For me it is bad news that Direct TV will be carrying Al Jazeera. That may leave Cox Cable TV as my only alternative for bundled TV. However, there was recently an Motley Fools webcast claiming that bundled TV services are going the way of the dodo bird.
My son and I just discussed how soon this might happen and wondered if we should already be jumping ship. Currently, it depends on the availability of the things you really want to watch on unbundled channels.
Let's hope. Parents Television Council has been fighting this issue for years, so that families can keep porn channels off their box. The rise of Internet viewing and sites like Hulu are finally driving some nails in the bundle coffin.