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Movie Industry Fights a la Carte Cable

  • TV Week, Thursday, September 11, 2008 9:15 AM

The Motion Picture Association of America warned the FCC this week about implementing a la carte pricing of cable TV channels at the wholesale level. The association urged the FCC to reject consumer groups' request to let cable providers pick channels one by one. It suggested such regulation would violate the First Amendment. Much of the attention previously has been on allowing consumers to pick cable channels a la carte as a way to keep cable prices down. But recently, the focus has moved to letting cable providers get channels they want without having to take a bundle that includes channels they don't want.

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