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Originally Posted by nodrogd
A consequence of any move like this will be minority channels will dissapear at the expence of the big boys, who will just hoover up other channels & either merge or close them & give us less choice in the long run.
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The counter argument to this would be that if these minority channels can't survive without the subsidy of a percentage of the subscriptions people are forced to pay for something that they don't want then perhaps they shouldn't survive.
They are business's after all and only in the media and arts is it expected that handouts are given to a business that otherwise would go broke.
Whilst I would prefer the change to "skinny" subscriptions happens at a more rapid pace, for TV I'm quite happy with Freeview and Now TV with the money I save going to pay for my sports based subscriptions and VPN.