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**Lebybynctisee** · 10-10-2007, 05:55 PM

Not necessarily. 'Cause you know, "Little Miss Susie Homemaker," will need something to do between loads of laundry and while she's dusting. She very well can't go shopping while cleaning can she. This gives her that outlet.

Of course, that will also be between the Soap Operas as well.

Maybe QVC is doomed.

You don't understand how the Q works the numbers.

Q pays the cable/sat companies based on number of subs in their area a fee - which is comprised of a % of sales, and that % varies by where the Q is located in the lineup - the further you have to go to find them, the smaller the kickback to the Cable/Sat company. Some companies aren't getting much, so they are putting Q into a 'home shopping tier' somewhere on the back end.

Comcast used to be a part owner, and has a huge base here on the Eastern Seaboard - and the Q is located here too. Q is usually in the top 20 in strong markets (not FL, where HSN is based).

So, if my a la carte plan were to be enacted, Q would have to completely restructure it's payment operation. Alternatively, it could be one of those 'free' offerings, and subscribers to cable would have to opt out of it in order to avoid it.

10-10-2007, 05:55 PM	#80
Lebybynctisee Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 587 Senior Member	Not necessarily. 'Cause you know, "Little Miss Susie Homemaker," will need something to do between loads of laundry and while she's dusting. She very well can't go shopping while cleaning can she. This gives her that outlet. Of course, that will also be between the Soap Operas as well. Maybe QVC is doomed. You don't understand how the Q works the numbers. Q pays the cable/sat companies based on number of subs in their area a fee - which is comprised of a % of sales, and that % varies by where the Q is located in the lineup - the further you have to go to find them, the smaller the kickback to the Cable/Sat company. Some companies aren't getting much, so they are putting Q into a 'home shopping tier' somewhere on the back end. Comcast used to be a part owner, and has a huge base here on the Eastern Seaboard - and the Q is located here too. Q is usually in the top 20 in strong markets (not FL, where HSN is based). So, if my a la carte plan were to be enacted, Q would have to completely restructure it's payment operation. Alternatively, it could be one of those 'free' offerings, and subscribers to cable would have to opt out of it in order to avoid it.
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