said by cdru:said by ISurfTooMuch:The only thing I can think of is if they are going to claim that several programmers, including Viacom, have gotten together and agreed to all bundle their channels. While Viacom is getting sued right now, there may be other suits yet to be filed.
If that was the case then the other programmers would be party to the collusion and would be named in the suit. You can't have collusion if there's only one party.
Even if it was just a industry practice to bundle your channels, it's not like it's a new practice. Network bundles have been around since BUD were the way to get channels. Other industries also have requirements that if you carry a particular brand, you need to carry an entire brand. You don't see Corvette-only dealerships, you see Chevy dealerships where the Corvette is one of many available models.
but they don't force you to buy all the models as the end user.
