We’ve watched Cablevision go two rounds now with media companies over the fees they have to pay per subscriber for channels. Have you ever wondered what they are?
Well, while each cable company may pay slightly different rates based on negotiations, this list reveals the general fees paid by a cable system. Remember how Cablevision said they were paying Disney over $200 million per year? A lot of that is ESPN, which commands over $4.00 per subscriber. Those sports rights are expensive. I guess reruns of Brett Somers and Richard Dawson aren’t, however, because GSN is only 12 cents a subscriber… and you could win prizes!
SOURCE: AllThingsD via Consumerist
