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And in this case the subsidy is paid for by tied sales from other users that don't actually use the service, which is another illegal business practice.
by jacquesm 9mo ago
And in this case the subsidy is paid for by tied sales from other users that don't actually use the service, which is another illegal business practice.
- raw_anon_1111 9mo agoSo cable bundling channels is also “illegal” according to you? Since I don’t watch sports?
- Marsymars 9mo agoThere certainly are jurisdictions where tv providers are legally required to offer channels a la carte.
- raw_anon_1111 9mo agoNot in the US…
- andrew_lettuce 9mo agoAnd not typically channels that can survive independently
- Marsymars 9mo agoSure, but we're generally talking here about companies that don't operate only in the US. :) e.g. the CRTC has regulations around a la carte offerings since the past decade: https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/television/program/alacarte.htm https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/television/program/alacarte.htm > TV service providers must offer channels both individually and in packages of up to 10 channels.
- Aurornis 9mo agoWhat are you talking about? Where is this illegal? It’s common to sell subscription services and then price them according to expected usage blended across the user base.
- walletdrainer 9mo agoTying is typically perfectly legal in both the EU and the US. This isn’t even vaguely similar to illegal tying. The biggest problem being that the products almost certainly aren’t dissimilar enough to be considered “tied” at all.