Machiavellian said:
Striking contracts with these media companies is one thing. Selling at a price cheaper than cable might be another. The thing we have to remember is that cable companies pay for the media they send. This is no different for Sony and if the cable companies is pay at one price, why would these media companies sell lower. So the more channels Sony attempts to get, the higher the cost of the service or they make no money. I am interested to see what Sony Price point will be. The interesting thing is that the Cable companies are also putting their stuff up as internet services. What could happen is that there could be some real competition in this space and you have multiple companies vieing for your dollars. This is what I am most interested in seeing. |
my only point (previously) is the other guy's comment about $10 max and no sports was ill informed.
the cable companies only sells bundles that have hundreds of stupid channels. everyone forever has asked to be able to subscribe to specific channels without all the bullshit and the cable company refuses ensuring they can maintain a high price. sony has a chance to have the perfect service here,.. they can pay the media guys more per content than the cable companies and still come in at a lower price by not bundeling in bullshit.
i honestly am more excited to see if the cable companies finally start offering real consumer choice in response to the competition sony is creating moreso than i care if vue is successful or not.
