Showing posts with label Cable Television/Consumer Affairs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cable Television/Consumer Affairs. Show all posts

Friday, September 30, 2011

In switch, cable operators want to go "a la carte"

It's about time!
NEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters) - U.S. cable operators are privately working on a plan to force programmers to unbundle their networks and allow customers to subscribe to channels on an individual basis.
The plan represents a complete reversal from cable operators' long-held opposition to what is known as "a la carte" programming. Over the last decade, the cable industry battled ferociously with regulators to protect the right to bundle programming, arguing it offered customers the best value.  http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/27/cable-idUSS1E78K05L20110927