Canadians hungry for pick-and-pay savings in 2016 — but broadcasters are bracing for the worst

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James Rehor is a TV fan, he’s just not a fan of his monthly bill. So count him as one of the Canadians anxiously awaiting regulatory changes promising more choice in cable packages and the prospect of a cheaper bill.

Beginning March 1, 2016, all Canadian TV providers will have to offer a basic package of channels for no more than $25 a month and give consumers the option of ordering individual channels a la carte or in small bundles. By December, TV providers must offer both a la carte ordering and small channel bundles.

Rehor says he’d love to whittle down the 120-odd channels he gets from Cogeco to the dozen or so he actually watches — and he’d start by ditching the innumerable foreign-language stations bundled into his package.

 

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Cassandra Szklarski – Canadian Press – December 29, 2015.

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