[Spirochete]

I believe content will go online, a la carte. People will pay only for what they actually consume. Cable and satellite companies are in the buggy whip business.

Intel is getting ready to rollout a-la-carte content.

http://www.businessinsider.com/intel-cable-2013-1#ixzz2GkSFccYf

[TomGuy]

The problem is foresee with Intel offering cable TV is that it will be over the Internet.

Okay. Good idea.

Except: As cable companies lose TV income, they will up the prices on ISP/Internet service as it will take more bandwidth to deliver Intel’s content.

Of course, cellular could develop fast enough and become less expensive and more competitive. Right now, 5gb per month is about the maximum cellular service load. Anything over that increases cost significantly. Cable offers 200gb for about the same price.

[Trod Upon]

Thanks for the link—I’ve been wondering who would be first to take a shot at it in earnest.

[frogjerk]

Roku has already been there for sometime now.

[ken5050]

Probably 90%+ of people have bundled ISP and cable (with a landline often at nearly no cost. ( So, if you get rid of cable..will internet cost go up..also, will cable companies allow transmission of competition ( indivudal channels/programs)over their own system..

More likely the threat of of Intel's product will finally allow cable systems to start dropping making stations..they can be made available via Intel's a la carte system..if they can find a way to be profitable.

I read recently that about 50% of cable subscribers don't use/or want..the ESPN channels...( which cable systems often now bundle in with a whole bunch of other sports channels) as a "sports package".thus they are directly subsidizing those who want sports.

Another problem/issue..about 15% of my cable bill is various taxes and other fees..what happens to those? Will various governments accept the considerable drop in revenue?