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Drale

(7,932 posts)
26. O please
Thu May 9, 2013, 03:24 PM
May 2013

I don't want my money going to Fox and I really want the MLB channel but don't want to pay for the next package up

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"This is a good thing..." Archae May 2013 #1
The cable companies would love this jeff47 May 2013 #38
We might go back to cable channels that are as they are labeled. Archae May 2013 #46
meaning McCain will denounce it NewJeffCT May 2013 #2
So true! JustAnotherGen May 2013 #3
The only chance it has of passing is if it's written by a Republican and pushed by Republcans ... zbdent May 2013 #4
I would happily stop paying for sports channels Maeve May 2013 #5
see below, I'm just the opposite! AngryAmish May 2013 #8
Agreed--I'd trade every single sports channel for BBC America Maeve May 2013 #12
So would I, plus the religious and the Spanish channels. n/t RebelOne May 2013 #23
Sports channels, bible TV and shopping channels Warpy May 2013 #30
It would break my heart if bible tv and shopping channels became extinct. LiberalFighter May 2013 #47
There really are only about a dozen channels I watch AngryAmish May 2013 #6
You may not like this then because it was found that the sports channels are subsidized okaawhatever May 2013 #21
I'm kind of shocked that Google didn't manage to impliment a la carte tridim May 2013 #7
McCain may get his wish gvstn May 2013 #15
And a Matlock channel. Gidney N Cloyd May 2013 #22
Naw, he wants the Military Channel and nothing else Warpy May 2013 #31
Golden Girls? Is that an ageist slam? MADem May 2013 #34
It's not Google or the cable companies stopping a-la-carte jeff47 May 2013 #39
Yea, I know. It's just that Google TV is brand new and they have some leverage with the networks. tridim May 2013 #41
I hope it happens AndyA May 2013 #9
The ones you list you don't watch are the same ones that I don't watch. Liberalynn May 2013 #25
Then I could get rid of the 20 religious channels NickB79 May 2013 #10
Cant wait to get rid of fox .. srican69 May 2013 #11
I would like to see this happen, however Sherman A1 May 2013 #13
That is the only thing that scares me about a la-carte liberal N proud May 2013 #16
About six dollars per subscriber goes to ESPN now. CBGLuthier May 2013 #29
The pricing deals for them would probably be hideously predatory Posteritatis May 2013 #37
I would much prefer this Marrah_G May 2013 #14
It's a great idea, but... thesquanderer May 2013 #17
Useless and futile exercise cosmicone May 2013 #18
cable tv? yonder May 2013 #19
Would be the one decent thing he's done in the last 10 years ... Myrina May 2013 #20
We already got this its called ROKU, Drop the cable company bahrbearian May 2013 #24
Absolutely. former9thward May 2013 #42
I'm going to put my old CPU next to my TV and get a wireless keyboard bahrbearian May 2013 #45
O please Drale May 2013 #26
Democratization of Cable TV bucolic_frolic May 2013 #27
Sounds like a good old fashioned shakedown to get money from the cable co.'s DJ13 May 2013 #28
cable companies are losing money because of their overpriced packages Skittles May 2013 #32
I've been on do-it-yourself a la carte since December Lydia Leftcoast May 2013 #33
Shopping for news on cable madamesilverspurs May 2013 #35
A la carte is a big win for everyone bigworld May 2013 #36
The cable companies aren't scared. The content companies are. jeff47 May 2013 #40
This would be instant death for most religious and porn channels. Mr.Bill May 2013 #43
While he's at it, let's get rid of cable boxes high density May 2013 #44
I think McCain's plan HeiressofBickworth May 2013 #48
Profiles in courage. Orsino May 2013 #49
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