Here is a breakdown on what each channel supposedly costs the provider. I REALLY wish for Ala Carte... Not sure if I added right but the list adds to about $27
What Cable Networks Get From Carriers
(2009-10, Per Subscriber, Per Month)
ESPN/ESPN HD $4.58
Fox Sports Net $2.37
RSNs: $0.20-$2.15 (REGIONAL Sports Networks)
TNT $ 0.99
Disney Channel $0.88 (commercial free)
NFL Network $0.75
Fox News Channel $ 0.58
HDNet $ 0.55
USA $ 0.55
ESPN2 $ 0.54
MGM HD $ 0.53
CNN & Headline News $ 0.51
TBS $ 0.49
Nickleodeon/Nick at Nite $0.44
HDNet Movies $ 0.44
FX $0.42
Big Ten Network $0.36
NHL Network $0.35
Fox College Sports $ 0.34
MTV $ 0.33
CNBC $ 0.29
Sundance $ 0.29
Versus $ 0.29
Lifetime $0.28
HD Theater $ 0.27
Universal HD $ 0.27
TCM $ 0.26
Versus $ 0.26
Discovery $ 0.25
Golf $ 0.25
A&E $ 0.25
MLB Network $ 0.24
AMC $ 0.23
TLC $ 0.23
Wealth TV $ 0.23
NBA TV $ 0.22
Family $0.22
History Channel $0.21
E! $ 0.20
Speed $ 0.20
National Geographic $ 0.20
Mountain West Sports Network $ 0.20
SyFy $ 0.20
Spike $ 0.20
Independent Film Channel $ 0.20
CBS College Sports $ 0.19
Fox Sports en Espanol $ 0.19
Bravo $ 0.19
Smithsonian Channel HD $ 0.19
ESPN Classic $ 0.18
ESPN News $ 0.17
Cartoon Network $ 0.17
ESPNU $ 0.16
BET $ 0.16
MSNBC $ 0.16
Fox Movie Channel $ 0.16
Fox Soccer Channel $ 0.16
TLC $ 0.16
ESPN Desportes $ 0.15
Tennis $0.15
SOAPnet $ 0.15
VH1 $ 0.15
Style $ 0.14
Comedy Central $0.14
HGTV $0.14
Fuel $ 0.14
Game Show Network $ 0. 12
WGN America $ 0.12
BBC America $ 0.11
Fox Business Network $0.11
Weather Channel $ 0.11
Biography $ 0.11
Travel $0.10
TV Land $0.10
Oxygen $ 0.09
Lifetime Movie Net $ 0.09
truTV $ 0.09
CMT $ 0.08
Food Network $ 0.08
Fuse $ 0.08
G4 $ 0.08
Animal Planet $ 0.07
Military $ 0.07
Hallmark Channel $ 0.06
VH1 Classic $ 0.06
C-SPAN $ 0.5
TV Guide Network $0.02
Great American Country $ 0.02
Main Source: SNL Kagan Research
What Cable Networks Get From Carriers
(2009-10, Per Subscriber, Per Month)
ESPN/ESPN HD $4.58
Fox Sports Net $2.37
RSNs: $0.20-$2.15 (REGIONAL Sports Networks)
TNT $ 0.99
Disney Channel $0.88 (commercial free)
NFL Network $0.75
Fox News Channel $ 0.58
HDNet $ 0.55
USA $ 0.55
ESPN2 $ 0.54
MGM HD $ 0.53
CNN & Headline News $ 0.51
TBS $ 0.49
Nickleodeon/Nick at Nite $0.44
HDNet Movies $ 0.44
FX $0.42
Big Ten Network $0.36
NHL Network $0.35
Fox College Sports $ 0.34
MTV $ 0.33
CNBC $ 0.29
Sundance $ 0.29
Versus $ 0.29
Lifetime $0.28
HD Theater $ 0.27
Universal HD $ 0.27
TCM $ 0.26
Versus $ 0.26
Discovery $ 0.25
Golf $ 0.25
A&E $ 0.25
MLB Network $ 0.24
AMC $ 0.23
TLC $ 0.23
Wealth TV $ 0.23
NBA TV $ 0.22
Family $0.22
History Channel $0.21
E! $ 0.20
Speed $ 0.20
National Geographic $ 0.20
Mountain West Sports Network $ 0.20
SyFy $ 0.20
Spike $ 0.20
Independent Film Channel $ 0.20
CBS College Sports $ 0.19
Fox Sports en Espanol $ 0.19
Bravo $ 0.19
Smithsonian Channel HD $ 0.19
ESPN Classic $ 0.18
ESPN News $ 0.17
Cartoon Network $ 0.17
ESPNU $ 0.16
BET $ 0.16
MSNBC $ 0.16
Fox Movie Channel $ 0.16
Fox Soccer Channel $ 0.16
TLC $ 0.16
ESPN Desportes $ 0.15
Tennis $0.15
SOAPnet $ 0.15
VH1 $ 0.15
Style $ 0.14
Comedy Central $0.14
HGTV $0.14
Fuel $ 0.14
Game Show Network $ 0. 12
WGN America $ 0.12
BBC America $ 0.11
Fox Business Network $0.11
Weather Channel $ 0.11
Biography $ 0.11
Travel $0.10
TV Land $0.10
Oxygen $ 0.09
Lifetime Movie Net $ 0.09
truTV $ 0.09
CMT $ 0.08
Food Network $ 0.08
Fuse $ 0.08
G4 $ 0.08
Animal Planet $ 0.07
Military $ 0.07
Hallmark Channel $ 0.06
VH1 Classic $ 0.06
C-SPAN $ 0.5
TV Guide Network $0.02
Great American Country $ 0.02
Main Source: SNL Kagan Research
