Duggy wrote:
>  "Mac Breck"  wrote:
>> Chris Adams wrote:
>
>> > As the Internet allows more people to find smaller and smaller groups
>> > with ever more specific like interests, TV is going the opposite
>> > direction, turning more homogeneous.  We're going to have 150
>> > channels, and the _same thing_ on all 150 of them.
>
>> ....and then there's no reason to *have* 150 channels.
I used to make sure the Sci Fi channel was on whatever lineup I had with
the cable company.  I would upgrade my package if it didn't include the
it.  Now I don't care if it's on the list any more.
> There's always people who will get them so they can say they have 150
> channels.
Or because the cable companies offer a discount for the package with
that many channels.  I think that's part of the cause.  If I got to pick
my channels cafeteria style I would have under 2 dozen and I would be
happy to pay for them as such.  Then the cable company would know what
channels are the profitable ones and what channels are not.  I figure
they decided they might not like the answer if they offered that.
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