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MYTH
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FACT
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| Cable
doesn't want to carry the NFL Network, Big Ten Network, and ESPN360. |
Cable
wants to offer the NFL Network, Big Ten Network and ESPN360 and give
their customers the choice to watch and pay extra to receive
these services, and additional programming. Cable doesn't believe
that all customers should be forced to pay for something that only
benefits customers who are willing to pay extra to watch very expensive
sports programming. |
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Customers
may miss a home team game.
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Cable
customers will not miss any home games. The NFL has agreed that
local channels have the right to broadcast the games involving
teams in the local marketplace. And several Big Ten football
match-ups will be available on other networks. |
| The
NFL Network, Big Ten Network, and ESPN aren't asking for a lot
of money. |
The
NFL Network, Big Ten Network, and ESPN are seeking to charge ALL
customers of the most widely distributed tier of cable and/or broadband service.
This means ALL customer costs go up instead of just the customers
who are willing to pay more for this additional content. |
| The
NFL, Big Ten, and ESPN are putting the best interest of
their fans first in this argument. |
If
the NFL, Big Ten, and ESPN had the best interests of their fans
in mind, they would allow cable operators to offer the service
to the fans that want it. Fans are hurt when the NFL Network,
Big Ten Network, and ESPN360 won't allow their services to be offered
in a way that satisfies their sports fans and allow non-sports fans
to not receive the networks. |
| The
NFL, Big Ten, and ESPN are looking out for all consumers' interests. |
If
the NFL, Big Ten, and ESPN were acting in the best interests of the
consumer, they would not demand wide distribution to ALL consumers.
Instead the NFL Network, Big Ten Network, and ESPN360 would
offer their fans the opportunity to purchase the services,
giving non-sports fans the choice not to pay for these
extremely expensive sports programming services. |
