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Chipping Away at the Cable Industry
It seems that every day I read a story about some big company who is working very hard to break the cable monopoly and to bring alternate programming packages to the market. Aereo is at the Supreme...
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Some Tiny Steps for Web TV
There were several announcements in the last week from programmers who are going to put their content onto the Internet. I’ve had several people ask me if they think this means that OTT is finally...
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AT&T and Time Warner
I have been thinking about the AT&T and Time Warner merger since it was first announced. Generally the reasons for megamergers are apparent – there is generally some big efficiency or cross benefit...
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Erosion of Cable Subscribers
A lot has been written about the impact of cord cutting and there are varying estimates about how significant the phenomenon has become. But there is a different way to examine the effects on the cable...
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The Myth of OTT Savings
One of the reasons touted in the press for the recent popularity of cord cutting is the desire of people to save money over a traditional cable TV subscription. But as I look at what’s popular on the...
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The OTT Super-bundler
Without making much noise about it, Amazon has become a super-bundler of OTT content. In addition to their own unique programming Amazon now carries programming from over 90 different channel partners....
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Reality Pricing Coming for Online Video
I’ve been a cord cutter for many years and over the last few years, I’ve tried the various vMVPDs that offer channel line-ups that somewhat mimic traditional cable TV. I’ve tried Sling TV, DirecTV Now...
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Is AT&T the 800-pound Gorilla?
For years it’s been understood in the industry that Comcast is the hardest incumbent to compete against. However, they are still a cable company and many people dislike cable companies – but Comcast...
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