[opendtv] Re: Disney COO Staggs Backs Pay TV Bundle | Broadcasting & Cable
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2015 16:44:04 -0400
On Sep 12, 2015, at 2:01 AM, Manfredi, Albert E
<albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Earth shattering. Someone from a conglom wants "the bundle" to persist in
perpetuity. Who would have thunk?
You don't do sarcasm very well. Skipper and Iger have been saying the same...
They understand that they must adapt, both with respect to technology and
competition.
From the article quoting Staggs:
He added that the bundle shouldn’t be viewed as a static product. “It’s going
to continue to evolve and we’re going to continue to reinforce the value of
that bundle over time.
...
ESPN has also built a multiplatform brand, he said. Last weekend, ESPN aired
48 college football games, most of which were only available through
streaming on Watch ESPN. Viewership on ESPN’s digital platforms was up 60%
for the weekend from a year ago and the number of devices accessing Watch
ESPN was up more than 50%
It does not matter. It's obvious that congloms would prefer this to happen,
and it's equally obvious that the top execs would try to pacify the nervous
nellie investors. But when garden walls can't keep the people in anymore,
things change.
Still waiting for the walls to crumble...
Now, were it not for Title II, things might be different.
Huh?
Title II had little if anything to do with this, unless you want to claim the
Internet would never have happened without modems...
Regards
Craig
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