Comments on: MSNBC to Digital Tier on Comcast: Conspiracy or Cash-Grab? http://monkeyinmymind.com/2008/08/13/msnbc-to-digital-tier-on-comcast-conspiracy-or-cash-grab/ quiet the monkey. live a better life. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:53:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Monkey http://monkeyinmymind.com/2008/08/13/msnbc-to-digital-tier-on-comcast-conspiracy-or-cash-grab/comment-page-1/#comment-1027 The Monkey Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:05:06 +0000 http://monkeyinmymind.com/?p=257#comment-1027 I wrote that post back in August 2008. At that time, Rachel Maddow was making the leap from radio to her own primetime television program. She was certainly a media darling then. Olbermann signed a huge contract himself around the same time: <a href="http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/msnbc-olbermann-renew-contract/" rel="nofollow">. I wrote that post back in August 2008. At that time, Rachel Maddow was making the leap from radio to her own primetime television program. She was certainly a media darling then. Olbermann signed a huge contract himself around the same time: .

]]> By: Charles Taylor http://monkeyinmymind.com/2008/08/13/msnbc-to-digital-tier-on-comcast-conspiracy-or-cash-grab/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 Charles Taylor Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:28:35 +0000 http://monkeyinmymind.com/?p=257#comment-1025 "Perhaps MSNBC was attempting to leverage the increased popularity of Keith Olbermann and (Air America alum) Rachel Maddow " say what? Increased popularity compared to .......? What market share are they picking up? “Perhaps MSNBC was attempting to leverage the increased popularity of Keith Olbermann and (Air America alum) Rachel Maddow ”

say what?

Increased popularity compared to …….?

What market share are they picking up?

]]> By: carol http://monkeyinmymind.com/2008/08/13/msnbc-to-digital-tier-on-comcast-conspiracy-or-cash-grab/comment-page-1/#comment-861 carol Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:51:36 +0000 http://monkeyinmymind.com/?p=257#comment-861 It is all about “MONEY” each time comcast removes a broadcast they expect to get more cusomers who have basic cable to convert to the ‘MORE EXPENSIVE’ digital. You DO PAY MORE - YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR EACH BOX FOR EACH TV AND IF YOU HAVE BASIC CABLE YOUR COST PER MONTH GOES UP ABOUT 35%. Comcast should be investigated - maybe one of our 'GREAT CONGRESSMAN" will look into this - NOT ! It is all about “MONEY” each time comcast removes a broadcast they expect to get more cusomers who have basic cable to convert to the ‘MORE EXPENSIVE’ digital. You DO PAY MORE – YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR EACH BOX FOR EACH TV AND IF YOU HAVE BASIC CABLE YOUR COST PER MONTH GOES UP ABOUT 35%.
Comcast should be investigated – maybe one of our ‘GREAT CONGRESSMAN”
will look into this – NOT !

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