I agree in principle but the percentage of this type of customer is likely small. There's a niche market that want the more obscure channels so they add them to some bloated package, give it a ridiculous euphemistic name and subsidize the cost across their entire customer base. EXACTLY what the cable companies have been doing for years.
Yep. They've done [or purchased] the research and know exactly what people can't go without. "TV Essentials" is just their latest euphemism for "no sports." In the end, they know most customers will want the sports channels and end up paying for that package, even though a fair number of the channels actually included will be of no real interest to them. Again, exactly what the cable and satellite companies have been doing for years. As long as the research shows that a large enough majority cannot or will not go without their programming they have no real incentive to offer fair pricing. It's all about the numbers.
The game remains the same, only the players have changed.
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