Month: August 2015

Why Does the Cable-TV Bundle Exist Anyway?

August 28, 2015December 10, 2017 carmelgr

Selling packets of channels to subscribers once made sense, but not so much anymore ENLARGE By JOE FLINT June 8, 2015 7:57 p.m. ET 137 COMMENTS For four decades, the number of channels on the cable-TV dial has risen with seemingly unstoppable momentum, bringing consumers more choices than ever before. Sounds great, except most people don’t want to pay for… Read More

Tech firms and TV programmers eye get-together

August 28, 2015December 10, 2017 carmelgr

Article Last week’s media sector meltdown is prompting merger talk anew — but several industry players said Monday that if there are get-togethers on the horizon, they’ll just as likely be between tech firms and TV programmers. “You’re going to see some traditional players making some unusual moves in the next six months,” said Jimmy Schaeffler, a pay-TV consultant at… Read More

Time Warner Still a Target as HBO NOW Battles Netflix

August 28, 2015December 10, 2017 carmelgr

Corrects in 8th paragraph that HBO, combined with Time Warner’s Cinemax, has 122 pay-TV subscribers worldwide. NEW YORK (TheStreet) — It might not officially be on the market, but Time Warner (TWX – Get Report) may still prove to be an attractive acquisition target. Though CEO Jeff Bewkes successfully fought off the hostile approaches of Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox… Read More