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Home Theater
August 14, 2007 |
Mock-DVR Shoves Ads Down Your Throat Time Warner Cable subscribers will be able to view already-aired programming at the touch of a button, but the fast-forward function is disabled.   |
The Motley Fool
May 8, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney on Demand Disney and Cox hook up in a unique video-on-demand deal. |
InternetNews
March 31, 2009
Michelle Megna |
Disney/ABC Strikes Broadcast Deal With YouTube YouTube and Disney Media Networks today announced an agreement to show mini-episodes from ESPN and the Disney/ABC Television Group on ad-supported channels at the Google-owned video portal. |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2004
Rich Smith |
Changing the Channel on Cable The U.S. Senate wants cable to offer channels a la carte. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2006
David Lee Smith |
Be Demanding of Your TV Much of the programming now available from the cable operators on video-on-demand is free to viewers. Video-on-demand is innovative, but what could it mean for your portfolio? |
Home Theater
August 7, 2009
Mark Fleischmann |
Pay to Skip Ads, See Ads Anyway Commercials overrun former bastions of commercial-free viewing. |
The Motley Fool
February 27, 2008
Anders Bylund |
Disney Fires the First Real Shot in On-Demand Wars Walt Disney's ABC network will start streaming fresh episodes of hits at the click of a remote. |
Home Theater
August 19, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
Cox to Support TiVo Premiere DVR Testing to start this year, full rollout in 2011. |
InternetNews
June 17, 2004
Robyn Greenspan |
DVR Users Develop Ad-Skipping Strategy Not only are DVR users skipping the commercials on recorded programs, they are purposely delaying the start time of shows to avoid ads. |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2006
David Lee Smith |
Comcast Visits the Magic Kingdom Comcast and Disney have been unusual among media companies in 2006 -- the year has been good to their shareholders. That shouldn't change now, since it appears that these two revitalized companies have inked a win-win agreement. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
December 1, 2006
Amin & Estrella |
Alternative Media: Health on Demand Targeted video-on-demand offers pharma an entertaining new way to reach consumers. |
InternetNews
April 30, 2009
Michelle Megna |
Hulu, Disney Strike Deal on ABC TV Shows, Movies On the heels of last month's YouTube deal, Disney's latest online venture is an equity stake in rival Hulu. |
InternetNews
January 6, 2006
Tim Gray |
Plenty of Competition for Video on Demand Analysts warn that continued success of video on demand is not a guarantee, especially as competition from a variety of entertainment sources comes into play. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
NBC Tries Speed Ads Advertising disruption is well under way as NBC Universal attempts to see whether a shorter commercial break will retain viewers' attention better. |
BusinessWeek
May 2, 2005 |
ABC News Now: "We're Leapfrogging" ABC News president David Westin explains why he sees the digital channel "as the next generation in news." |
Home Theater
March 20, 2008 |
Net Viewing of Full TV Shows Rises Internet users have progressed beyond quick youtube clips to widespread viewing of full-length network television shows, according to a new study. |
BusinessWeek
September 24, 2007
Burt Helm |
Cable Takes A Ratings Hit Cable companies will suffer under Nielsen's new system, which counts who's watching the ads. |
BusinessWeek
May 22, 2006
Ronald Grover |
The Sound Of Many Hands Zapping As new numbers show ad-skipping DVRs on the rise, advertisers press for lower rates. |
The Motley Fool
February 12, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
The Other Cable Story Cox Communications offers investors lots to ponder. |
The Motley Fool
August 25, 2010
Manikandan Raman |
Cable War Between Disney and Time Warner: Who'll Win? Not only subscribers, but also the investors of Walt Disney and Time Warner Cable are wondering how the heightened clash between the companies over continued carriage of Disney channels will impact the bottom line of each. |
Home Theater
June 30, 2009 |
Broadcast DTV May Poach Cable Customers More than half of viewers say they may switch to over-the-air digital television from cable or satellite service. |
Home Theater
November 14, 2008 |
Times Are Hard? Raise Cable Rates! Home prices are plummeting, people are maxing out their credit cards, the stock market is in convulsions, health care costs are out of control, and the economy is rocketing into recession. America needs a morale booster. What better time to raise cable television rates? |
The Motley Fool
September 20, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Fool on the Street: Disney Gets It At a Merrill Lynch analyst conference last week, Disney's president of the ABC Television Group spoke to investors about the future of television broadcasting. Here's the inside scoop on what these analysts know that individual investors don't. |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2010
Jesse Emspak |
Internet Challenges Cable Companies, but They Aren't Done Yet The need for revenue keeps many stations from going online-only. |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2004
Rich Smith |
FCC: Friend to Cable Companies Commissioner Powell and friends side against "a la carte" cable service. |
The Motley Fool
October 28, 2010
Travis Hoium |
ESPN Breaks the Mold Live streaming content is spreading. |
The Motley Fool
November 18, 2004
Rich Duprey |
TiVo Pauses Fast-Forwarding New technology will still allow advertising to get through to viewers. |
BusinessWeek
December 5, 2005
Ronald Grover |
Static In Rupert's Satellite Dreams New technology lets cable offer goodies DirecTV can't - and customers are noticing. |
BusinessWeek
November 21, 2005
Kiley & Lowry |
The End Of TV (As You Know It) In an era of on-demand entertainment, Big Media is eager to give viewers the content they want. But who will pay for it? |
Home Theater
October 19, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
NY Viewers Bruised in Carriage Smash In cable rebroadcast dispute, two major local channels go dark. |
Home Theater
July 27, 2007 |
Cable-DVR Adoption Surges More than half of cable subscribers will have digital video recorders by 2010, according to a rather expensive study. |
The Motley Fool
May 15, 2007
Dave Mock |
Sprint Calls on the Mouse Thanks to Sprint Nextel and Disney-ABC, Americans can watch TV from the comfort of their cell phones. |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2010 |
How to Profit From ESPN Between its eponymous cable channels, ESPN.com, its ESPN3 Web offering, and its magazine, ESPN has a moat investors drool over. |
Fast Company
Harry McCracken |
Review: Sling TV, An Intriguing -- But Incomplete -- First Draft Of The Future Of Pay TV There are going to be some people who care enough about the channels the service offers to pay $20 a month. Sports fans especially. But there will more who will look at the lineup and fixate on what's currently missing. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2010
Jim Mueller |
Disney Is Getting Dangerous Disney's shift away from studio revenue and toward media, relying more and more on television advertising and fees paid by cable operators, might have come at the worst possible time. |
BusinessWeek
October 27, 2003
Lowry & Grover |
Cable Fights For Its Movie Rights Video-on-demand's reach is expanding, and the cable biz wants to show films sooner. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2007
Steven Mallas |
Nielsen Now Rates TV Ads Adjusting to the digital age, new ratings will track commercials' popularity. Whatever occurs, a better system to collect viewer data should eventually benefit advertisers and networks alike. |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2011
Rebecca Lipman |
Google to Take on Cable TV Stocks: Short-Sellers Smell Blood Do you agree with the bearish opinion on these stocks? |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's Grey Matter The family-entertainment giant hopes its hit show can deliver again with a spin-off. |
The Motley Fool
June 25, 2007
Anders Bylund |
"Live +3" Is the New Currency TV advertising is changing, and the networks had better keep up. Fortunately, they're trying to. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2011
Lipman & Esterhuizen |
Cable's Cloudy Future: 5 Cable TV Stocks Bucking the Trend Wall Street analysts think there are more earnings upside to these companies -- do you agree?: DIRECTV... Discovery Communications... Shaw Communications... Virgin Media... AMC Networks... |
Home Toys
June 2002
Navin Sabharwal |
Video on Demand: Coming Soon to a Home Theater Near You Despite repeated false dawns it can now be confidently said that Video on Demand (VOD) is arriving and that over the next few years it will become a significant component of the service bundle that cable operators will offer. |
BusinessWeek
February 2, 2004
Ronald Grover |
Can Madison Ave. Make Zap-Proof Ads? It's blurring the lines between promotion and programming as digital video recorders gain ground. |
InternetNews
October 25, 2005
Tim Gray |
Time Warner, NBC Renew VoD Pact Video on demand continues to play an important role in cable services. |
InternetNews
March 12, 2004
Ron Miller |
Cox launches VoD with Optical Player Cox Cable has launched Video on Demand (VoD) services with the help of Internet Photonics, a move that could signal that VoD over optical wires is ready to enter the mainstream. |
The Motley Fool
May 15, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Cable Clicks Toward the Future Cable operators are offering subscribers more interactivity than ever. Comcast and Time Warner Cable, in particular, represent especially attractive investment opportunities for those in search of solidly run companies. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2005
Steven Mallas |
ABC Prolonging the Magic The Disney unit continues to do well in the ratings. Will it last? Investors must remain patient here. This is what long-term investing is all about. |
The Motley Fool
January 25, 2007
Steven Mallas |
Networks and the 'Net Looks like porting shows over to the 'net constitutes a viable paradigm. While Internet platforms might not be in the same ratings league as networks, the fact that they seem to garner an attractive audience indicates that the search for incremental revenue in this arena is justified. |
BusinessWeek
May 21, 2009
Jon Fine |
Why Broadcast Networks Can't Just Turn Cable Sure, CBS and the others could garner paying audiences. But the broadcast network system is far too complex for a switch to happen easily. |
The Motley Fool
April 10, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Get Desperately Lost for Free The family entertainment giant will offer free, ad-supported streams of its hit ABC shows later this month. The shows, available the day after they first air on TV, will feature fresh ads that viewers won't be able to skip. |
