Perhaps. Cable and satalite companies are only middle men. They make their money because there is no way for the content producers, the stations, to get to their audience directly beyond a certain geographic area.
With the internet, we have more content pipes coming into our homes. As I understand it, cable companies have never paid the stations for the content that they deliver to us and I bet thats a real sore point.
If people like PBS were to be able to come to some agreement with the telcos for delivering on-demand content they would jump at the opportunity.
And if its a big pipe dream, oh well. I'll find other ways to amuse myself.
FWIW there is already a hint of change. Cable operators are starting to offer channels on an ala-carte basis. Still gotta pay for the first 30 channels of junk, but its a step in the right direction.
