Cable providers readying for full pick-and-pay with theme packs
Media | 08/23/2016 9:24 pm EDT
Some companies are adding more selection to their cable TV packages by going the theme-pack route in preparation for the mandatory full pick-and-pay rules coming into effect this winter.
The CRTC laid out the rules for unbundling cable packages last year. In March, the regulator required companies to provide skinny-basic packages for no more than $25 per month and give customers the choice of pick-and-pay for channels or smaller, reasonably priced packages.
By Dec. 1, however, companies will be required to offer all of these options.
Last week, Rogers Communications Inc. launched
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