Cost, As Usual, Is A Major Factor
By Sheldon I. Altfeld – “The Cable Maven”
From a start-up network standpoint, getting cable carriage these days won’t be easy – especially if you’re homing in on niches such as minorities, sports, old movies, old TV programs, news or music. Just about every conceivable concept already has a significant amount of competition. With five news channels, four music channels, six children’s channels and three women’s channels – not to mention the number of old and new movie channels already up and running – our cup runneth over with duplicative programming.
