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Cable Subs Can Go OTT, OTA or Just Say OMG

by Allen Weiner  |  October 17, 2010  |  Comments Off

The news story has received national attention: Some 3 million Cablevision subscribers in New York and New Jersey are being deprived of Fox Network programming because Cablevision, the local cable MSO, and Fox cannot agree to terms on retransmission fees. Fox is looking for $150 million for the coming year for the 12 stations in [...]

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Set Top Box Mania

by Allen Weiner  |  November 10, 2008  |  1 Comment

I was not surprised to see the Hollywood Reporter and other sources note that Blockbuster, the former 500 pound Gorilla in the video rental business, is looking to develop or partner in a set-top box implementation that would stream movies to the home. That original idea has been implemented by Nextflix/Roku, Vudu, Apple TV, Xbox, [...]

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