Peter Kafka in Media on January 27 at 7:39 am PT
Here’s how your monthly cable bill gets split up. Spoiler: Disney and ESPN get a really big chunk.
Peter Kafka in Media on December 9, 2011 at 7:36 am PT
“Not if, just when in 2012″, says analyst Rich Greenfield. OK. But who? Amazon? Verizon? Wal-Mart?
Peter Kafka in Media on October 11, 2011 at 2:05 pm PT
DVD sales are tanking, and iTunes, Amazon and Netflix aren’t making up the difference.
The big media companies have all failed when it comes to digital … Hulu is the exception to that rule. It has flourished, despite ownership by the major media companies. Yet, this is the business that the media companies are looking to sell — does that make sense?
BTIG analyst Rich Greenfield, in a note urging Hulu’s owners, who have put the site on the auction block, not to go through with the sale
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 July 13, 2011 at 1:35 pm PT
The video service raised its prices by 60 percent yesterday. But it doesn’t expect most of you to pay up — it’s hoping you spend less, and stop using discs.
Peter Kafka in Media on June 14, 2011 at 9:20 am PT
Pandora’s costs keep rising along with its popularity, which means the company is going to have to get really good at selling ads. It has a long way to go.
Peter Kafka in Media on May 29, 2011 at 5:20 am PT
Your iPad can do lots of things, but live TV generally isn’t one of them. Here’s why Bamboom could work–and why that will freak out the networks.
Peter Kafka in Media on April 22, 2011 at 7:15 am PT
The search giant says you probably stopped looking for DVDs back in 2008. But Netflix searches have grown 90 percent a year for the past two years.
Peter Kafka in Media on April 11, 2011 at 2:07 pm PT
Maybe cable subscribers aren’t dumping their service in favor of Netflix, Hulu, etc. But maybe they’re cutting back on HBO and Showtime. A new study says Web TV watchers are behind an eight percent drop in premium cable subs.
