DOOM FOR THE CABLE INDUSTRY? Is the cable TV industry facing doom? Some analysts seem to think so. Hub Entertainment Research says the percentage of U.S. households subscribing to streaming video services is skyrocketing. The percentage subscribing to more than…Continue Reading →
TRIAL OF 5G VIDEO IN AUSTIN For two years, AT&T has been a leader in the development of 5G wireless services. For the last few months, it’s been in a neck-and-neck race with Verizon to be first with a trial…Continue Reading →
RURAL BROADBAND ACCESS Why Do You Have So Few Choices? If you live in a densely populated urban area, you probably have several options for high speed internet. Very likely, a cable or fiber-optic connection will meet your needs. But…Continue Reading →
IS OTT THE FUTURE OF TV? Charlie Ergen has never been afraid to gamble. From his youth, when he tried to build a career in playing blackjack and poker, to his founding of Dish Network, his bitter feud with Rupert Murdoch,…Continue Reading →
YEAR OF HBO FREE FROM AT&T HBO’s prospective new owner is being generous with the premium movie channel package. AT&T, aggressively marketing DirecTV Now, its new internet video streaming platform, is offering an entire year of HBO to new customers….Continue Reading →
CONTENT IS KEY TO OUR FUTURE SUCCESS: AT&T Does a TV system need its own programming to compete successfully? AT&T evidently thinks so. John Stankey, the CEO of the AT&T Entertainment Group, says it’s not enough to own the infrastructure…Continue Reading →
BIRTHDAY FOR SLING TV BRINGS FREE HBO Sling TV knows how to throw a party. For its second birthday, Dish Network’s semi-independent streaming video platform has launched several promotions. Last weekend, Sling TV offered to new prospective customers a free…Continue Reading →
RATINGS FOR TV OVERHAULED AT&T believes current measures of TV viewership are inadequate. Two weeks ago, it announced a plan to overhaul the ratings system. It will work with Nielsen Media Research, the giants of TV and radio audience research….Continue Reading →
ZERO RATING BY AT&T Getting the Most from Your Data Allotment AT&T says it wants to “go hard” with its broadband ‘zero rating’ policy. The practice is controversial. ‘Zero rating’ is an internet industry term for refusing to count data…Continue Reading →
REAL REALITY TV We Americans, having invented reality TV, like to think we’re the masters of the concept. Hah! We have nothing on the Russians. Do you think Americans have produced the most demanding ‘survivor’ reality shows? Wait until you…Continue Reading →