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Fairness Doctrine Post-Mortem
Cato @ Liberty — ... , streaming radio on cell phones, cable television (now in a majority of American households), satellite television, the internet, and streaming internet radio stations undermine any case for scarcity.  ...

Quad Play in Flux
dailywireless.org — ... As of the third quarter of 2008, there were almost 100 million multichannel TV households. Cable has about a 66% share, satellite has 31%, and telcos just 2% to 3%. Satellite growth slowed sharply in the past two quarters and is expected to go toward zero in the next few quarters. ...

Netflix: 1 Million Subscribers Streaming Via Xbox 360 (NFLX, MSFT)
Silicon Alley Insider — ... Cable companies don't need to get too worried yet -- 1 million people is still small compared to the roughly 40 million digital cable subscribers in the U.S. (And they're still relying on cable for broadband Internet.) ...

Network newscasts, not just newspapers, feeling Web's impact, too
BloggingStocks — ... the network newscast still reaches more than 20 million households on a typical night. Second, as for June 2008, 57% of the 113.3 million U.S. television households have cable television, but 43% do not, according to National Cable Television Association data, and these cable-less viewers rely more on TV than on the Internet for news. Hence, it appears, at least for the next decade, the network newscast will retain a sizable audience. ...