NCTA, Disney to Bow a la Carte Studies

[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
In a move likely to escalate tensions with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin, the cable industry is releasing two studies Wednesday designed to refute a recent Martin-backed study that concluded that the a la carte sale of cable networks could benefit consumers. The National Cable & Telecommunications Associations and The Walt Disney Co. are planning to unveil the economic studies at a press conference in Washington, D.C., about five weeks after release of the FCC report. Disney is the majority owner of ESPN, the popular sports network adamantly opposed to distribution outside of the expanded-basic tier.
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