It might look like a product of the recession, but this could be the beginning of the end for the traditional cable model.
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The local cable model divides the NBA into haves and have-nots, the result being a three-way fight among players, large market owners and small market owners over how to split up the money.
Music subscriptions: Similar to the cable TV model, music subscriptions allow access to huge sloppy platters of listenable media.
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If Fox, CBS, or Univision go to a cable-only model, would they have to return their broadcasting licenses back to the FCC or would they be allowed to resell them to third parties?
Kazim likens the model to cable TV, where subscribers can opt for premium channels.
Apple and the cable companies premium paid model may prove less popular with consumers than the free ad-supported model.
Kazim likens the model to cable TV, where subscribers can opt for a basic package or one with premium channels.
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While the two operate on different terms--in addition to cable's dual revenue streams (advertising dollars and subscription fees) as opposed to broadcast's singular ad-supported model, cable has far fewer programming hours to fill and less fare to promote--broadcasters would be wise to consider four of cable's best practices.
NetFlix operates with the model of a cable company, bundling content costs in a subscription format.
By the same token, the streaming service further threatens the model on which premium cable is built, no doubt cause for worry at outlets like Showtime.
Furthermore, if HBO broke away from cable they would have to do so by ending lucrative contracts with the cable industry that make their business model possible.
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The Model S includes a proprietary cable for connecting with the Supercharger network.
In general, they provide a better experience, as well as a model for breaking up the cable pricing monopoly.
Evidently the problem is that access to new movies via a subscription model is already spoken for by cable operators.
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Unfortunately for Apple and for consumers, acquiring rights for traditional broadcast and cable network content outside of the current bundled model is virtually impossible because the content is owned by a relatively small group of companies that have little interest in alternative models for their most valuable content.
Unfortunately for potential S3 consumers, TiVo is at a disadvantage compared to the deep-pocketed cable companies and satellite providers who operate under a different business model and underwrite hardware costs.
For a network that is duel revenue streamed--we get revenue from our cable affiliates and advertisers--it has proved a very smart model.
You'll find the requisite shoulder strap in the box, this time with a nifty connector that simply slides onto the camera and locks into place with a thin coin or key, along with a USB cable, AC adapter and, in the case of our test model, a Japanese-language user manual.
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Cable and satellite channels, which traditionally rely on a dual revenue stream model, are eyeing YouTube's subscription service to generate revenue from older shows and new programming, according to another person familiar with the project.
Connect this model to a home broadband network via Wi-Fi or Ethernet cable and consumers can access a wide array of content providers on the Sony Entertainment Network.
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The touchstone of that business model remains the monthly subscriber fee, one typically levied on every cable household in a vast metro area irrespective of interest in sports programming.
In an unfortunate twist of fate, however, the reference model wasn't able to charge -- despite an adapter cable being flown in especially from Europe -- so we were unable to see that docking mechanism (or that Haswell chip) in action.
But the 1992 Cable Act, far from being a misstep, as opponents suggest, is a model for pro-consumer, pro-competitive government intervention.
My friends, model this: The Internet is radically different from other technology sectors, like cable and cellular, that required a few years of blind faith and then hit their strides.
Unlike the first model, which required you to hook the scale to your computer with a micro-USB cable and set it from there, this version can be set up from a smartphone.
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