Glover said the Canadian Radio - television and Telecommunications Commission has until April 30 to deliver its report, which is to include steps the agency plans to take toward
unbundling TV services.
It has already announced plans to reduce cellphone roaming charges, force cable companies to
unbundle TV packages and seek ways to reduce the gap in retail prices between Canada and the United States.
Not exact matches
U.S. media giant Viacom made a submission to the regulator saying that
unbundling cable packages would send the existing Canadian
TV business into a «death spiral.»
Cable and satellite providers have long been against the
unbundling of
TV channel packages because they wouldn't be able to charge as much for an a la carte menu of stations.
This is because
unbundling will do away with the «cross-subsidization» in which, say, Dinosaur
TV viewers pay a little bit for the Bird Network and vice-versa.
Customers don't want to buy 500 channels anymore and only watch 12, says Wilderotter, weighing in on the
unbundling of cable
TV.
Co-operative Legal Services (CLS), which is introducing «
unbundling» for its family law services, has launched a major
TV, radio and mass media advertising campaign.
But it's also an interesting example for
unbundling, since Sesame Go offers access to episodes currently airing on
TV, but doesn't require a subscription to a cable offering.