Herein, the latest from the insanity that is Time Warner...
1. Ed Cone inks a great column in yesterday's News & Record talking about the potential economic impact from Time Warner's flawed scheme.Cone says:
And their latest pricing model, released late last week stirred up even more angry feelings among local consumers. Like Ryan Shell says, it is becoming a local public relations nightmare for the local cable monopoly.This is a big deal for local consumers. Even if you don't watch much Web video now, your habits might change as your options continue to grow. Renting DVDs is unnecessary when movies arrive via the 'Net. Television shows, new and old, are available online whenever you want to watch them. Last year's Olympics were online, too -- but the site had a warning label advising people with metered plans not to watch. Meanwhile, applications beyond entertainment, such as communications with your health care providers, will become increasingly popular.
There are broader issues as well. As a test market, we will face economic development constraints not felt by other cities across the country.
2. Not to mention, Time Warner continues to run spots all over TV touting their "price-lock" bundled guarantee for new customers. Will all that change as a result of this?
3. Time-Warner owned-News 14 Carolina also is stepping up its advertisements lately (have you noticed???)...saying it's not available on Direct TV, not available on Dish, not available from the phone company. Think they're feeling the pressure, by proxy?E.C. :)
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Price lock, my ass. Two months after signing up for that deal, TWC increased the rate for my DVR service. When questioned about it, their response was something to the effect of, "Oh, that piece wasn't part of the price lock." Do we really consider a "price lock" with myriad loopholes to be a price lock at all?
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