Comment Re:My thumb thanks you (Score 0) 864
Well, one important point you're missing is that the big boys have their fingers in the programming production pie. The big cable outfits own pieces of the niche networks. So you have a monolithic industry, owning production, distribution and delivery.
That means that the cable companies (or rather their parent companies) can keep the niche networks alive by subsidizing them from the other networks, as long as the entire group makes a profit. (That's what happens now.. I really doubt that DIY makes much profit.)
And popular shows on a network that doesn't make it can be "re-tooled" to fit another network.
And don't forget, advertisers like "demographics"... so if they want a vehicle to reach women between 25-25, they'll buy ads on Oxygen..
That means that the cable companies (or rather their parent companies) can keep the niche networks alive by subsidizing them from the other networks, as long as the entire group makes a profit. (That's what happens now.. I really doubt that DIY makes much profit.)
And popular shows on a network that doesn't make it can be "re-tooled" to fit another network.
And don't forget, advertisers like "demographics"... so if they want a vehicle to reach women between 25-25, they'll buy ads on Oxygen..
