Number of movie tickets hit two decade low

Quote: Ayecarumba

But cable remains the dominant method of two-way high speed internet communication. Satellite may be able to provide equivalent download bandwidth, but physical fiber is a vastly superior way to upload large files.

My cable company has a set monthly rate for the first three years, and then they make special offers

$60/$70/$80 a month for first three years basic cable TV + Equipment rental (DVRs, minimum of $10 per TV)+ fees
$50/$60/$70 a month for first three years 110 Mbps
$40/$50/$60 a month for first three years 25 Mbps
$30/$40/$50 a month for first three years 10 Mbps
$20/$25/$30 a month for first three years unlimited domestic calling (plus fees which are about $13/month)

$100/$110/$120 a month for first three years cheapest triple play product

I don't know how your rates compare.

Cable makes more profit on the internet service, as they have no broadcast and cable affiliate fees to pay. Whatever equipment they need to invest in to get the higher download speeds is all in house.

Generally, I think you are better off with expensive equipment that you write down. Internal costs tend to improve over time as almost all operations grow more efficient as you learn how to do things better. External fees have a tendancy to grow out of your control, because networks are trying to improve their efficiency.

Cable delivery companies may be more profitable if people move all their TV purchases to individual online companies.

But I think that they believe business services which include extra calling features and data backup in addition to internet are their future profit center.

Quote: AZDuffman

The average Chinese might not yet know when they are watching a bad movie.
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That sounds racist. How dare you.

Quote: Mike Devlin on Friday, September 6, 2013

In March 2011, the Chinese government’s State Administration of Radio Film and Television issued a new set of guidelines, which strongly disapproved of “fantasy, time-travel, random compilations of mythical stories, bizarre plots, absurd techniques, even propagating feudal superstitions, fatalism and reincarnation, ambiguous moral lessons, and a lack of positive thinking.”

The romance of traveling back in time has resonated with Chinese audiences, with such shows as Palace, about a woman who goes back to the Forbidden City during the Qing Dynasty and falls in love with a succession of royalty.

In 2012, the American Bruce Willis film Looper went on to massive success in China despite relying heavily on time travel. Unlike most films, Looper features characters from the future traveling to the present, and features no affects or criticisms of Chinese culture, which may have been why it was approved for release in that country.

Quote: Evenbob

That sounds racist. How dare you.

In the same article above, the author said, China is one of the most oppressive governments in the world.

Quote: Pacomartin

In the same article above, the author said, China is one of the most oppressive governments in the world.

China sounds racist. I'm very offended.

Is it like Germany and David Hasselhoff, or France and Jerry Lewis? Tastes are very different around the world.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won all kinds of awards in the U.S., but was considered run of the mill in China, where wire action Wushu (historically based sword and kung fu epics) films are old hat.
Perhaps the Chinese are saying the same thing about the film's they send here...