Study: 78% Would Prefer Buying TV Channels A La Carte

[edward78]

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Study-78-Would-Prefer-Buying-TV-Channels-A-La-Carte-138348 I do think it is crappy how we pay for cable/satellite & the channels decide they want more from the provider then we get a blackout, while paying the same $$... You think by now there would be a service that you can pick the channels you want & pay them & a little to the people who package them up into one service...

 

[delaro]

Nothing like having 300 channels and only watching 4 and paying $80 for that plus another $59 for 10m internet access. I dumped cable a few years ago here is what we pay for.

HD Antenna = $ Free 12 Channels
Amazon Prime = $ Free paid for by Parts Suppliers.
Sling = $ Free paid for by Parts Suppliers.
Kodi = unlimited free content
YouTube= Free

I see no reason every to turn on cable or Satellite again even if they allowed À la carte which they wont do.

 

[jaged]

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Study-78-Would-Prefer-Buying-TV-Channels-A-La-Carte-138348 I do think it is crappy how we pay for cable/satellite & the channels decide they want more from the provider then we get a blackout, while paying the same $$... You think by now there would be a service that you can pick the channels you want & pay them & a little to the people who package them up into one service...

I'm not sure which country you are in but it has started here in Canada. Industry in the US is watching to see how it pans out. Personally I think it's smart to offer this. So many people I know have cancelled their cable and are just using streaming services/on demand now. With the a la carte options, if done properly, could keep more customers.

Here's a recent blurb on it:

http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/television/program/alacarte.htm

 

[delaro]

http://www.thesimpledollar.com/a-la-carte-cable-is-here/

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/01/11/heres-what-a-la-carte-cable-could-look-like.aspx

Some reading on this.