So...we at MEvBLOG have covered enough ground regarding resolutions on behalf of other people in the previous parts of our series THINGS WE WOULD CHANGE IF WE RULED THE WORLD.
That's why, I'd like to dedicate the final installment - and our last post of 2008 - to an open letter from all of us here to everyone who makes important decisions at Time Warner Cable.
Dear Important Decision-Making People at Time Warner Cable,
Well done sirs and madams! You have managed to create a fervor on par with that of our good friends over at FEMA.
When it comes to public relations disasters, this is one for 2008 that will rank up there with local cops claiming sex with prostitutes is part of the job and rat heads found in cans of green beans.
It's almost like you learned nothing from spin/puppet-master Ted Turner who practically invented you - he could make money, lose money, make money, lose money, buy/sell the Atlanta Braves, be sued, get indicted, divorce/alienate Jane Fonda and still make us believe mustaches are cool.
Our point here, T-Dubs, is that you're not just making Southeast Texans mad - a well-armed group of folks that, personally, we'd like on our side. No, you're stirring it up with the entire nation.
Keeping only us from watching ABC and NBC is one thing, but forcing the entire nation to abandon 19 of Viacom's channels is really reaching for the stars.
We don't particularly care for The Hills (MTV), or Rock of Love (VH1), or Spongebob Squarepants (Nickelodeon), but we do love us some Daily Show (Comedy Central) and can't imagine the beginning of a new political season without Jon Stewart, et al.
So for that last reason - and also because we love college football and won't be able to watch most of the important bowl games this weekend - we'll probably take our $49.95 per-month-plus-inexplicable-"Fees" and head elsewhere.
Like to DirectTV. Or Dish Network. Or the Internet. (We're especially excited about that last one because we hear it's free)
We'd like to be fair and assume that you have a valid point of view in this kerfuffle but, frankly, we don't care.
That's the funny thing about PR disasters - no matter how much history you have overcharging your customers, they're never willing to hear why you should be allowed to continue your monopoly.
However, we do wish you a Happy New Year, and all the best with your stock price in 2009!
Sincerely,
MEvBLOG
P.S. Seriously people in SE, TX are armed and they do love The Hills. You really should be a tad scared.
Ed. Note - It looks like SE, TX will get to hang on to ABC and NBC after all. Let's see how the rest of the country fares with the Viacom channels...
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Be it resolved...Part III - Time Warner Edition
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4 comments:
SO its Time Warner's fault they want to keep prices down by not wanting to pay for locals that are over the air for free or not get charged 20% more by Viacom? How do think that's TWC's fault? Do you think that cost is not going to be passed along? Your smugness is only outdone by your ignorance.
RE: Anonymous
It's not as simple as that. If TWC doesn't want to pay for the locals, that's fine, but that's not what they've said and, in effect, it's not what they decided to do.
And Viacom is only to doing to TWC what TWC - which owns Warner Bros. TV - has done for all it's own shows. Not surprising that Viacom should seek the same kind of contractual agreement.
TWC has a history of wanting it's cake and eating it too.
And nobody said anything about fault. It's a free market and TWC can do what they wish. This isn't a "blame game."
It's a "if I can't watch The Daily Show on Time Warner Cable, than I have plenty of other options" game.
dear smug and ignorant matt, (catchy eh?)
i vote for dish. the end.
random reader from setx,
ceecee
RE: CeeCee
Just for that I might actually go see "Four Christmases" for you.
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