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|  Martin's a la carte push doesn't have legal power behind it
The main problem with Martin's a la carte push is that he and the FCC don't have the necessary legal authority to ever make it work. He could pass rules forcing cable to offer a la carte. But he doesn't have the power to make the content providers in Hollywood offer their content at prices that would allow a la carte to ever work. And without the power to force Hollywood to stop offering their programs only in packages(like ESPN; ESPN2; ESPNC; etc.), his a la carte advocacy is going nowhere.
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| said by themainproblem :
I think the main problem is the rich in America aren't forced to stand behind their Money and Ideas.
????????? Meaning what?
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Obviously the rich in America have in fact stood behind their ideas and money this is how they became rich.
What does this have to do with the article?
a la carte is the wave of the future if certain low viewer programs fall by the wayside so be it, market forces will determine what programs to carry |
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US | A la carte exists
C-BAND satellite my friends. Of course we see how well that worked out. |
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| 1 Martin reason for a la carte - don't learn English
»www.fcc.gov/commissioners/martin···2207.pdf
Under a la carte, however, Spanish speaking homes could purchase only Spanish language channels. Yes, that will sure encourage Spanish speaking immigrants to learn English. He isn't helping out his cause by giving this as a good reason for a la carte.
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hiatus | Actually he is... One of the fastest growing voting blocks in the US is the (legally immigrated) Hispanic vote.
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Re: Martin's a la carte push doesn't have legal power behind it
said by TKJunkMail :But he doesn't have the power to make the content providers in Hollywood offer their content at prices that would allow a la carte to ever work. Right you are. A little over 10 years ago when Dish Network was starting up and taking suggestions from their customers, they wanted to offer channels a la carte and the providers would NOT let them. |
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Screw a la carte cable. I want naked cable modem service so I can get my shows a la carte via iTunes, YouTube, etc. |
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Re: A la carte exists
said by mrbueno :C-BAND satellite my friends. Of course we see how well that worked out.
I would rather think C-band doesn't work because of 2 things, it's a bulky dish for a residential lot. And you have to buy the A La Carte' package from many different providers or buy a package deal from a reseller, which means you are back to packages.
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Re: Martin's a la carte push doesn't have legal power behind it
said by TKJunkMail :without the power to force Hollywood to stop offering their programs only in packages(like ESPN; ESPN2; ESPNC; etc.), his a la carte advocacy is going nowhere. IANAL but doesn't this amount to illegal product tying? They're forcing you to buy something else in order to get what you really want.
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1 edit | said by Jim Gurd :said by TKJunkMail :without the power to force Hollywood to stop offering their programs only in packages(like ESPN; ESPN2; ESPNC; etc.), his a la carte advocacy is going nowhere. IANAL but doesn't this amount to illegal product tying? They're forcing you to buy something else in order to get what you really want. As best that I can determine, not being a lawyer either, "tying" is illegal at a federal level when it is used by firms ruled to be a monopoly(very very few anymore, MS was the last one I can recall). There are state laws against tying, but those only apply to companies NOT in interstate commerce(very few anymore, the feds rule just about all commerce). So what you are saying is correct, but it would be prosecuted by the Anti-Trust Div of the Dept of Justice. And they have shown little interest in pursuing anti-trust cases since they went after Microsoft.
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tying_%28commerce%29
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