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Originally posted by monkspider
Cox just wants to stem the tide of outlandish price increases and I feel that they are very justified in doing so.
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Cox wants their cake and they want to eat it to. Screw em. While the ratings for ESPN may not justify their costs... ESPN is a "destination" network... one of the reason why MANY people sign up for cable in the first place. ESPN provides quality but expensive programing. To keep bidding and getting the types of sports that people want, it costs them money. They are MORE than justified for asking that kind of money from cable companies. You get what you pay for.
By either removing ESPN or jacking up rates, they will drive customers away to direct satelite... Proving that it is worth the money to them. ESPN is what people want... if Cox doesn't want to pay the piper... they might as well get out of the business...
This is all just grand standing on their part... an opening salvo across the bow... They will probably end up paying a few pennies less for this move... but that's about it. In the end, they won't be removing ESPN. Trust me on that...