Jan 09
It’s tempting, if you’re not a fan of grown men grappling, to dismiss last night’s announcement of WWE’s new digital streaming network
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Dec 02
The home of Girls, Game of Thrones, and Boardwalk Empire has become part of another low-cost cable TV bundle. This time, it’s Time Warner serving up HBO without the all the filler cable channels you’ll never watch.
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Oct 25
Fans of Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, The Wire, and Girls can finally get their HBO fix without being forced to subscribe to 15 different versions of MTV and other wallet-sucking basic cable networks. And it’s coming from an unlikely …
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May 23
TiVo has become the Kleenex of the TV world — a once dominant brand that’s become a generic commodity. Yes, we still call recording a TV show “TiVoing.” But as cable and satellite companies started offering their own DVRs and …
May 10
Nothing ruins a dramatic scene like buffering, so do yourself a favor and optimize your rig for streaming video.
Mar 18
The monthly subscription TV bill is a painful reminder that you don’t watch most of the billed channels you receive. You’re not alone — cable and satellite companies are also tired of paying for worthless channels, and they’re doing something …
Mar 14
CBS wants you watching its shows — and, of course, the ads appear with those shows — anywhere, which is why it’s putting its programming on the iPhone. It’s like a network exclusive version of Hulu for your iPhone and …
Mar 12
Netflix has provided proof that your lousy ISP is the reason the good Doctor looked like a pixelated blob the last time you watched Doctor Who. The streaming colossus launched a dedicated site on Tuesday to report the average download …
Mar 05
Roku introduced the new Roku 3 set-top box that delivers more than a hobby. It’s probably the best streamer on the market.
Your move Apple.
Aug 20
Editorial: Cutting the cable cord is a young trend going in the right direction
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This week I bought a Roku. Late to the party? Yes, but not as late as you might suppose. Roku has sold about 2.5 million streaming media boxes since the product launched in 2008. Approximately 1.5 million of those units moved in 2011, indicating an acceleration of demand. Coincidentally, those numbers roughly represent the cord-cutting movement: Reportedly, 2.65 million cable subscribers ditched their service between 2008 and 2011, with about 1.5 million of those defections happening in 2011.
While cable cord-cutting is a trend, the movement is occurring in the context of customer inertia. About 100 million customers subscribe to cable, satellite, and other pay-TV providers (e.g. AT&T’s U-Verse). The problematic value proposition of cutting the cord will probably keep massive inaction in place for the short term, but cannot, I believe, withstand long-term marketplace demands.
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