Tag Archive: cable tv rates

Media Powerhouses

April 1, 2019

Eight media giants control most of the shows and movies you watch, as well as many of those you don’t. To continue increasing their revenue, they require us, your local TV company, to carry their less-popular networks as a condition of providing the most popular ones. In addition, they use their size and power to continually demand higher fees for their programming. More money in their pockets means less money in yours. When the big media companies demand higher fees,...

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Skyrocketing Sports Rights

February 20, 2019

People love to watch sports, and sports executives know it – so the programming comes at a premium. The price networks pay to air sports has caused your basic TV bill to double over the past decade. The NFL alone makes a little over $7 billion per year for broadcast and cable rights to air their games. Combine that with the MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS, college and other sports and you can quickly see the impact. Escalating salaries of star...

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