Cable tv los angeles
Cable TV in Los Angeles is the trendy mode of entertainment. It is economical, easily accessible and provides chain of superior channels. It offers the best digital programming at a very modest rate. For movie buffs there are the most popular HBO, Showtime, Stars and Cinemax channels. For sports lovers the cable package offers ESPN, ESPN-2, ESPN News, and Fox Sports Net. Generally Cable operators provide 50-90 channels. Cable TV has become part of the viewer?s life. They can watch the programs of their choice whenever they desire so.
The major Cable Operators serving the County of Los Angeles are:
1 Time Warner Cable
2 Charter Communications
4 Capp?s TV
"Because We Care"- program for foreign ?language viewers
Los Angeles is a thickly populated and cosmopolitan area. There are around 91 foreign languages spoken in Los Angeles district. This caught the attention of Sheila Gilmore, Director of acquisitions for Time Warner Cable (Los Angeles).With her business acumen she spotted great market in the foreign language customers. A visit to the cable operator?s office furnished her with all details about the area?s major languages. She brought out novel program-channels in different languages ranging from Spanish to Tagalog!
Although the commercials are in English, every 30 second ad concludes with an employee utter Because We Care, in their individual lingo. Till date only few language spots have been aired. But these few have been well received.
The charges are little high and vary from language to language. While to access TV Japan the rate is $24.95, for TV Russia, TV Asia and TAN (Korea) the charges are $14.95 each.
Spanish language channels are quite less only $3.95. The programs are all in conformity with the taste and traditions of the people.
No wonder the venture is a great success.
Some grievances
The district cable staff, under the supervision of the Chief Administrative Office, supervises the cable television companies working in the unincorporated region of Los Angeles. They look into the complaints of the subscribers.
The common grouse is that the Cable TV operators provide consumers with poor quality service with obsolete technology.
Another major grouse is the highly objectionable programs replete with sex and violence.
The Chairman, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reproached the cable operators for not protecting children from offensive TV programs. He felt parents could be better served if they could more easily pick the channels they receive. He warned of broadcast standards if cable and satellite industries do not police indecency. Parents too are worried about what their children watch.
Cable TV has a competitor- SATELliTE TV
With Satellite TV you can watch television programs through communications satellite.
This might prove to be big rival of the ubiquitous Cable TV. The reasons are quite evident and rational.
Satellite TV provides more channels for the same price as cable ($50). While Satellite can offer up to 150 channels, cable may offer 50 to 90 channels only! If you desire, you can get 300 channels if you are willing to pay $85-$100.
Another attraction is that Satellite TV offers 100% digital pictures in all its channels. Cable can offer only analog channels.
Satellite TV is accessible in all places and locations even on boats, cars and trucks etc. But cable is available only wherever cables can reach.
Satellite TV has the facility of DVR (Digital Video Recording). By this, viewers can digitally record programs, record two shows at a time and many more. Unfortunately Cable TV does not have these.
But you need to install a satellite dish in your area. This dish is about 18 to 24 inches in circumference.
Despite such attractive features and advanced technology of the Satellite TV, Cable TV is still the most sought after in Los Angeles. Consumers are quite happy and satisfied. It is convenient, economical and easily accessible
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