Streaming content providers also routinely raise prices.
These fees since 2010 have gone up more than 850 percent, going from $1.3 billion to $12.4 billion nationally in 2021, according to SNL Kagan, a firm that follows the news, media and entertainment sectors.
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“As a direct result of the growing cost of programming from the TV networks we carry, we are passing through these increased fees to viewers,” she said.Ĭustomers who are on promotional plans, though, will not see the increase until the end of their promotional period.Ĭable officials note that costs in local programming, or what local stations charge cable providers to transmit their content, has risen sharply. Spectrum spokeswoman Lara Pritchard said a big reason for the increase is that “TV programmers continue to raise fees annually to carry their content, driving higher costs across the entire industry.” Prices that individuals pay vary depending on which services they choose and when they signed up.įor many users with a standard internet and cable package, monthly rates can easily exceed $100 per month including taxes and other fees. The TV Bundle package, in which customers can combine cable television, internet or phone costs, also is going up by $6 per month. Bills going out this month in the Capital Region included a notice that the “Broadcast TV surcharge will rise $3.01 the price of each receiver (cable box) will go up $1 and the phone service, Spectrum Voice, will rise $2."
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