Don't know if I'd call it the "most important freedom of all", but for those still on cable or satellite, it'll probably be a good thing. Can't really understand why people are still on cable or satellite, but whatever makes you happy, I guess.
That's exactly what I did. Now I'm finding it really aggravating to watch regular TV. The commercials just about drive me nuts.
The bullshit packages are why i went to netflix. Why pay 80/mo to have 3-5 channels i wanna watch?
From reading the article you linked to, it appears that the only ones against a la cart are the major networks, which basically own all the channels anyway. Sounds like the typical whining and crying by an industry that fears losing its monopoly. The implied threat seems to be, if you force us to unbundle, you'll lose all those wonderful channels no one watches, but are required to pay for.
And without those bundles, how will the Oprah network and the lifetime lesbian movie network stay in business? and what about the poor god awful halmark network. Where will failing actors go to perform shitty scripts that couldn't even go straight to dvd?From reading the article you linked to, it appears that the only ones against a la cart are the major networks, which basically own all the channels anyway. Sounds like the typical whining and crying by an industry that fears losing its monopoly. The implied threat seems to be, if you force us to unbundle, you'll lose all those wonderful channels no one watches, but are required to pay for.
I had OTA for over 25 years, until last year. After one (1) year of cable, I went back to OTA. Why? Mainly because there is nothing on, no matter how many channels you get, and the Internet provides me with what I want, when I want. This, not unbundleing, will lead to the demise of TV as it appears today.
