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CHECK IN MONDAY! 4/20
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PART 2-
Read " Live Sports are Canceled. But Don't Expect a Cable-TV Refund" by Lillian Rizzo and David Marcelis Wall Street Journal April 18th 2020
WRITE: In 2 Paragraphs respond to the following fishbowl questions. Be sure to reference the article and provide concrete examples and (in-text citation 5).
Discuss the premise of the article. Discuss the financial argument based on the perspective of both the cable providers and the public. Relate to the article- Where do you stand as far as Sports, Cable and Refunds?
(SIDE NOTE- Do you notice the charts!! Excellent Visuals).
In the event that there are no live sports, cable customers are arguing that they want a refund. The fans asking for refunds must not understand the business side of sports. Just because sports are not live, there is still unbeatable content and coverage you get unlike anywhere else. I can understand the cable customers perspective but as a sports management major i understand most the financial aspects of sports. Television providers agree to deals with sports leagues and broadcasting networks. Just cause sports aren't live, the offseason of football creates an online traffic. there is still a demand for sports despite the corona virus. This week ESPN released "The Last Dance", a Michael Jordan documentary. Brian Lowry, CNN's media critic, said the series is a solid replacement for sports right now. Not just does it replace sports but it shares a piece of history to the people like me that weren't alive to see the greatest athlete of all time play. As live sports are cancelled until the end of quarantine, the documentary brings in 6.8 million viewers and will keep the sports networks alive. I could never ask or demand a refund because i simply love sports too much and understand the content still costs money, thats why we have to pay for sports packages.
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ReplyDeleteIn the article live sports a canceled but don’t expect a refund talks about how in a world without sports the tv companies still won’t reimburse those who pay for cable in order to watch sports. In my opinion although it is unfortunate to have to pay for something and not even get it, we are living in a world pandemic and businesses all around the country are having a hard time because of things like cancelation of sports and social distancing.
One thing I think tv companies should do is give a little discount. Many people around the country are only getting by on stimulus checks alone and businesses are shut down at the moment. This discount would allow the tv companies to survive and do well and at the same time give people a who pay for there networks the fairness of a discount.
The premise of the article “live Sports are cancelled, but don’t expect a cable tv refund” is really a “catch-22. The providers claim due to the fact that “live games” are not being broadcasted this should not require them to refund their customers. They argue that because they are still having to pay to carry sports channels as part of their package deal, they must pass this cost on to the customer. The financial argument based on the perspective of the cable providers is that technically the sports season has only been suspended and not entirely cancelled they are not obligated to refund their customers. The perspective of the public is that the subscribers pay for live sporting events as part of the entire sports package. That has not been delivered suspension or not, the customer is not receiving what was promised.
ReplyDeleteAlthough the sports season has been indefinitely suspended networks continue to charge the cable companies full price for sports programming. Plain and simple, this is wrong. Every single American is being impacted by the coronavirus. The networks are taking advantage of a “technicality” every American is making sacrifices, why should the networks be spared?
Some providers such as Comcast, AT&T Inc. and DirecTV take a stance that refunds would be issued to their subscribers based on refunds (if any) they get from the networks.
Currently these providers are charging $20 for sporting event reruns and documentaries.
This plan should begin from the top down. The networks ultimately should refund more money which will allow the subscribers to refund more money to their customers. With so many cable company choices the industry has to be careful not to lose its customers to “cord cutting”. This term is used in the industry to describe customers signing up for less expensive internet and streaming services.
Will sports resume? Yes, but the question is, when will this happen? Until this is known customers should receive a full refund. The draft for instance is being performed remotely. This may not be ideal but unfortunately although the format is unconventional the result will be the same. Football teams will select their players. However not in the way the fan is accustomed to. It is because of these changes the argument again could be made “not getting what I paid for”. Ultimately the paying customer is what the market needs to consider. If the leagues do not fulfill the contract the customer should receive a full refund.
In the article "Live Sports Are Cancelled,But Don't expect a cable tv refund" discusses how sports channels wont't reimburse their subscribers who pay for their channel. I believe that it is not fair that people have to pay for a sports channel that is not even airing live sports. I understand that businesses are being affected by Corona Virus but I believe that without the fans sports would not be the same so I think that the fans should be compensated with a discount.
ReplyDeleteProviding some type of discount or promotion will satisfy both the customer and the channel provider. The customer wont't be so frustrated on paying a bill that is no cut in half. On the other hand the channel provider won't lose as much money as before. Another thing that the TV provider can do is to give discounts to new customers because if they add more customers to their channel they can increase their profits.