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Family Ties Forever! · 02-27-2009, 01:31 AM

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Cable Companies May Charge For Online TV
Companies Want Customers To Pay For Privilege

Posted: Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Updated: 8:26 am CST February 25, 2009

Philadelphia -- Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?

It's an old rhetorical question being applied to a new situation in this, the Internet age.

The nation's largest cable operators are trying to find a way to get customers to watch cable TV shows online, but to pony up some money for the privilege. That may run into a problem because a growing number of consumers are able to watch TV shows online for free.

Companies like Comcast, Time Warner, Cox and Cablevision are considering teaming up with content providers like HBO, MTV, TLC and other companies to find a way to get computer users to pay for programs that are made available online.

Currently, cable TV operators pay networks a per-subscriber fee each month for the right to carry channels. But cable firms have been complaining recently that they are paying for content that programmers are giving away for free on the Web.

Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Max Whittaker · 02-27-2009, 01:49 AM

They should never have offered it free in the first place. It's too late cable companies! We have sampled the sweet nector and can't go back!

MonarC · 02-28-2009, 10:16 PM

Nice try.

Mr. Television · 02-28-2009, 10:19 PM

I don't watch anything online so I don't worry about it. lol

02-27-2009, 01:49 AM	#2
Max Whittaker I want Serenity back Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 30, 2001 Posts: 6,180	They should never have offered it free in the first place. It's too late cable companies! We have sampled the sweet nector and can't go back!
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Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	I don't watch anything online so I don't worry about it. lol
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02-28-2009, 10:16 PM	#3
MonarC The truth will set you free Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 05, 2002 Location: 3rd Stone From The Sun Posts: 9,525	Nice try.