Broadband instead of broadcast?

I don't think you have to be Nostradamus to see this coming.

The Retail Bridge: Is Broadband The Future Of TV?

According to a report released last week by market research firm In-Stat, more than 16 million U.S. TV households may be using their broadband service more than their TV sets within the next three years.
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The In-Stat survey found that as many as 30 percent of respondents would consider dropping their pay TV subscription and use the internet for their entertainment needs if they knew how to do it. Why? Because, even with hundreds of available channels, 42 percent of respondents said they are not getting enough of the content they want (especially international news and information) from their TV service.

What I really want to see is HD content available in a truly a la carte fashion: individual channel streams, hell, even individual programs selectable one at a time, like a Dim Sum menu. However, I'm a little uncertain that the content providers would ever go for it.

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