Fiber, DirecTV Stealing Cable Subs

According to a new report from Rider Research, the number of U.S. pay-TV subscribers grew by 362,000 in the fourth quarter of 2008. These numbers show a flight by traditional cable subscribers to new fiber offerings from Verizon FiOS and AT&T.

From the release:

As a group, the telephone companies won in net adds with [...]

Cable vs. TV Networks & the Internet

With all the talk of convergence in digital media, it’s interesting to note that one of the big trends recently has been the divergence of cable companies, ISPs and the major networks. The recent decision of Hulu to pull content from TV.com and Boxee is simply the latest in the long standing battle between the [...]