Verizon, Cablevision emerge as unlikely allies of cable-TV customers fed up with bundling
By Cecilia Kang, Published: March 19
Cable viewers have long complained about paying ever-higher bills for hundreds of channels they don't want to watch. Now, in a twist, some cable companies are beginning to agree.
Verizon and Cablevision are publicly pressing media companies that own the programming to stop pushing them to distribute unwanted channels and instead offer cable bundles based on what viewers actually watch.
If successful, the efforts could lead to cheaper options for consumers and a sea-change in how the television industry has done business - and protected its profits - for more than two decades.
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