[opendtv] Re: With Disney's Move to Streaming, a New Era Begins

From: Craig Birkmaier <brewmastercraig@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2017 09:23:22 -0400

On Aug 11, 2017, at 10:03 PM, Manfredi, Albert E
<albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Craig Birkmaier wrote:

You have not proven a thing.

Let's see. First, ESPN, Scripps, and some other channels go to Sling. Weren't
those your loyal "the bundle" channels?

You are looking VERY foolish Bert. Or is it "cluelessness?"

These services are still tied up in VMVPD bundles Bert.

Then CBS All Access goes it alone.

And how are they doing?

Then HBO goes it alone.

HBO "started" alone Bert, as a C-Band satellite service.

It has NEVER been part of the MVPD bundle. It has always been sold as a premium
tier. Now that the technology exists to distribute the service in a new way
they have expanded distribution.

What IS interesting is the way that the (V)MVPDs are discounting HBO and
ShowTime. I can get either service with DirecTV now for $5/mo. HBO Now costs
$14.99.

What was it that the Murdoch's said about the pay TV bundles being the best
deal?

Then DirecTV sets up its own OTT site.

Earth to Bert.

VMVPD services are starting to replace legacy MVPD services. But this is not
NEW competition. Just a way to take advantage of the infrastructure and the
business relationships DirecTV (now AT&T) has with the content owners.

Then Discovery and Scripps are planning to merge and go it alone.

Merge - yes.

Go it alone - nope.

They will continue to be part of the (V)MVPD bundles. And they may add a direct
to consumer bundle as well, for the small number of consumers willing to pay
more for an "ala carte" service.

Then Disney is planning to go it alone, including some "ESPN branded"
programs. And of course, John Skipper has mentioned ESPN direct to consumer
on several occasions.

Wrong again.

ESPN already has a bunch of ESPN branded service.

The service just announced by Disney still requires an MVPD subscription to get
the content they are paying billions for.

Then Verizon talks about setting up its own OTT site.

DUH

DId you notice who bought DirecTV?

Did you see the website I linked to with the $70/mo cellular, unlimited data
and TV bundle from AT&T?

And yet, here is notoriously stubborn Craig, doggedly insisting that the only
difference the Internet made is to allow for on demand viewing.

No Bert. The Internet made it far easier to put vast libraries of content
online where they can be accessed on demand. And the Internet made it possible
to watch the content we pay for anywhere , anytime, on any device, rather than
a TV connected to a cord, be it an antenna, a cable, a dish, or a fiber.

I want you to think real hard about something.

When we were kids there was only one way to watch TV - via an antenna.

What happened to antenna TV when the FCC got out of the way of cable?

Let me repeat. When Craig finally gets this, he will tell us that "he's been
saying this all along." Mark my words!!

So now you have learned how to "cut and paste."

Another idea that Microsoft "borrowed" from Apple...

;-)

Regards
Craig

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- [opendtv] Re: With Disney's Move to Streaming, a New Era Begins
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