Growth of Internet advertising in its first fifteen years vs broadcast and cable, via IAB.
Xbox 360 Gets Live Sports In HD From ESPN
3,500 events in HD for $50 per year. Huge news.
“We wake up every day and there is some new competitor out there — a Roku or a Boxee. People like to think of cable operators as monopolists, but we face a lot of competition just to keep the business we have.”
Melinda Witmer, Time Warner Cable Inc.’s programming chief, in “Apple Waits in Wings as Cable’s TV Everywhere Stamps Out Free”
If the cable providers made any effort to deliver extra value for consumers instead of cable companies, they’d face a lot less competition. The difference between this mentality and that of Jeff Bezos is perfect.
