Analyst SNL Kagan has released the monthly wholesale cost of each channel, which the networks charge to cable companies. If you’re not a sports fan, you’re pretty well getting screwed. The channels on the low end of the totem pole cost a penny, while ESPN is up over $4, with an average cost of $0.20.
ESPN/ESPN HD: $4.08
Fox Sports Net: $2.37
TNT: $0.99
Disney Channel: $0.88
NFL Network: $0.75
Fox News: $0.58
HDNet: $0.55
USA: $0.55
ESPN2: $0.54
MGM HD: $0.53
CNN en Espanol: $0.51
CNN/HLN: $0.51
TBS: $0.49
HDNet Movies: $0.44
Nickelodeon/Nick At Nite: $0.44
FX Network: $0.42
Big Ten Network: $0.36
NHL Network: $0.35
Fox College Sports: $0.34
MTV: $0.33
Antena 3: $0.29
CNBC: $0.29
Lifetime Television: $0.28
HD Theater: $0.27
Universal HD: $0.27
TCM: $0.26
VERSUS: $0.26
Industry: $0.26
A&E: $0.25
Discovery Channel: $0.25
Golf Channel: $0.25
Sundance Channel: $0.25
TyC Sports International Channel: $0.25
MLB Network: $0.24
AMC: $0.23
WealthTV: $0.23
ABC Family Channel: $0.22
History: $0.22
NBA TV: $0.22
Syfy: $0.21
WAPA-America: $0.21
E! Entertainment Television: $0.20
Independent Film Channel: $0.20
MountainWest Sports Network: $0.20
National Geographic Channel: $0.20
SPEED: $0.20
Spike TV: $0.20
Bravo: $0.19
CBS College Sports Network: $0.19
Fox Sports en Espanol: $0.19
Smithsonian Channel HD: $0.19
Sur Mexico: $0.19
Ecuavisa: $0.18
ESPN Classic: $0.18
MEXICANAL: $0.18
Ritmoson Latino: $0.18
Telefe Internacional: $0.18
TV Chile: $0.18
Cartoon Network: $0.17
De Pelicula: $0.17
Discovery en Espanol: $0.17
ESPNews: $0.17
Nick Jr.: $0.17
Telehit: $0.17
TV Colombia: $0.17
TV Venezuela: $0.17
BET: $0.16
Discovery Familia: $0.16
ESPNU: $0.16
Fox Movie Channel: $0.16
Fox Soccer Channel: $0.16
History en Espanol: $0.16
Latinoamerica Television: $0.16
MSNBC: $0.16
Sur Peru: $0.16
TLC: $0.16
CentroAmerica TV: $0.15
ESPN Deportes: $0.15
SOPAnet: $0.15
Tennis Channel: $0.15
TVE Internacional: $0.15
VH1: $0.15
Caracol TV: $0.14
Comedy Central: $0.14
FUEL TV: $0.14
HGTV: $0.14
HTV: $0.14
The Style Network: $0.14
CNN International: $0.13
Disney XD: $0.13
Bandamax: $0.12
BBC America: $0.12
Discovery Health Channel: $0.12
GSN: $0.12
La Familia Cosmovision: $0.12
WGN America: $0.12
Bio: $0.11
Bridges TV: $0.11
Current: $0.11
Fox Business Network: $0.11
GolTV: $0.11
Palladia: $0.11
The Weather Channel: $0.11
TV Land: $0.11
WE tv: $0.10
Sorpresa: $0.10
Oxygen Network: $0.10
truTV: $0.10
CMT: $0.09
Fox Reality: $0.09
Lifetime MOvie Network: $0.09
TeenNick: $0.09
Boomerang: $0.08
De Pelicula Clasico: $0.08
Food Network: $0.08
G4: $0.08
PBS KIDS Sprout: $0.08
Travel Channel: $0.08
Animal Planet: $0.07
BET Hip Hop: $0.07
Canal Sur: $0.07
CENTRIC: $0.07
Chiller: $0.07
Military Channel: $0.07
Nicktoons Network: $0.07
Ovation: $0.07
Planet Green: $0.07
Sleuth: $0.07
VH1 Classic: $0.07
BET Gospel: $0.06
Bloomberg TV: $0.06
Crime & Investigation Network: $0.06
Discovery Kids Channel: $0.06
FitTV: $0.06
FUSE: $0.06
Hallmark Channel: $0.06
History International: $0.06
Investigation Discovery: $0.06
Military History Channel: $0.06
mun2: $0.06
Retirement Living TV: $0.06
Science Channel: $0.06
Si TV: $0.06
The Africa Channel: $0.06
TV One: $0.06
Wedding Central: $0.06
Blackbelt TV: $0.05
CMT Pure Country: $0.05
C-SPAN: $0.05
DIY Network: $0.05
LOGO: $0.05
MTV2: $0.05
Outdoor Channel: $0.05
VH1 Soul: $0.05
Fine Living: $0.04
Lifetime Real Women: $0.04
MavTV: $0.04
Tempo: $0.04
BBC World News: $0.03
Hallmark Movie Channel: $0.03
iaTV: $0.03
The Sportsman Channel: $0.03
American Life TV Network: $0.02
CNBC World: $0.02
GAC: $0.02
Galavision: $0.02
MTV Jams: $0.02
MTV Tr3s: $0.02
TV Guide Network: $0.02
BlueHighways TV: $0.01
MTV Hits: $0.01
Nick Too: $0.01
Source: All Things Digital