Peter Kafka in Media on May 7 at 12:07 pm PT
Wait long enough, or pay enough, and you can see repeats of last night’s “Mad Men” in lots of places. So why pay to see it on cable last night?
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Peter Kafka in Media on October 25, 2011 at 11:31 am PT
Another ally for Fox and its “authentication” strategy. Verizon will be adding its four million FiosTV customers to the Fox plan, which
keeps most prime time shows off the Web for eight days except for Hulu Plus customers and certain pay TV subscribers. Also along for the ride, Mediacom, a small regional cable player.
Disney’s ABC is expected to adopt a similar strategy. Fox is owned by News Corp., which also owns this Web site.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on October 18, 2011 at 11:17 am PT
As it turns out, far fewer people play Facebook games than originally thought. Here’s why that’s good news for developers.
Peter Kafka in Media on October 4, 2011 at 6:39 pm PT
Microsoft has a slew of announcements coming tomorrow. One of them: Xbox owners will be able to use the game system as a cable box/streaming video service. It won’t do cord cutters any good.
Peter Kafka in Media on September 22, 2011 at 9:33 am PT
One key element of today’s news will take place outside of Facebook’s walls. If it works, it will help the media world establish an important distribution outlet that isn’t controlled by Apple.
Peter Kafka in Media on August 16, 2011 at 8:45 am PT
Right now, The Great Free TV Web Pullback of 2011 only affects shows like “Master Chef.” But soon you’re going to have to start waiting to catch up on shows like “Modern Family,” too.
Peter Kafka in Media on July 27, 2011 at 8:42 am PT
Fox tells Web surfers how to get their not-really-free anymore Web TV. It’s not rocket science, but it’s going to take some work. Also: Hulu? What Hulu?
Peter Kafka in Media on July 27, 2011 at 3:30 am PT
Fox and the other broadcasters have logical reasons to lock up their shows online. Except for the part where it backfires, and turns run-of-the-mill Web surfers into video bandits.
Peter Kafka in Media on June 27, 2011 at 1:38 pm PT
A few days after the news first broke that Hulu is for sale, we know a bit more about what, exactly, that means. Here’s where things stand right now.
Peter Kafka in News on June 23, 2011 at 7:37 am PT
What if you had to wait eight days to watch last night’s “Office” on Hulu, unless you were a cable subscriber? That would make Hulu a lot less valuable, right?
