Word: priced
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...this dispute, ABC reportedly asked initially for about $1 per month per customer. Cablevision felt that that price, for programs that can be received for free over the air, was way too high. Negotiations, which have been going on for two years, came down to the wire as Los Angeles' Kodak Theatre filled with big frocks and bigger egos. In a high-stakes game of chicken, neither side would budge, each one blaming the other for the impending blackout of one of the year's highest-rated programs. The negotations, which had been vigorous, became frantic. Finally, "we found something...
...dollars will follow audience," says UBS media analyst Michael C. Morris. "Content providers can say, 'You're going to pay me, or I'm pulling my signal.' It's basic leverage." Since cable providers operate at margins of about 40%, they can probably afford it. Indeed, Morris thinks a price war is in the offing, which would be good for consumers. "They may decide that a 35% margin is worth the trade-off for a better audience share," he says. Morris believes that the collateral damage in this battle will be the smaller content providers that are being paid...
...staying the course could carry a high price. Trying to fight on for civilian trials could produce the kind of dramatic vote against the President that took place last spring, when the Senate voted 90-6 to block the transfer of Guantánamo detainees to the U.S. A Graham amendment to block funding for civilian trials for 9/11 conspirators failed 55-45 last fall, but Democratic aides say an undetermined number of Democrats may have slipped since Christmas...
...just wanted to play our game, and we knew we would have to just get it done,” Price said...
...Definitely give Maryland the respect,” Price said. “It was a close game. We just couldn’t pull out with the win this time...