Mark Cuban writes: "You want a la carte, you got a la carte. ¶ It's called the internet. Every single major cable and telephone company offers high speed access to the internet and they allow you to pick and choose the content you want to view. ¶ The internet is the definition of ala carte program. Every type of programming imaginable. All there for you to find and choose what you want, when you want it. Some witha price tag. Most for free. ¶ Open up your favorite search engine and put in the name of the program you want. Or put in the type of programming you want. It's your Electronic Programming Guide. If it's there and available you can find it. ..." Link: Blog Maverick.
For a related commentary, see Richard Siklos', Why Can't I Have Just the Cable Channels I Want?: "... The great paradox of this debate is that it comes as the number of media options is exploding and the way they are being priced is all over the map. The much-maligned bundle will most probably prevail as the most popular business model for media, although it, too, is likely going to need an extreme makeover. ..." Link: New York Times. --Dennis