(10-01-2017 09:00 PM)TodgeRodge Wrote:  

(10-01-2017 08:39 PM)DavidSt Wrote:  Then, the other 56% will start cutting the cord. There are more people that don't want ESPN.

exactly even David State can figure it out

cable subscribers are leaving at in larger numbers and at a faster rate than anyone expected and the answer by at least one cable company is to "stand up" and then cave in

so now they can watch subscribers leave them at an even faster rate

all the worse when it is the subscribers with the most choice and the least reason to stay with a company that capitulates to ESPN

of course coogattack thinks that continuing to do the same thing that has resulted in larger and more rapid subscriber losses is somehow a good strategy

just because a business makes a decision that does not mean it is a good one especially when all real world evidence suggest they have no grasp of the issue and are continually surprised by the size and speed of the issue developing around them

NYSE: ATUS <- long term short opportunity to make a lot of money

Its only a short if your running it. Your "solution" is to chase off 44% of your subscribers in one month. Thats why they didnt even allow ABC to cut it off for a day. Look, the point of the discussion here was to predict what was going to happen and you were, as usual, completely wrong. The fact is, Im not saying the current set up is the long term solution. Im saying right now cutting off ESPN would have been a horribly bad move for Suddenlink and that they had little leverage. I was correct.

The truth is, there actually are answers out there to address cord cutting---but the fact is the current cable bundle system is still viable and making more money for cable companies than the alternatives. Cable frankly isnt even really even trying to solve the cord cutter issue. Eventually, as the business continues to erode the cord cutters will become enough of an issue that cable companies will begin to fight back with skinny bundles and a la carte. To my knowledge, Dish is the only cable provider I know of that has finally begun to utilize some of the options available to traditional cable providers to combat the cord cutters. My feeling is that eventually this type of thing (see Dish offer below) will be common among all providers.

http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/06/dis...-channels/