Wall St. Unfazed by a la Carte

[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Mike Farrell]
The hubbub over the potential threat of a la carte pricing drew a collective yawn from cable investors Wednesday. The investor indifference to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin’s comments at a Senate hearing Tuesday, where he said a la carte was feasible, mirrored the sentiments of several Wall Street analysts. In research reports in the past two days, several analysts said the possibility of forced a la carte pricing for cable networks was highly unlikely, with most adding that Chairman Martin’s comments could be a political ploy to push through his longtime desire for a family-friendly tier.
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