Discovery Communications: A global provider of non-fiction video content, Discovery's share price performance during the period was hurt by market concerns about content producers» business models as the industry transitions
from traditional cable television to internet - based streaming technology.
Companies like Disney and Fox are also poised to make more money from new streaming services, too, thereby supplementing revenue
from their traditional cable businesses.
Even though the two services are very alike, Hunt doesn't see the HBO house of cards — my pun, please excuse it — toppling any time soon since it still makes billions
from its traditional cable deals.
Verizon's new offering represents the industry's latest shift away
from the traditional cable television model, as more and more cable providers offer services aimed at customers looking for cheaper television options.
Not exact matches
The grand plan is that the company will eventually have content available on the full range of media platforms anywhere in the world,
from traditional print publications and
cable channels to snappy websites with streaming video suitable for hand - held devices, as well as downloadable digital magazines.
For example, 79 % of households paid for
traditional cable or satellite service in last year's annual survey by the Leichtman Research Group, down
from 84 % three years earlier and the all - time peak of 88 % in 2010.
The new service will be a hybrid between a
traditional cable TV subscription
from Comcast (cmcsa) or Charter (chtr) and Internet - based services like Dish Network's (dish) Sling TV, or Google's (googl) YouTube TV.
When Comcast initially invested $ 200 million in BuzzFeed in 2015, through its broadcast subsidiary NBCUniversal, it wasn't clear exactly what the
cable conglomerate was looking for
from its investment in the digital - only startup, except perhaps a hedge against the disruption of television and other forms of
traditional media.
Nonetheless, the Burbank, Calif. - based company revised down its income guidance on its
cable networks unit, signaling that it isn't immune
from what ails the
traditional - TV industry.
The contrast with Netflix highlighted investor jitters about the viability of the
traditional cable bundle in the face of heightened competition
from on - demand video services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon (AMZN), which are investing heavily in high - quality programming.
First big takeaway: the people surveyed did not list «social media» as a primary source of news, relying much more on news
from the campaigns themselves or
from more -
traditional gatekeepers like newspapers and
cable news channels (including their websites).
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«This is just more of the move away
from traditional broadcasters into new areas such as
cable and other platforms including satellite and mobile phone,» says the author of «New New Media,» adding «it won't be too far off that we will see a series that never aired on either network or
cable, that began and ended just on the web on this list.»
HBO has released a new trailer for Mosaic, a unique storytelling experience
from Steven Soderbergh, which is available now via the free app ahead of a
traditional six - hour miniseries airing on the
cable network in the New Year.
Netflix continues to invest in content that will help it stand out
from the growing crowd of streaming video services and
traditional cable TV networks.
Cable companies are seeing dwindling revenue streams
from their
cable packages and are going to be looking for ways to bolster their shareholder's profits despite the inevitable death of
traditional cable programming schemes.
TiVo's $ 400 DVR for over-the-air channels has all the creature comforts of a
cable box,
from the
traditional channel grid and button - packed remote control to the seemingly limitless recording options for TV shows and movies.
To be clear, these one - size - fits - all bundles can still be a better deal than
cable TV for a few reasons: They're free
from exorbitant set - top box rental fees, they don't require long - term contracts, and they tend to operate at thinner profit margins — or even at a loss — compared to
traditional TV packages.
In the last couple of years, people have turned away
from traditional services like
cable TV and have cut the cord in order to put a damper on bills that only seem to be rising.