Archive for the ‘VOD’ Category
Comcast adds premium content to online VOD service
Friday, July 17, 2009 7:53 No Comments Comcast has announced that it has added 18 new channels to its On Demand Online service, including premium content from channels such as HBO.
The cable company will begin a trial of the service next week, with a small 5000 subscriber beta stage. The service should be available to all Comcast subscribers by the end [...]
Convergence Has Arrived. It’s the Internet.
Sunday, March 8, 2009 11:27 No CommentsListen to this article
Over the past 20 years, there’s been much speculation about what the convergence of computers and TV would ultimately look like. Paul Graham says that we now know the answer: computers.
“Convergence” is turning out to essentially be “replacement.” Why did TV lose? Graham identifies four forces: 1. The Internet’s open platform fosters [...]
ABC’s Turn at VOD: Disney Inks Comcastic Deal
Tuesday, April 17, 2007 14:19 No CommentsComcast and the Walt Disney Company have signed a multibillion-dollar deal that will allow the cable operator to distribute Disney programming on its video-on-demand service.
Comcast has also agreed to buy Disney’s 39.5 percent stake in the E Entertainment channel for $1.23 billion, writes the Associated Press (via MediaBuyerPlanner). CBS and NBC have made similar deals [...]