Oh, wait. Maybe what you mean is that you want to be able to choose the channels you receive, which is a different issue. Take a look at that Nocera column, because he lays the whole thing out. It’s a complicated issue, but the bottom line is that a bundle of offerings gives the most value.

Would it be great to get exactly what you want and pay less than you do now? You bet. Is that going to happen? No.

I believe Patrick Norton made two points. He wants all video content to be available on the Internet. Again, a laudable goal, but that is largely tied to licensing agreements and is controlled to a certain extent by rights holders.

His second point was the one about a la carte for cable. There are plenty of studies - which you can find here - which conclude that a la carte raise the cost for consumers, reduce the number of choices, and decrease the diversity that can be found today in cable programming.