32 posts and columns on Showtime

Voices

The Disequilibrium of Power: How Retransmission Consent Went So Wrong, and How to Fix It

in Voices on August 27, 2013 at 9:01 am PT

Local broadcast retransmission consent legislation was never intended to fund NFL rights acquisition and prime-time network programming.
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Your Poor Couch! Netflix Viewers Don’t Cut Back on Regular TV.

in Media on July 29, 2013 at 7:46 am PT

Are you watching Netflix? TiVo says you’re not cutting back on your regular TV habits. Which means you are spending a lot of time watching TV, period.

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If I Could Have Just One Functionality From My Streaming Video Services, This Would Be It …

in Voices on July 16, 2013 at 11:05 am PT

Downloading is dying, “streaming won,” and yet we are in a no-man’s-land of not always being connected.

Big Data, Soft Sell: Netflix Pitches a Hands-Off Approach to Hollywood

in Dive Into Media on March 1, 2013 at 10:48 am PT

Sure, Netflix knows a lot about you and what you like to watch. But that doesn’t mean it knows how to make stuff you want to watch.

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Streaming Forward: Where the Streaming Content Industry Is Headed in 2013 and Beyond

in Voices on December 21, 2012 at 6:00 am PT

When will a robust streaming TV guide be available that simply encompasses all available content?

Want to See Why You Can’t Get HBO or Showtime Without Paying for Cable? Watch This Ad.

in Media on November 26, 2012 at 11:00 am PT

You might not like the tie-up between the programmers and the cable guys. But the system works great for them, for now.

A Sneak Peek at “House of Cards,” Netflix’s First Big Bet on Original Content

in Media on November 15, 2012 at 8:43 am PT

Kevin Spacey and David Fincher team up to make an HBO-like series. Reed Hastings has $100 million (or so) riding on it.

Viral Video: Hulu’s Original “Paul, the Male Matchmaker” Set to Debut

in Media on February 7, 2012 at 8:57 am PT

Once more into the Internet content series breach!

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

in Media on January 26, 2012 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.

The Louis C.K. Window

in Media on December 12, 2011 at 3:00 am PT

Louis C.K. isn’t the first performer to sell directly to his fans using the Web. But if he wants to, he can keep working with Big Media, too. Clever.

Maybe Cord Cutting Isn't Here Yet. What About Cord Shaving?

in Media, April 11, 2011 at 2:07 pm PT

Netflix Adds Fox's "Glee"

Showtime To Show Less On Netflix [UPDATED]

in Media, March 22, 2011 at 6:37 pm PT

Flipboard Partners With Web Publishers for Full Content (and Full Disclosure: Including ATD)

in Social, December 2, 2010 at 9:22 am PT

Netflix Adds "Saturday Night Live," "Battlestar Galactica," More NBC U Shows to Web Service

in Media, September 24, 2010 at 6:02 am PT

Viral Video: "The Big C" Is Also a "Big D"–as in "Digital"

in News, August 18, 2010 at 12:15 am PT

Is Netflix Ready to Announce a Big Money Deal With Epix?

in Media, August 9, 2010 at 3:01 pm PT

CBS' Comcast Deal Clears the Deck for Hulu. Maybe Apple, Too.

in Media, August 2, 2010 at 3:15 pm PT

CBS, Comcast Sign 10-Year Pact

in News, August 2, 2010 at 11:42 am PT

Sony Reportedly To Launch Two Movie Channels Later This Year

in News, July 6, 2010 at 11:53 am PT

Studios Make Bigger Push for Digital Sales

in News, December 28, 2009 at 8:45 am PT

Yahoo Widgets Lend Brains to Boob Tube

in The Mossberg Solution, March 24, 2009 at 4:30 pm PT

Sony and Roku Try To Join TV to Web, But No Merger Yet

in Personal Technology, August 13, 2008 at 6:06 pm PT

Blogs and Kisses!

in News, April 11, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

Gates: Sucker MCs Jealous of the Rhyme and the Rhyme Routine

in News, January 7, 2008 at 11:00 am PT