Category: Business
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Are You Worried Yet?
Time Warner Cable (TWC) and CBS (CBS) both had a lot to lose in that standoff over programming fees, but in the end, it was CBS that had Time Warner on the ropes. It’s an outcome that should worry any long-term investor in cable or satellite television sector. If Time Warner isn’t powerful enough to…
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Another Filmmaker Makes the Case Against 4K and for HD
August 26, 2013 By James DeRuvo 1 Comment Majority users still watch SD, even on HDTVs Ken Simpson is one of those “the best camera is the one you have in your hand” kind of guys. What gives Ken Simpson the street cred to rag on REDHeads and their obsession with ultra high definition (UHD)…
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Sony and Viacom Reach Tentative Deal to Stream Cable Channels
I don’t see how the broadband providers don’t kill this deal in it’s sleep. They will start putting caps and added cost to heavy internet users. Unless the FCC gets involved (maybe legal, who knows) the cable providers can’t let their competition clog their networks with more OTT programing. This could get ugly…real quick. G…
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The Third Ear: A Powerful Tool To Becoming A Better Listener
Stop rushing to fill the silence, dispense advice and complete other people’s thoughts. Be a better leader by learning how to listen on a deeper level. Bruna Martinuzzi August 12, 2013 Author, Presenting with Credibility: Practical Tools and Techniques for Effective Presentations “I am convinced I have a third ear,” Dr. Joyce F. Brown, the president…
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Half US multi-channel households have DVR
More proof that DVRs have entered the mainstream has emerged with fresh consumer research from Leichtman Research Group. The research and analyst firm found that 52 per cent of households in the US that subscribe to a multi-channel video service have a Digital Video Recorder (DVR), compared to 4 per cent of TV households that…
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86% US households pay-TV subscribers
New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) finds that 86 per cent of US households subscribe to some form of multi-channel video service. While major multi-channel video providers reported a cumulative increase of less than 1 per cent of subscribers over the past three years, penetration has slightly declined over that time as a…
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Blu-ray, UltraViolet Sales Jump in First Half of 2013
Sales of combined Blu-ray Discs and associated electronic sell-through (EST) digital content leap 24% in first 6 months of 2013. Also, 13 million Ultraviolet titles sold. By Jason Knott, August 06, 2013 Not to steal a page from Mark Twain, but it appears the reports about the death of the Blu-ray have been greatly exaggerated.…
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3 Reasons Your Cable Bill Is Rising
By Demitrios Kalogeropoulos August 4, 2013 Americans are sending bigger checks to their cable companies these days. Both Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA ) and Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC ) reported last week that they’re collecting more cash from subscribers lately. And while it’s true that big cable is after bigger profits, that’s not the only reason bills…
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1 Way Streaming Video Is Killing Pay TV
By Demitrios Kalogeropoulos Pay-TV subscribers are a tough bunch to keep hold of. DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH ) lost 78,000 of them last quarter. Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA ) saw 159,000 vanish from its books. Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC ) had 191,000 of them bolt in the second quarter. All told, about 380,000 fewer people are paying for…
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