FTVLive has been saying this for years, but now one cable company is saying it.

Charter Communications, one of the biggest cable TV companies, says that the traditional cable TV model is broken and it needs to be fixed or abandoned.

Charter says that cable TV is too expensive for consumers and providers, adding that cord-cutters and rising fees are contributing to a “vicious video cycle.”

FTVLive has been saying exactly this for years.

Media companies continue to demand that cable companies pay them more money per subscriber and as the cost is passed along to the viewers, they cut the cord and opt out.

While we have been saying this forever, now a cable company is admitting that the business model is broken.

I think rules have to change in which cable companies can offer stations a la carte and then viewers can pick and choose which stations they want to pay for.

If that happens, you will start to see stations invest in news again, since that will be something the viewers will be looking for.