nytimes.com - 3/30/2009
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Cable TV providers are testing ways to restrict access to free shows on the Web to just their paying subscribers.
obsessable.com - 3/30/2009
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obsessable.com —
HBO's online video tests in Milwaukee hint at
subscription play by major cable networks. While some claim...
the future of business is free , cable networks and operators don't seem to be buying it. According to television industry insiders, AT&T, Comcast, DirecTV, Time Warner Cable and ...
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Subscription cable TV coming to the web?
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Report: Disney Plays the Field, Talking with YouTube [NewTeeVee]
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Sorting Out the TV Chaos - A TV Portal
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First there was the TV studio fascination with the Internet. Then there was confusion about how to run ads. Then there was technical obtuseness about how to deliver near HD quality streaming TV to multiple OSes. Finally, there is utter chaos as the cable and satellite providers are terrified that the chaotic mess and myriad of choices the TV studios have created will result in a loss of subscribers to the Internet. What we need is vision and solutions, not more technology. Unfettered technology simply produces too many choices. When people are confronted with too many choices, ...
Is Cable TV Next?
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... Realistically we’re probably years away from a “newspaper scenario” for cable but it’s not out of the question, which is why cable companies are scheming now to try and prevent subscriber defections to free online content. If enough professional content is free online some portion of the audience will stop paying for cable. ...
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A new company called ZillionTV says it will soon introduce a new service that will enable cable and satellite subscribers to cut the cord and get subscription-free movies and TV shows right on their TVs from the Internet.
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Napster tries $5 subscription with 5 downloads
electronista.com 5/18/2009 — Napster this morning tried an alternative to its struggling unlimited and per-track download services by offering an especially low-cost plan. The new plan limits unlimited access to streaming through the web but gives users five MP3 songs to keep ...
Digium Offers Subscription Support Plans for Asterisk
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When it comes to open source telephony software, Asterisk has one of the longest, most illustrious backgrounds in the market. There's been a nagging issue that's been holding Asterisk back, however, especially in larger enterprises -- a lack of ...
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blogs.zdnet.com 11/20/2008 — Microsoft on Thursday announced a new music subscription model for its Zune music player and the big question in the back of the room is this: Will subscription music services ever become dominant?
Sure, there are a few folks that subscribe to their ...
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People Watching More TV Online, On TV
businessinsider.com 2/23/2009 — Americans are watching more video online, which, as we discussed last week, could someday threaten pay TV providers like cable and telco giants. But in the near term, people are still watching more television on TV than they were before, too.
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