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Cable-access director warns subscriber decline putting station finances at risk
Summary
James Marshall, manager of New Bedford Cable Access, told the City Council that a decline of roughly 11,000 Comcast subscribers over five years has cut the station's core revenue and pushed the station to request a free-cash transfer to cover operations and capital needs.
James Marshall, station manager for New Bedford Cable Access, told the City Council the station's main operating revenue comes from a 5% fee on Comcast cable subscriber bills and that subscriber counts have dropped by about 11,000 over the last five years.
Marshall said the station does not receive regular tax funding and instead relies on Comcast payments, periodic capital checks and…
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