>Many people want a-la-carte cable where they get to pick what they want - why not video services? I think the difference is that with cable you're picking gen

>Many people want a-la-carte cable where they get to pick what they want - why not video services? I think the difference is that with cable you're picking genres a la carte, as opposed to picking based on production/distribution companies. For example, if I'm into sports and news, a la carte cable would let me subscribe to, say, CBC, CNN, TSN, RSN, CTV NewsNet, The Score, etc. A la carte video services like WB is doing here don't give me such options. If I like the Harry Potter movies, I have to subscribe to WB's service to watch them. This costs $9.99/month and includes a bunch of other stuff I might not want. Then say I want to watch House Of Cards on Netflix, that's $7.99/month and includes a bunch of other stuff I might not want. So it starts to look a lot like the current cable setup people complain about: you're buying bundles of stuff you mostly don't want to get at the stuff you do want.