Your cable operator decides what television networks it will offer, and on what channel.
We can do that because we are the only independent news channel on your cable dial.
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What happens when your cable company starts in with hosted VOD of your DVR?
Beyond your cable and open internet feeds, TV Discovery will include Netflix and Blockbuster content at launch.
Not satisfied with the speed of the broadband access services offered by your cable and telecom providers?
If it's something in the living room, like your cable set-top box or stereo, Microsoft could be in trouble.
Xbox One has the BluRay drive (at last) and at least the tantalizing prospect of being your cable box, too.
Downside: viewing is still subject to the same annoying blackout rules determined by your cable, satellite or telco TV subscription.
For example, you can sit at home and pay to top-up your electricity meter or pay your cable TV subscription using Paga.
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So unless you think the cable guys will accept lower margins, get ready to boost your cable payments unless the regulators step in.
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If it makes it to that point, ironically, maintaining 100% uptime may prove less important than it is today (just ask your cable company).
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Are you banking on consumers not knowing any better, or do you actually believe that your cable results in the fastest, clearest audio ever?
Sure you can watch tons of HBO content anywhere in the world on your iPad, but only if you get HBO through your cable provider.
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For example, just ask if you can renegotiate your cable bill.
Use controls: Tools like the V-Chip or services offered by your cable provider let you block content you don't want your kids to see on TV.
Imagine downloading a software upgrade for your cable box from the Internet or upgrading your printer with a mouse click (for more on PLDs click here).
No one would choose to buy a TiVo or Media Center if it meant you had to use the same crappy interface your cable company's DVR uses.
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Nintendo TVii intends to streamline the experience further, casting aside your cable box remote for built-in channel guides and DVR programming (coffee table's starting to look pretty sparse, eh?).
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You may have not noticed, but your cable box at home has a Firewire port on it, designed to serve up content to other devices in your home.
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Despite the marketing blitzes and massive investments from companies including Apple, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and your cable company, the computer will not become the heart of the home entertainment center.
Or you can dig deep into your cable guide.
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Reuniting with the Nets (the Islanders co-tenants at Nassau Coliseum from 1972 to 1977) would mean collecting your money from tickets, merchandise, sponsors and concessions, while your cable deal goes on undisturbed.
"Many consumers don't realize they can get these channels over the air in HD for free, or for a small fee from your cable provider, " said Avner Ronen, chief executive of Boxee.
That might not seem like much but multiply it over a dozen channels and consider that the price might even go higher since you have no bargaining power, and suddenly your cable is getting pricey again.
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So that tells you that we are in political season. (Laughter.) And unless you've been living under a rock or did not pay your cable bill -- (laughter) -- you understand where Sammy is coming from.
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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The living room TV experience can now be extended to a second or third TV and even remotely to a TV outside of your home using SlingPlayer on a NeoTV, without having to lease additional set-top boxes from your cable or satellite service provider.
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There's no live programming -- just a database of show episodes and movies that you have your choice of either streaming or downloading for later consumption over 3G or WiFi -- which makes it a little bit like using an on-demand service from your cable company.
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The economics of sports networks on cable television is well documented -- the majority pay so that the vocal minority may watch -- but sculpting an amateur sports league to ensure your cable TV channel gets carriage in America's largest media markets might be a new twist.
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