why wouldn't prices rise or caps be created
a cap wont be created but raising prices can happen. also they wont block ip addresses
vonage exists over your internet provider
This post was edited on 1/2/13 at 2:55 pm
Posted on 1/2/13 at 3:06 pm to SlowFlowPro
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if more people will push for streaming options, bandwidth will be worth more, so why wouldn't prices rise or caps be created?
Agreed.
The problem we have in the US, however, is that bandwidth is not accurately priced due to local monopolies.
Increased ISP competition will be necessary to combat the artificially high internet prices we pay.
Posted on 1/2/13 at 3:08 pm to jeff5891
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a cap wont be created but raising prices can happen.
CAPS already exist !!!
Comcast and Cox for sure have caps already. Most people just don't realize it.
This post was edited on 1/2/13 at 3:09 pm
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