Comcast struck a new agreement with Disney that gives it access to a wide range of content from ABC, Disney and ESPN networks across a number of screens and platforms. The 10-year deal also stipulates that the companies will collaborate on developing applications for new devices. Read More »
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Virtual MSOs might start appearing as soon as next year, according to BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield. But any streaming offering that emerges is unlikely to be priced less than $50, which means even if they do launch, the potential market is likely to be limited. Read More »
All the reports about YouTube heavily investing into original content are true: The site will be launching a number of curated and scheduled channels with contributions from stars like Madonna, Rainn Wilson, Shaq, Tony Hawk and others. Some shows will be long-form, and some even live. Read More »
Comcast is testing out a new service offering called MyTV Choice, which gives subscribers the ability to pick and choose which types of content they want to pay for. It’s not true a la carte, but it’s a step toward more personalized programming choices. Read More »
The cable industry is pulling an about-face on the issue of a la carte programming, due to expensive content rights and a weakening economy making bundles of network programming unaffordable. As a result, they’re trying to create smaller and more affordable bundles of programming. Read More »
What if you could stream every NFL game over the Internet? That’s exactly what I did over the last few days, getting my weekly dose of football not on a friend’s TV or at a bar, but in my own home, on my laptop and iPad. Read More »
Want to watch Wimbledon or the Women’s World Cup online? Well, looks like you’re out of luck: ESPN3, which has the exclusive online rights for both competitions, has been suffering an outage this morning. There’s no word yet on when the site will return online. Read More »
Viacom and Time Warner Cable have called a truce in their fight over streams of live TV on the iPad. With a standstill agreement approved by a New York federal court, they will be able to negotiate without having to worry about court deadlines or proceedings. Read More »
Squrl lets users save videos and watch them later across a number of tablet devices. The app, available now for the iPad, Motorola Xoom and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, provides a way for users to bookmark and organize videos from multiple video sites and applications. Read More »
Less than two months after it first made live video streams of its cable channels available on mobile devices, the WatchESPN app is now optimized for iPad viewing. The release brings a bigger-screen resolution to sports fans that happen to be subscribers of select cable systems. Read More »
With the WatchESPN app, Android users can now watch live streams of ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 on their mobile devices. There’s just one catch: to do so, they’ll have to be Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks or Verizon FiOS subscribers. Read More »
The big fight between Time Warner Cable and Viacom isn’t so much about whether or not cable companies should have to pay for broadband streaming rights to reach the iPad, but who has the right to decide how a cable network’s content is distributed. Read More »
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