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[QUOTE="cuseinchina, post: 665226, member: 3079"]
Or really what you mean is that networks and cable channels will no longer be able to produce really bad content that no one wants and count on their stable income stream from the cable system. In reality this is way better for providers of QUALITY content. They can charge consumers directly and cut out the middle-man. specialized providers that produce interesting material for a specific audience should have no trouble at all staying afloat, and in fact will do better in this scenario.
 
Tell me how cutting out the middle man hits the margins of content providers? It just means that more of the economic value accrues directly to the content providers. The only losers are producers of bad content that people won't pay for ala carte...and if people wouldn't pay for it on its own why should they be expected to pay for it as part of a bundle? And btw for people who like bundles there will still be old model style content aggregation - you just will have the ability to opt-out - and I think the vast majority will opt out. 
 
the ceo of showtime came out just yesterday saying how they would be beneficiaries of unbundling.   owners of good content will cut the cord with cable as soon as an acceptable alternative exists - eg bandwidth/speed is good enough to support multiple hd streams over the internet pipe.   Cable companies will make money by providing and upgrading the dumb internet pipe - and will have tiered pricing ---  they won't go out of business they will just get a smaller / more appropriate piece of the pie instead of duopolistic profits.
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