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anonymous

Time Warner Cable Beats Estimates, Subscription Revenue Up -- Seeking Alpha - 0 views

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Time Warner Cable revenue 2009

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  • anonymous on 29 Jan 10
     
    Time Warner's 4th quarter financial results from 2009. They reported an increase in total revenues, which came from growth in subscriptions. A decline in advertising revenues was reported. Subscriber Statistics During the fourth quarter, Time Warner Cable added 56,000 Digital Video subscribers to 8.866 million. The company lost 105,000 Basic Video subscribers to 12,859 million, added 120,000 Residential high-speed data subscribers to 8.994 million, added 2,000 Commercial high-speed data subscribers to 0.295 million, added 75,000 Residential Digital phone subscribers to 4.153 million, and also added 9,000 Commercial Digital phone subscribers to 0.067 million. During the same quarter the company added 64,000 Triple play subscribers to 3.448 million, added 27,000 Double play subscribers to 4.9 million, and lost 146,000 Single play subscribers to 6.224 million.
kkholland

New York Times to Charge Frequent Readers of Web Site - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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NYTimes Times Select Failure Newspaper economics media industry subscriber online news

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  • Starting in early 2011, visitors to NYTimes.com will get a certain number of articles free every month before being asked to pay a flat fee for unlimited access. Subscribers to the newspaper’s print edition will receive full access to the site without extra charge.
  • But executives of The New York Times Company said they could not yet answer fundamental questions about the plan, like how much it would cost or what the limit would be on free reading. They stressed that the amount of free access could change with time, in response to economic conditions and reader demand.
  • Still, publishers fear that income from digital subscriptions would not compensate for the resulting loss of audience and advertising revenue.
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  • from 2005 to 2007 the newspaper’s TimesSelect service charged for access to editorials and columns. TimesSelect attracted about 210,000 subscribers who paid $49.95 a year, but it was scrapped to take advantage of the boom in online advertising.
  • “This is a bet, to a certain degree, on where we think the Web is going,” Mr. Sulzberger said. “This is not going to be something that is going to change the financial dynamics overnight.”
  • Two specialized papers already charge readers: The Wall Street Journal, which makes certain articles accessible only to subscribers, and The Financial Times, which allows nonpaying readers to see up to 10 articles a month, a system close to what is planned by The Times.
  • kkholland on 21 Jan 10
     
    The NY Times breaks ranks and announces a new plan to charge frequent users of their online site. Will this new economic model work?
michael curtin

Fox's Fight With Time Warner Sheds Light on Cable Fees - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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cable cable fees network television Fox CBS 2009 nytimes

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    Fox is pushing hard for carriage fees of $1 per subscriber. Part of broader Murdoch strategy to charge for content. CBS now getting about $.50 per cable sub. Altogether, bc stations should take in $933m in fees in 2010, while cable nets take in $28b. Explains opposing positions in the negotiations.
michael curtin

With Apple Tablet, Print Media Hope for a Payday - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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Apple tablet nytimes 2010

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  • michael curtin on 26 Jan 10
     
    Explains promise and peril of publisher alliances with the Apple tablet. Portends secure revenues, but deterioration of publishers' direct connection to subscribers.
anonymous

NBC affiliates to oppose Comcast deal - latimes.com - 0 views

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Comcast NBC Merger 2010

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  • anonymous on 04 Feb 10
     
    Congressional hearings for the Comcast/NBC case are scheduled for Feb. 4. There are many opponents to the deal, including consumer activists and media watchdogs, Local affiliates are concerned that Comcast could "gradually migrate some or all of the most compelling sports, news and entertainment programming and talent away from free, over-the-air distribution on NBC to its newly owned cable channels that are made available only to paying subscribers, such as Bravo and USA Network."
scwalton

CNN Mobile Available On FLO TV Services, But Not Verizon Wireless - 2010-03-12 05:01:00... - 0 views

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Mobile TV Mobile DTV 2010 television FLO TV Qualcomm AT&T Verizon MediaFLO

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  • scwalton on 14 Mar 10
     
    "When AT&T debuted its Mobile TV service with FLO in May 2008, the carrier touted the fact that it had "exclusive" rights to CNN Mobile as provided through the Qualcomm unit. In other words, the channel was unavailable to subscribers of Verizon Wireless, which also offers a mobile TV service provided by FLO."
kkholland

Disney's WABC still off in Cablevision homes as feud continues | Company Town | Los Ang... - 0 views

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Oscars carriage agreement Disney FCC Cablevision media industry

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  • kkholland on 07 Mar 10
     
    Hours before the Oscars, Disney and Cablevision have yet to reach a deal, meaning subscribers in some markets will not be able to watch the show. Executive Vice President Charles Schueler of Cablevision has asked the FCC to involve itself, and both companies have been in contact with the agency.
kkholland

Brier Dudley's Blog | Vancouver Olympics online video: The cableization of the Web? | S... - 0 views

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  • kkholland on 16 Feb 10
     
    NBC's current online coverage of the Olympics is discussed in light of the online technology and the use of "cable verification" to establish new online models limiting free content.
kkholland

For Microsoft and Xbox, Focus Shifts From Game to Video - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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xbox online streaming cable media industry

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  • Executives at Microsoft are fond of saying that its subscription gaming service, Xbox Live, should be thought of as a cable channel.
  • The company is even producing shows for users: it is in the middle of the second season of “1 vs. 100,” an interactive version of a game show that was on NBC.The content ambitions do not end there. Microsoft has held in-depth talks with the Walt Disney Company about a programming deal with ESPN, according to people close to the talks, who requested anonymity because the talks were intended to be private.
  • For a per-subscriber fee, ESPN could provide live streams of sporting events, similar to the ones available through ESPN 360,
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  • Similarly, users of the Sony PlayStation can tune into BBC shows and see Weather Channel updates, as well as stream Netflix. Last week, Netflix extended its streaming service to the Nintendo Wii.
  • console makers have a significant head start. Nearly 60 percent of American homes now have at least one console, according to the consulting firm Deloitte, up from 44 percent three years ago.
  • In November, Nielsen started to track “1 vs. 100” play and ad views. The pilot program “is the tip of the iceberg,” said Gerardo Guzman, a director for Nielsen Games; eventually, he hopes to generate TV-style ratings.Mr. Kroese said Xbox advertisers were “very interested in being able to compare the media buy on Xbox to other media buys they do.”
  • kkholland on 21 Jan 10
     
    The XBox moves into cable TV turf. What does it mean for the industry?
Ethan Hartsell

Newsday says pay model is working - 0 views

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internet convergence 2010 Newsday

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  • Ethan Hartsell on 01 Feb 10
     
    Newsday is striking back after reports earlier this week poked fun at the small number of paying subscribers that Newsday.com has attracted since the site put up a pay wall three months ago. The news organization's top executive responded via a memo to staff on Thursday explaining why the paid model is not a disappointment.
scwalton

SeaChange Delivers Set-Top, Mobile Phone and PC Video Place-Shifting at Cable... - 0 views

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Internet Mobile Phone Television Cable Video On Demand

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  • scwalton on 02 Feb 10
     
    "next week, SeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC) will demonstrate how cable operators can create seamless subscriber experiences across televisions, broadband-connected PCs and smartphones including Apple's iPhone."
ethan tussey

Hulu Can Barely Cover Its Bandwidth Bills - 0 views

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Hulu Over the Top retrans 2010

shared by ethan tussey on 30 Mar 10 - Cached
  • When Hulu launched, it was set up as the perfect online distributor for network TV, which was completely ad-supported. But since then, broadcast networks have fought for and won retransmission fees from cable operators, making their model a lot more like cable. The TV business is only 50% ad supported, with $68 billion coming from advertising. When you tally up TV subscriber fees collected by cable, satellite and telcos, it comes to, well, about $68 billion. And the reality is, between cable, satellite and telecom TV offerings, 90% of Americans pay for their TV.
  • ethan tussey on 30 Mar 10
     
    Hulu is free Internet TV in a sea of subscription. The portal is said to be making very little once all money is divided up among its partners.
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