Okay, Okay, Maybe Netflix Is a Problem for Cable After All

Both Reed Hastings and the cable guys insist that Netflix doesn’t threaten the cable business. Nonsense, says a new survey.
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Free Web Video = More Ads. Video You Pay For? You Get Ads With That, Too.

Last month, after ABC announced plans to bump up the number of ads it runs on its online video, I predicted that the other networks would follow suit. That was fast!

ABC iPad App’s Newest Feature: Twice as Many Ads

The TV networks have been unwilling or unable to run many ads with their online shows. But ABC is pushing to change that, starting with its popular app. Next up: More ads at ABC.com, too.

Bob Pittman Smacks Online Video

Bob Pittman, the longtime media exec who led AOL at its peak (and left the company after its merger with Time Warner turned sour), recently gave an interesting interview in which he takes a very counter view to the current craze around online video. Of the explosion in the sector–every report and poll shows a [...]