According to a study conducted by consulting firm Deloitte, approximately 9 percent of users subscribing to premium television programming such as cable or satellite TV ditched those services in favor of online options during 2011. With more than 2,000 respondents between the ages of 14 to 75 participating in the survey, eleven percent are considering […]
By John Eggerton — Broadcasting & Cable, 11/1/2011 3:50:42 PM The National Association of Broadcasters message was clear Tuesday, saying that the FCC’s plan to take back as much as 120 mHZ of spectrum and auction it for broadband wireless is a threat to the multicast digital channels that NAB President Gordon Smith said are […]
November 1, 2011 WASHINGTON: The National Association of Broadcasters highlighted the opportunity for greater diversity on broadcast TV during an event to launch the Future of TV Coalition. Former Ambassador Andrew Young, one of the principals of the recently launched Bounce TV broadcast network, was on hand. Bounce TV is the first broadcast network programmed […]
NAB Launching Future of TV Coalition Looks to leverage value of minority-targeted multicast channels in fight for spectrum By John Eggerton — Broadcasting & Cable, 10/28/2011 The National Association of Broadcasters is launching the Future of TV Coalition next week, an effort to promote diversity via digital broadcasting. NAB has been arguing for some time […]
Oct 25, 2011 Research: Parks Associates suggests cord-cutting is accelerating. The firm’s latest report says 13% of broadband-connected TV viewers have reduced pay-TV services within the last 12 months and another 9% say they’re about to do the same. PA says the move away from pay-TV is tied closer to the adoption of broadband than […]
I’m sure that Michael would like to thank the Charter Cable subscribers. For it takes about 59,000 customers paying one month’s bill for him to get the reward of making $7.22 million in 2010 compensation. Not bad for being on the job a year and a half. Lovett is the fifth highest-paid St. Louis executive. […]
The drop in Netflix’s (NFLX) stock has some thinking that the bloom is off the Internet video rose. However, “cord cutting” — consumers that replace traditional TV with Internet video — is a trend that’s here to stay, says MagnaGlobal in a new report. About 8% of all TV homes (8.9 million) will have only […]
Antennas Direct Inc. is pleased to announce a strategic working partnership with TiVo® Inc. based in Alviso, California. Founded in 1997, TiVo, a pioneer in home entertainment, created a brand-new product and service category with the development of the world’s first digital video recorder (DVR). Today, the company continues to revolutionize the way consumers watch and access home […]
Subscribers hang up on cable and satellite in 2Q; cos. blame economy as Internet threat looms. NEW YORK (AP) — The weak economy is hitting Americans where they spend a lot of their free time: at the TV set. They’re canceling or forgoing cable and satellite TV subscriptions in record numbers, according to an analysis […]
We all are figuring out that the FCC wants the size of the airwaves used by broadcast television stations to decrease. The FCC says that it’s voluntary and needed for the increasing wireless services of today’s consumers. Television broadcasters say there’s no promise, it’s voluntary and it could be the final “off the air” for […]
Beginning in mid-August, Fox Broadcasting will unveil a scheme whereby viewers will only have next-day access to its shows on Hulu and Fox.com if they can prove they are pay-TV subscribers. Otherwise they will have to wait eight days to watch the content online. There are likely many reasons for Fox’s doing so, but foremost […]
Some bad news today for the cable and satellite companies that have been pooh-poohing the possibility that millions of subscribers will cut the pay TV cord. Researchers at SNL Kagan — one of the most cable-friendly forecasting firms — say they expect 12.1 million homes in 2015 will receive TV shows and movies from Internet services […]
