HDTV Almanac - Is That a Camel’s Nose I See?

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HDTV Almanac - Is That a Camel’s Nose I See?

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Dateline: Calgary, Alberta. (That’s Canada, folks.) In a press release, Shaw Communications announced Tuesday that the company was going to offer its subscribers a new service called the Shaw Plan Personalizer. The new offering comes with a three-year price guarantee if you sign up before the end of May, but that’s not the news. Here’s [...]

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I'd really like to see the promo. It sounds to me like they're still offering packages, just smaller packages. It probably will take a little while to see how effective - not to mention see what affect this has on the channels. It will also be a while (if ever?) before many more cable companies move in that direction.

I realize it's always been true some channels would never make it without being a part of a package, but those channels do have loyal viewers for whom the loss would be a major disappointment. Whaddaya gonna do?
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