Cable doesn’t intend to be YouTubed

Cable’s free ride may be ending soon — and the executives know it. The Journal reports that pay-TV companies are starting to get serious about the Internet TV challenge. In particular Comcast is bolstering its video-on-demand offerings, and Time Warner Cable is experimenting with time-shifting options. There’s not a lot new here — the piece is a good roundup for those new to IPTV on what has happened in this market this past year — but there is a sense that cable executives are taking the threat seriously. Key quote: Comcast COO Steve Burke: “Whether the Internet is a friend or foe depends on what we do.”

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