Next up for Google TV: An NBC app with full, free episodes?
NBC may be ready to rethink its stance towards Google TV, and make its content available for free on the platform through a native app. Read more »
Big surprise: Hulu’s owners can’t agree on its future
A leaked memo hints at an uncertain future for Hulu after a buyout of co-owner Providence Equity Partners. Not only could CEO Jason Kilar leave the company, but Hulu’s co-owners News Corp. and Disney don’t seem to see eye-to-eye on key issues. Read more »
Olympic winners: How NBC’s authentication helped VPN providers
How about this for an unlikely winner of the 2012 London Olympics: VPN providers have been signing up lots of new users looking to access streams of the games in real time. Which makes one wonder: Wouldn’t it be better if those customers paid broadcasters instead? Read more »
Cablevision rolls out Optimum app for Kindle Fire
While the broader TV Everywhere initiative has been hindered by all the deals that need to happen between programmers and pay TV operators, watch-anywhere-in-the-home apps provided by multichannel operators are gaining traction. Cablevision says Optimum, for example, is now used by a third of its subscribers. Read more »
Few cable users aware of TV Everywhere
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According to research firm Parks Associates, only about a fifth of pay TV subscribers know that their cable, satellite or telco service provider offers products that let them view video content on digital devices over the internet. Read more »
What are you paying for when you buy TV?
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Traditional cable is no longer about choice; it’s about access. As an access provider for content, cable has the widest depth of content right now, but it also costs the most. So how long can it keep content and customers? Read more at GigaOM »
Why HBO is once again TV’s most relevant network
Critics say that in the post-Sopranos era, HBO is no longer “zeitgeisty.” But what’s not relevant about a network carrying the entire TV Everywhere initiative on its back? We examine why HBO remains vital, just in a different way. Read more »
One TV Everywhere deal down! (Many more to go)
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An agreement between Viacom and Time Warner Cable ends a year-long court fight and lets the No. 2 cable service stream channels like MTV and Comedy Central on iPads. But will it finally kick-start the kind of wide-scale dealmaking needed to make TV Everywhere a reality? Read more »
NimbleTV tries to make good on TV Everywhere’s promise
NimbleTV, a New York start-up, is looking to make good on the promise of TV Everywhere by offering an online TV platform that allows a customer of a paid TV subscription plan to get their content streamed to them wherever they are. Read more at GigaOM »
Disney, Comcast And Why TV Everywhere Alone Is Not Enough
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Yesterday’s press release from Disney (NYSE: DIS) and Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA), announcing a comprehensive new ten-year distribution agreement… Read more »
What's Coming In 2012: The Age Of Ubiquity (For Some)
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This is the last in a series of posts that highlighted key people, companies and trends to watch in 2012 in the sectors we cover most, from… Read more »
@ pcAds: What ‘TV Everywhere’ Means For Advertisers
Sell the content, not the platform — that’s one of the lessons of “TV everywhere.” Matt Seiler, CEO of Mediabrands, and David Levy, preside… Read more »
HBO Looks To Extend App Success To Cinemax With MAX Go
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When Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) released its quarterly earnings last week, the company boasted that its HBO app, HBO Go, was pulling in the cro… Read more »
Adobe Launches ‘TV Everywhere’ Product, Signs Up Two Cable Partners
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Cable companies have been talking about creating “TV Everywhere” for awhile now, and it’s clearly something consumers want. But there’s stil… Read more »
First Look: Comcast Xfinity Flips The Switch On iPad Streaming
Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) cable subs with iPads or iPhones and the Xfinity TV app are now part of the (some) TV Everywhere club. The TV show and… Read more »
Comcast, Time Warner Expand TV Everywhere
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It’s been approximately 18 months since Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) first talked up TV Everywhere, but their authentic… Read more »
What I Learned About TV Everywhere Because Of My ‘Dexter’ Obsession
Ken Sonenclar is a Managing Director at DeSilva + Phillips, LLC, a New York investment bank specializing in media.
I had a crisis on my han… Read more »
Disney, Verizon FiOS Extend Carriage Deal; Includes Mobile, Digital Access
With the recent Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) deal as a template, Disney (NYSE: DIS) and Verizon FiOS TV have agreed to extend and expand di… Read more »
Time Warner Strikes ‘TV Everywhere’ Pact With Verizon
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By Glen Dickson: Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), which has been driving cable operators and programmers to make cable network programming online th… Read more »
Bewkes Memo: Extending TV Everywhere Model To Publishing
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Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) has four top goals: taking advantage of scale and brands; cost cutting and keeping costs down; international expansi… Read more »
Web 2.0 Video: Comcast’s Roberts Shows Off Streaming On Demand
Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts used his appearance at Web 2.0 Tuesday to announce the national roll out of Comcast On… Read more »
Updated: Time Warner Cable Tries Its Own Version Of TV Everywhere; Verizon Joins In
Some more details on *Time Warner* Cable’s TV Everywhere push, announced this morning, but calling it a trial still lets the cable operator… Read more »
Time Warner Cable Online Video Test En Route
Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) is on the verge of expanding its online video efforts from a small-scale HBO trial to a small-scale national t… Read more »
Discovery Opts In To Comcast On Demand Broadband Trial
Discovery Communications (NSDQ: DISCA) is putting some full-length programs online but sticking to its guns when it comes to free broadband… Read more »
Earnings: DirecTV: Profit Drops 11 Percent; Exploring Version Of 'TV Everywhere'
DirecTV (NYSE: DTV) managed its second-best quarter for subscriber additions in four years, giving the satellite company some bragging right… Read more »
Disney’s Iger On Authentication: ‘We Should Get Paid Appropriately’
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Updated: *Disney* CEO Bob Iger describes his take on authentication as a “healthy amount of skepticism but open minded.” That said, he also… Read more »
Time Warner’s HBO, Cinemax Join Comcast Broadband Trial; Showtime May Take Part
Add HBO and Cinemax to the list of networks taking part in the Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) Online On Demand national trial slated to start later t… Read more »
Starz Joins Comcast On Demand Online Trial
The 5,000 Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) subscribers taking part in the company’s planned online VOD trial this summer will have access to 300 movies… Read more »
CBS Interactive’s Smith On Authentication: ’70 Billion Reasons To Make This Work’
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It didn’t take long for *CBS* to issue a statement after Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) and Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) announced the upcoming national t… Read more »
Industry Moves: Turner: Heller Takes On TV Everywhere; Levy Adds Distribution
Changes at the top levels of Turner Broadcasting: David Levy adds distribution arm Turner Network Sales to ad sales and sports, a consolidat… Read more »
