A la carte pay television (from the French à la carte, "from the menu"), also known as pick-and-pay,[1] is a pricing model for pay television services in which customers subscribe to individual television channels. This approach contrasts with the prevailing bundling model, where channels are grouped into packages offered on an all-or-nothing basis.
The term has also been applied to the practice of cord cutting—relying on television services delivered over the internet—and to the selection of multiple video on demand subscription services, each chosen individually by the consumer and accessible through a single billing and over-the-top viewing platform.[2]
- ^ "CRTC rules cable companies must offer pick-and-pay channels, $25 basic package". CBC News. March 19, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
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