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By Jon D. Markman On October 23, 201902:00 PM Eastern
Cable company stocks have been surprisingly strong in 2019, and almost nobody saw it coming.
Variety reported Tuesday that Verizon (VZ) will offer a free year of Disney Plus, the House of...
By Jon D. Markman On August 6, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Imagine a world without wires. Messaging, phone calls and media all streaming magically to all of your screens, anywhere. It is a cord-cutter’s dream.
Amazon.com (AMZN) announced on Thursday...
By Jon D. Markman On July 8, 201902:00 PM Eastern
The streaming media and live TV worlds are colliding.
This is the key takeaway from ComScore’s State of OTT — that’s “over the top” — June 2019 presentation.
This media analytics company set...
By Jon D. Markman On February 25, 201902:00 PM Eastern
It’s the worst-kept secret in television. People are fleeing fat cable TV bills for digital media. They are cutting the cord in record numbers.
According to research reported in Fortune on...
By Jon D. Markman On October 26, 201804:55 PM Eastern
It is an especially bad time to be in the cable TV business. Viewership is shrinking, and now major technology companies are looking to pick off even more customers.
Apple (AAPL) is set to...
By Jon D. Markman On February 26, 202001:00 PM Eastern
How cool would it be if you could get what you need from the local grocery store and just leave? No dealing with cashiers. No fuss.
Amazon.com (AMZN) has been fiddling with the idea since 2015....
By Jon D. Markman On May 15, 202001:00 PM Eastern
Separating technology winners from losers is easier than most investors believe. In many cases, the competition was over long ago.
Apple, Inc. (AAPL) has assembled some of the brightest minds in...
By Jon D. Markman On October 7, 201911:26 AM Eastern
Piece by piece, a new foundation for media distribution is taking shape.
Unlikely alliances are forming. Lines once drawn are being crossed.
YouTube TV, a cable TV alternative, is coming to...
By Jon D. Markman On August 28, 202011:50 AM Eastern
Cable TV was bleeding subscribers before the pandemic. Now, their pain is only increasing. Wireless carriers are making sure of that as they begin to recreate content bundles around streaming...
By Jon D. Markman On October 26, 202012:49 PM Eastern
Media executives are concerned that the days of easy money are over. The surprising beneficiary is The Trade Desk, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTD, Rated “C”) — a digital ad platform most investors still don’t...