Comcast last Friday (EDIT: note, this is quoted from above, it happened a while ago...) moved Turner Classic Movies to its Sports Entertainment add-on package, a move that angered several subscribers expecting the channel to remain in the base package.
Comcast explained the move of TCM as part of the company’s regular review of lineups meant to maintain enough programming variety while also providing enough value. The company said TCM didn’t make the cut.
“Viewership of TCM is low, as over 90% of our customers watch less than two movies per month. Given this and contractual limitations on offering TCM a la carte, we decided to move TCM to the Sports Entertainment Package, which will help us manage programming costs that are passed on to our customers while continuing to make the channel available to those who want to watch it,” Comcast wrote on its website."
