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Good news!

This is good news! This move can create a whole range of new media startups. Or even Netflix adding a "channel add on" to its streaming package or something.

On the other hand, if this doesn't go hand in hand with scrapping some of the more severe datacaps that exist with some smaller providers, it's not going to help some consumers.

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Its not going to help anyone. Standalone channels will be way more expensive individually.

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said by maartena:

This is good news! This move can create a whole range of new media startups. Or even Netflix adding a "channel add on" to its streaming package or something.

On the other hand, if this doesn't go hand in hand with scrapping some of the more severe datacaps that exist with some smaller providers, it's not going to help some consumers.

I'd be more impressed if Wheeler also fought to let cable companies have the right to buy unbundled shows like he wants to give to OTT providers. In other words, prevent the content companies from forcing bundling on any company they deal with.
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Great. Then if no one subscribes to any of them, networks and content producers will either have to reduce their costs and lower the monthly price, or go out of business. Sounds like a win-win considering cable TV is utter garbage now.
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Others have been doing this. This only gives those companies access to more channels. But in the same time it adds a new tax onto those companies. More regulation instead of letting the open market decide what goes on.

More regulation is not always the answer, especially in this case.
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Who says cable doesn't already have this option? Nobody knows what goes on behind those closed doors except the people behind them. Until then nobody knows nothing.
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One small problem, it's the utter garbage that gets the higher ratings and will survive