[opendtv] Re: Comcast-owned NBC blocks Sling TV commercials - Business Insider
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 01:56:04 +0000
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
Here you go Bert.
Proof of anti-competitive behavior!
That's ridiculous, Craig. The content owner has every right to use or not use a
delivery pipe. It's only when they collude together, because the distribution
medium is a monopoly that permits this behavior, that we have problems.
http://www.businessinsider.com/comcast-owned-nbc-blocks-sling-tv-commercials-2015-7?cvosrc=Prospecting.PaidDiscovery.DS_GE_PRO_D_PDD_OUTBRAN_BICMCST_NATIVEx
"This move to block the commercials struck Lynch as purely political.
NBCUniversal's owned Comcast has historically viewed over-the-top products like
Sling as direct competition to their cable packages. It even tried to launch
its own similar streaming service earlier this month."
So, first point being that NBC is trying to force people to continue using the
bundle model of yesterday. Second point is, NBC is or was trying to set up
their own direct OTT competition. If NBC doesn't succeed in creating its own
site, then for sure it will consider other OTT sites for its content. Why?
Simple. Because people are bailing from the traditional walled-in model.
Bert
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