Hall
said cable and satellite companies are hindered somewhat in making the changes on their own.
Not exact matches
It's true that the
cable and satellite companies have been trying to adapt — including launching apps for various platforms — but it's probably fair to
say the industry has been pushed rather than leapt on its own accord.
In a recent public statement about the move, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler — who happens to be a former head of the National
Cable & Telecommunications Association —
said that for too long, the set - top box has been a boon for
cable and satellite companies but a bane for users.
Broadcasters including ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC
and PBS have sued Aereo for copyright infringement,
saying Aereo should pay for redistributing the programming the same way
cable and satellite systems do.
In February, Dish Network chairman
and CEO Charlie Ergen
said that Sling had outgrown its add - on category
and become a viable «direct replacement for
cable and satellite.»
«We are planning as if both of these deals go through,» he
said, adding that CBS had invested heavily in sports content that
cable and satellite companies will want to have.
«HBO
and ESPN are the two main reasons why people have
cable and satellite TV,»
says Forrester analyst James McQuivey.
«I can only assume if there was a lot of demand for Sun News, the
cable and satellite companies would have been falling over themselves to put it on the air,» Waddell
says.
Broadcasters including ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC
and PBS sued Aereo for copyright infringement,
saying Aereo should pay for redistributing the programming in the same way
cable and satellite systems must or risk high - profile blackouts of channels that anger their subscribers.
Last year, the company
said it would buy
satellite TV provider DirecTV for $ 48.5 billion so it could offer bundles of TV, Internet
and phone services — just like
cable companies.
It
said that TV stations
and broadcasters would be allowed to keep simsub «for the time being,» although
cable and satellite companies would no longer be permitted to perform it on specialty channels.
As the trial over AT&T's purchase of Time Warner continued Tuesday, Turner executive Richard Warren
said it would face greater risks than
cable,
satellite and online video providers during a showdown over fees.
The benefit to
cable and satellite is that the broadcaster's can not just
say «no» they need to negotiate
and provide their channels in good faith.
«Obviously, the DirecTV Now product is a direct replacement for
cable and satellite,» he
said.
«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.»
The Canadian Radio - television
and Telecommunications Commission
says more than 66,000 consumers have signed up to the new basic TV packages in the five weeks since
cable and satellite service providers were required to offer them.
Steve Alexander presents CSG Systems — Intec Acquisition A Transformational Move — MagicDiligence posted at MagicDiligence — Optimizing Joel Greenblatts Value Stock Strategy,
saying, «CSG Systems is a provider of outsourced billing
and customer management services for North American
cable and satellite companies.
That
said, the lack of a TV tuner
and the limitations of the SmartCast platform do mean that you'll need to spend more time getting your content sources figured out, especially if you're a cord cutter who won't be using the set primarily for
cable or
satellite viewing.
«Nowadays, with competition from other
cable,
satellite,
and fiber providers — as well as consumers being able to cut the cord
and leave
cable altogether — providers are needing to be more accommodating,»
says Rob Caiello, vice president of Marketing at Allconnect.