But ads are merely an auxiliary revenue stream in cable sports.
All three perform the same basic function -- they let you stream TV from your cable box (digital or analog), satellite receiver, or DVR to a computer or mobile device -- it's just that each is aimed at different segments of the market.
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Brown used the Mud Pond waterway across Brandreth land despite the landowner's no-trespassing sign and cable across the stream.
Blockbuster lost because it didn't perceive the extent to which this seemingly peripheral technological advancement might invite a new breed of competitor--namely, cable companies that could stream movies to homes without interruption.
In addition, there's a 21st-century twist on the fairness issue: Internet and satellite radio networks, as well as cable TV stations that stream music, have to pay royalties to both performers and composers.
And unlike broadcast, cable has a dual revenue stream--advertising and license fees.
His cable pals told him that in five years most shows would be delivered only when viewers expressly called up the programs, rather than the endless stream that now spills out of regular cable channels.
It could afford to charge cable providers whatever it wants to stream the game online.
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If the court rules against the cable companies, agreeing with the 9th Circuit that cable contains elements of a telecommunications service, it could give new life to small ISPs like Brand X, allowing them access to cable networks and providing a new stream of revenue.
Cable will get a recurring a revenue stream for connected TV customers, with upside as demand grows for on-line videos and games.
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In a deal with Roku announced in January, for instance, Time Warner Cable became the first pay TV company to stream its full live TV through a Roku.
The first app, NBC Olympics Live Extra, will allow cable, satellite and telco customers to live stream more than 3, 500 hours of content, including all 32 sports, every athletic competition and all 302 medal events.
This business stucture makes sense for Battlestar, Saturday Night Live, and 30 Rock, all shows that do well in syndication, but what is the point of offering a show like Party Down, a half-hour comedy program produced by the Starz cable network, to viewers via a web stream through Netflix the same week that a new episode airs on TV?
Most cable providers have apps that allow their subscribers to stream dozens of channels live to their iPad.
The vast majority of live stream content on NBC Olympics Live Extra will only be available to verified cable, satellite or telco customers.
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.
As a British expat living abroad (Moscow), will I be able to stream BBC or other British TV to Moscow by the internet and so escape the banal and costly cable TV available here?
Not only would it open up a potent revenue stream for the somewhat stodgy premium network, it would also allow it to evolve in a post-cable world.
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Again, there's no option to wirelessly stream your library of movies, TV shows or music, so you'll need to have the appropriate cable handy.
Amazon prime subscribers will soon be able to stream movies like The Hunger Games and Iron Man 2 thanks to a new deal between Amazon and Epix, the cable network owned by Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM.
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