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Netflix Doesn’t Want to Compete With Cable, Hulu, iTunes or GameFly. But HBO …

Peter Kafka in Media on January 26 at 8:35 am PT

Reed Hastings make his case, again: We’re just another cable TV network, and people seem to like that just fine.

HBO Go Is Finally Going to Be on Time Warner Cable

Peter Kafka in Media on December 16, 2011 at 6:02 pm PT

Time Warner and its former cable company figure it out. Finally.

Dish in Talks for Internet TV

Sam Schechner and Matt Jarzemsky, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Media on November 8, 2011 at 10:22 am PT

Dish Network Corp. has approached several media companies about the possibility of licensing their TV channels for use on a new pay-TV service to be delivered over the Internet, rather than over Dish’s satellite system, according to people familiar with the discussions.

Google Ponders Pay-TV Business

Sam Schechner and Amir Efrati, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Media on November 4, 2011 at 4:05 am PT

Internet giant Google Inc. is considering a plan to offer paid cable-TV services to consumers, a move that could unleash a new wave of competition within the traditional TV business.

Comcast Takes Online Rivals’ Technology for a Spin

Jessica E. Vascellaro, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on May 25, 2011 at 4:18 pm PT

Comcast Corp., facing a growing threat from online video services, is fighting fire with fire. The country’s largest cable-service provider soon will start testing a new way to deliver its television channels, co-opting the same technology standard that upstart Internet rivals have used to challenge traditional pay-TV business models.

Netflix Shatters Pay TV Window With FilmDistrict Deal

John Paczkowski in News on December 1, 2010 at 7:48 am PT

Intent on remaking the cable landscape, Netflix this morning inked another distribution deal, this one with FilmDistrict. Under its terms, first-run films that typically would have been licensed to cable channels for broadcast during the so-called “pay TV window” will now instead go to Netflix for streaming.

Today's Daily Cord-Cutting Denial: Viacom

Peter Kafka in Media on November 11, 2010 at 1:33 pm PT

We know the drill by now: Cable company exec speaks in a public setting, gets asked about “cord cutting” and says he can’t see it. Cue disbelief.

Sony Reportedly To Launch Two Movie Channels Later This Year

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on July 6, 2010 at 11:53 am PT

Sony plans to launch two new movie channels later this year, according to the Los Angeles Times, which cites “people familiar with the plans.” One of the channels, tentatively called Sony Pictures Movies HD, would be the company’s first wholly owned cable channel in the U.S. devoted to movies.

Hulu CEO Jason Kilar: We’re No Cable Killer! We Swear!

Peter Kafka in Media on June 30, 2010 at 4:00 am PT

If you’re planning on swapping out your expensive cable TV service for Hulu’s $10 a month subscription offering, Jason Kilar has advice for you: Don’t do it! He needs to be very clear about this message: Hulu Plus is supposed to please TV junkies without angering the cable gods.

CW to Double Ads in Web Shows

Sam Schechner, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 26, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

Seeking to mine a growing audience for TV shows online, The CW Network is taking a route that other broadcasters have avoided: putting as many ads in Web versions of its shows as it airs on TV. The U.S. network, a joint venture of CBS Corp. and Time Warner Inc., plans next TV season to double the commercials in Web versions of its shows, including “Gossip Girl.”

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