The Streaming Wars
The Streaming Wars
The Streaming Wars
079: The Death of Cable Telelvision
30 minutes Posted Nov 19, 2020 at 2:00 pm.
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With the holidays right around the corner, Dustin and Tony take a quick break from the news and feature a topic-driven episode. This time around, the focus is the death of cable television. Listen in on how the major media companies are changing their focus to streaming, why it is important, and what is the biggest loss in the switch.

Reference Articles

Streaming was part of the future — now it’s the only future: https://www.theverge.com/21536842/streaming-disney-hbo-max-peacock-cbs-all-access-warnermedia-viacom-nbcuniversal
Media executives are finally accepting the decline of cable TV as they plot a new path forward: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/24/big-media-companies-reorganize-for-world-of-50-million-tv-subscribers.html
One Clear Casualty of the Streaming Wars: Profit: https://medium.com/swlh/one-clear-casualty-of-the-streaming-wars-profit-683304b3055d

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