Over the last several years, we have experienced many changes in our media, from the consolidation of ownership to the rise of YouTube. There is a new proposal under consideration in the FCC regarding unbundling of cable channels that has implications in channel ownership and minority representation. In what seems par for public issues these days, there are accusations that "grass roots" opposition is actually funded by industry interests.
This article in the Financial Times doesn't get to the bottom of the situation but it does add some clarity to the issues and it reveals some of the players.
A la carte has promise but only if the menu offers enough choice.
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What's interesting is the difference between San Francisco, where you basically have to have cable and the flatlands where an antenna will do and you don't need cable. Where the cable co's have to actually compete with another technology they tend to behave them selves and not rape their customers like they do here in SF. I suspect that when IPTV or Wireless TV (ha, not the old fashioned kind!) takes hold we'll start getting better treatement by Comcast and the other evil cable co's... My 2c...
Here's a related article also in the Financial Times.
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