NCTA, Disney Fire Back on À La Carte

NCTA, DISNEY FIRE BACK ON A LA CARTE
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton ]
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association and Walt Disney unveiled their own independent à la carte studies Wednesday refuting FCC Chairman Kevin Martin's à la carte study released last month. The NCTA/Disney reports essentially conclude that the Martin-backed report is not a cost-benefit analysis, or an effective rebuttal of the original report's well-substantiated conclusions and, given that, is not a basis for regulatory or statutory action.
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