Comments on: What Does NBComcast Mean for Hulu and TV Everywhere?

By: AVRant Home Theater Podcast » Blog Archive » AVRant #148: Beating on Beats

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:37:23 +0000

[...] a question from Rob about affordable absorption. Tom has a few choice words for Sony, Gelato, and Comcast. He also has a theory on why Toshiba doesn’t seem to care that their displays are so thick. [...]

By: Rich Reader

Rich Reader — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:32:44 +0000

Wrong question, Chris.

The right question is what does Hulu and TV Everywhere mean for NBComcast?

Answer: a deal that dies at the hands of anti-trust pressure.

By: Bob in SF

Bob in SF — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:16:04 +0000

Sounds like the standard way that a company can attack the competition: buy them and try to kill their product. Of course, it's not in the consumer's interest for this to happen. Merging an old-tech company like cable with a new-tech competitor based on web distribution only hinders progress. It's a way to stifle innovation and squeeze as much $ as possible out of the old methods.

What's a cable company without a video cable? As all media makes its way online, including the video previously known as "television", the "cable" becomes just another form of ISP. We've already seen AT&T move in the opposite direction (internet to U-verse). Since cable is just a distributor, why would "cable programmers" (media producers) give cable companies a piece of the pie when they could sell their content to any ISP and consumer without restriction? Of course, you have the likes of Walmart distributors that can squeeze out smaller businesses, but with the internet, media producers could reach the consumer directly and leave an open, functioning market which would best serve everyone.

By: If NBC Universal and Comcast Have a Deal, Shakeups Loom

If NBC Universal and Comcast Have a Deal, Shakeups Loom — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:15:29 +0000

[...] There are many possible content and delivery shakeups that could come about if the deal goes through. For example, NBC is co-owner of Hulu, but Comcast, which has traditionally competed with the premium content provider, would gain partial control over the online video site. Likewise, Comcast doesn’t currently include any NBC Universal properties in its On Demand Online roster, but likely would in the event of a deal. Check out more analysis from NewTeeVee. [...]

By: The Real A Noun

The Real A Noun — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:48:20 +0000

Hey... that's what I said.

By: A Noun

A Noun — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:44:29 +0000

I told you...months ago...Comcast is going to do everything in its power to either control or shut down viewing free TV on the internet.

They only want you to be able to watch online if you also subscribe to the channel with them. But no, nobody listened to me...

...and here we are.