Does this mean I won be able to watch my favorite shows on ABC, Fox, or Telemundo?
A. Yes, but only on DIRECTV, and only if we don’t reach agreement on a new carriage agreement. You will still be able to watch your favorite shows on Time Warner Cable or the DISH network. Q. I don’t understand why a carriage agreement is so important. A. Satellite and cable companies pay license fees to the people who create television programming. After all, they charge you, the consumer for this programming. Satellite and cable companies make billions of dollars in profits by delivering programming created by others to consumers like you. It’s only fair that they compensate the people who create or supply the programming to them. Q. Who decides how much that programming is worth? A. In a free market economy, price is determined by what a buyer is willing to pay, and what a seller is willing to accept. It’s no different from negotiating the price of a house or a car. Q. Aren’t you broadcasters being greedy? A. Not really. Cable and satellite companies pay as much as $4 per month to g
