So, When Do We Get A La Carte TV Channel Pricing? > Dish Network

said by tvtek:

I remember when I was a supervisor with Dish Network back in 1999 the customer was able to pick through the list of channels vs subscribing to a complete package. If I can remember they had to choose a minimum of 10-20 channels.

said by elray:

That was called DishPix, and originally, it was 10 channels for 10 bucks. Of course, back then, you had to buy your own receivers and pay for the installation. I remember the base price went to 15 bucks about a year later, and then it went away.

said by jimbo2150:

And you know, when asked why they don't offer it, they claim no customer demand for it... even when no one knows it existed. They never seem to advertise things like that (I never even heard of it until now). It's not that there is no demand for a-la-carte, it's that they don't advertise if they have it and today they don't even want to test it due to broadcaster's control.