Anti-Netflix: Media mavens appear determined to slow that
Netflix streaming surge as
Warner Bros. has boosted its window for new releases to 56 days for Netflix,
Redbox and
Blockbuster. That's on top of yesterday's
Comcast/Disney deal which
Bernstein Research's
Craig Moffett
sees as a ploy to keep subscribers tied to pay TV. Said he, “Comcast
and Disney just made a lot of top-shelf content available out of the
home for ‘free’ with a subscription to cable." More from
Bloomberg.
Tech Watch:
FilmOn.com
has added a dongle with a digital terrestrial receiver to its offering,
enabling subscribers to watch local TV via smart phones. That's an
end-run around a Federal court's temporary restraining order prohibiting
FilmOn streaming broadcaster fare via internet. --- Language written
into the Republican House bill on spectrum auctions will lead to the
failure of the
FCC's incentive auction plans, former FCCite
Blair Levin tells
TVNewsCheck. --- A relaunched
Google TV will be on display at CES.
All in The Family: For those of you hungering for more on events leading to
Tom Rutledge's departure from
Cablevision (along with a whole ton of $$$ and a new job at
Charter), check out the
latest (with
Jimmy featured prominently) from
BTIG's
Richard Greenfield. (Registration required.)
Analyze This: Convergence is the name of the game for DTH services, says
NSR. "All signs show 2012 will be the start of a significant convergence between traditional and OTT services, which is a trend that DTH platforms must address going forward," say the analysts. The article, drawn from the group's annual Global Direct-to-Home Markets report, is
here.
Deals: The fat lady hasn't sung but
Morningstar analyst
Peter Wahlstrom is betting on
Liberty Media as "the most likely buyer hands down" for the
Barnes & Noble Nook division. More from
TheStreet.com.More News in The Morning BRIDGE ... early tomorrow in your in-box.•
