> It amazes me that people who are supposed to have studied business and marketing continually throw the long term health of their company/industry under the bus to satisfy the short term revenue stream.
It shouldn't really be surprising, given the incentives. Performance reviews, bonuses, etc. are probably based more on short-term performance than long-term health because it's easier to measure.
In addition to what I said, I will fully understand if I’m actually completely wrong, too.
What I mean is...I shouldn’t assume that these companies haven’t already made these calculations in relation to the long term picture. For example, perhaps the MLB has run the math and knows that going for broad appeal (e.g. games streamed/broadcast for free) is inefficient or results in lower revenue. Perhaps cable companies have already calculated that they will bleed customers no matter what they do; that they’re best off milking their customer base until they disappear.
It shouldn't really be surprising, given the incentives. Performance reviews, bonuses, etc. are probably based more on short-term performance than long-term health because it's easier to measure.