Within a few weeks of each other, former merger partners,
Comcast and Time Warner Cable (TWC), announced different plans for the cable
box that subscribers pay hundreds of dollars in fees to rent each year. Comcast wants to leverage the data captured
in those boxes and license it to third parties who are interested in knowing
what/how/when we watch video programs.
TWC, on the other hand, is experimenting with getting rid of the box all
together and replacing it with an app that interacts with media streaming devices
such as Roku. While both cable providers
are among the two most hated firms in America (according to the American
Customer Satisfaction Index), if TWC is able to make this happen (and merge
with Charter), Comcast may find itself alone at the bottom. Let’s see what happens!
wsj.com: comcast-seeks-to-harness-trove-of-tv-data
cbsnews.com: time-warner-cable-lets-lose-the-cable-box
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