Canadians want more choice and control – but will pay for the TV channels they want

TORONTO – Almost eight in 10 Canadians think it’s a good, even excellent, idea to be able to choose TV channels a-la-carte, according to a recent survey by Toronto firm Solutions Research Group.Not only do Canadians want more choice and control in what they watch on television, they say they’re willing to pay more on a per-channel basis to get it, says the company’s recent Digital Life Canada Quarterly Study, which followed the federal government’s request that the CRTC study ways to have TV providers provide more options (something the CRTC had already started to do).SRG’s survey shows that 79%...