Somewhere between discussing public policy and evaluating technology deployment strategies, we try to step back and realize the final product of our work is supporting some of the best television programming ever made.
On February 18th USA Today published an article written by Michael Wolff called “Cable is Taking the Fast Train to Oblivion.”
The article forecasts a future of the cable TV industry that almost directly opposes reality.
There was a column in the L.A. Times yesterday from David Lazarus entitled: “Let’s pay only for the TV we watch.” So, once again, back we go to the topic of “a la carte” cable service.
The issue of mandatory “a la carte” for cable television service continues to be a hot topic. This is actually a pretty broad and complex topic, so I’d like to break it down a bit.