Thursday, May 9, 2013

McCain Introduces Bill for 'a la Carte' Cable TV

Bills get introduced in Congress all the time, for lots of reasons. Not all, in fact, quite few, have any chance of passage. A new bill to force unbundling is probably not going to result in new legislation. Broadcasters, programming networks and cable operators all will oppose it.

Many of us would say we prefer unbundling. But the implications are less certain than many think. For many consumers,  prices probably would not change.  Most people watch a dozen channels.

At $10 per channel, most consumers would not see savings (assuming sales are channels, not shows or series).

Choice still would be nice. But some wouldn't expect savings, for every consumer,  with every selection of channels.

Lots of other things would change as well. Smaller networks would go user direct. And the shift to online delivery would accelerate.

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