1. Articles mentioning both Amazon.com and Comcast

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    1. Superstacks: How consumers trade convenience for choice

      Explore GigaOM (May 14 2012) Applications

      Superstacks: How consumers trade convenience for choice ...nsumers buy and choose hardware and services online today. To the big two players we might also add Amazon and Microsoft, as the purveyors of what an Accenture report out today calls a “superstack.” The con......o be the most problematic, and that’s between the Internet providers and the content industries. So Comcast’s ownership of NBC-Universal and its access to Hulu is troublesome. Even if an ISP doesn ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   AT&T   IBM

    2. Lowenstein's View: Is the mobile M&A binge crazy or justified?

      Explore FierceWireless (Apr 26 2012) Marketing , Mobility

      ...tter and are doing much of the buying is relatively concentrated: Apple, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, Microsoft, eBay, Intuit, Visa, SAP, Oracle, Disney, Comcast. Many of these companies are in multiple, overlapping segments and are engaging in a virtual arms r... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Oracle   Microsoft   Google

    3. Diller: Online Video Should Be Subject to Same Obligations as Traditional Distributors

      Explore The Cable Industry Book (Apr 24 2012) Applications

      ...tentive online audience. After his comment about similar regulatory treatment for online video, one Comcast exec tweeted: "Diller supports legacy obligations on broadcasters and satellite to be applied to on...... receptive to the prospect of over-the-top services, like those represented by other witnesses from Amazon and Microsoft, for potentially providing downward pricing pressure on cable bills, which he critici... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Google   Comcast

    4. Why Does Amazon Want to Produce Original Programming?

      Explore Live Streaming Coverage (Mar 8 2012) Applications

      Why Does Amazon Want to Produce Original Programming? ...ror Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube (News - Alert) in funding original content to add distinctiveness to Amazon streaming video services. appears to have tipped its hand that it will be funding original content ......always is an attraction and business rationale for doing a bit more of those activities. The reason Comcast (News - Alert) bought NBC Universal is because there are business synergies when a higher degree of... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Comcast   Amazon.com

    5. What’s the Difference Between “Out of Territory” and “Over the Top?”

      Explore Razorsight (Feb 23 2012) Applications , Business Models

      ...tworks) but “over the top.” The best example is the recent agency agreement Verizon has signed with Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications and Bright House Networks. That deal gives Verizon the right......e top” operations. In other words, Verizon could use the cable broadband facilities much as Google, Amazon, Facebook or YouTube does. Over the top providers simply “assume the existence of the network” and ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   Time Warner Cable   Comcast

    6. How Big Does a Distributor Have to Be?

      Explore IP Carrier (Jan 2 2012) Applications , Marketing

      How Big Does a Distributor Have to Be? ...bid sales of channels a la carte, which would represent one potential source of innovation. So far, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, AT&T, DirecTV, Dish Network, Verizon and others have lacked leverage. But then......DirecTV, Dish Network, Verizon and others have lacked leverage. But then there's Google, Apple and Amazon. Apple's iTunes customer base arguably got to be so large that music publishers had to do business ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   AT&T   Apple

    7. Lowenstein's View: 2012 is the year mobile and content merge

      Explore FierceWireless (Dec 20 2011) Applications , Business Models , Marketing , Mobility

      Lowenstein's View: 2012 is the year mobile and content merge ... But, rapidly over the next 1-2 years, all this content is going to move to the cloud--whether it's Comcast's Xcalibur project, Apple iCloud, Amazon, UltraViolet, etc. Think about how 30% of access to Pandora is via mobile networks, and port that o... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   Comcast   NFL

    8. Why Entertainment Video Has to Go “Over the Top”

      Explore Razorsight (Dec 13 2011) Applications

      ...more over-the-top “virtual cable providers.” But Greenfield does not mean services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu, which rely on a staple of movies, often older movies. Instead, Greenfield expects t......are to existing alternatives. Any new over the top players would face cost challenges of their own. Comcast and Time Warner programming costs are nearly $30 per subscriber per month with smaller operators in... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Google   AT&T

    9. Hollywood flubs movie system launch, miffs users

      Explore cedmagazine.com (Dec 8 2011)

      ...hird – from $10.3 billion to roughly $7 billion – in the past seven years. At the same time, Apple, Amazon, Hulu, Netflix and others have lured customers by offering cheaper alternatives to movie ownership....... Inc., hadn't completed deals with retailers such as Wal-Mart or with pay-TV distributors including Comcast. Such deals would have given consumers more places to access digital copies and streamed versions o... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Comcast   The Walt Disney Co.

    10. Will Google Video Service in Kansas City be Disruptive?

      Explore Razorsight (Nov 8 2011) Applications , Business Models

      Will Google Video Service in Kansas City be Disruptive? ...roviders do, which would limit the amount of innovation Google, Dish Network, Hulu, Netflix, Apple, Amazon or any other provider could attempt. Google Ponders Pay-TV Business.That is not to say consumers ne...... no wonder that DirecTV shares have trounced other companies in 8-year returns. Others stocks—AT&T, Comcast, Dish, Sprint and Verizon—have negative returns.In principle, a streamed service, with enough scale... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   AT&T   Apple

    11. Cable Subscribers are Cutting the Cord with Comcast

      Explore Cable Technology (Nov 8 2011) Applications

      Cable Subscribers are Cutting the Cord with Comcast In its third quarter earnings report, Comcast informed its investors that the company lost over 165,000 cable subscribers between the months of J......hy consumers are dropping cable is that the combined cost of Hulu (News - Alert) Plus, Netflix, and Amazon Prime Instant With the combined cost of Hulu Plus, Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Videos for a little over $270 a year, it’s clear that some consumers ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Time Warner   Comcast   Amazon.com

    12. Video 'Disruption' Remains Key Challenge

      Explore Cable Technology (Oct 17 2011) Applications

      ...re one thing. But new patterns in product development and creation are perhaps more fundamental. In Amazon's case, some would argue that the Amazon.com brand, back office, logistics operation and now Kindle devices allow Amazon to become a publisher, not just a distributor. To use the analogy, perhaps Apple iTunes becomes a m......To use the analogy, perhaps Apple iTunes becomes a music publisher; Google becomes a media ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   Apple   Comcast

    13. Content Ecosystems Become Unstable

      Explore IP Carrier (Oct 16 2011)

      ...ne thing. But new patterns in product development and creation are perhaps more fundamental. In Amazon's case, some would argue that the Amazon.com brand, back office, logistics operation and now Kindle devices allow Amazon to become a publisher, not just a distributor. To use the analogy, perhaps Apple iTunes becomes a m......To use the analogy, perhaps Apple iTunes becomes a music publisher; Google becomes a media company ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   Apple   Verizon Wireless

    14. Why Hulu’s Owners Couldn’t Find A Buyer

      Explore TechCrunch (Oct 13 2011)

      Why Hulu’s Owners Couldn’t Find A Buyer ... has been shopping itself around this year, is no longer for sale. Hulu's owners—Disney, News Corp, Comcast, and Providence Equity Partners—put the online TV site up for bid and got some serious offers from ......tners—put the online TV site up for bid and got some serious offers from Google, Dish Networks, and Amazon. Even Yahoo supposedly took a look. But in the end, Hulu's owners ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   News Corp   Google   abc

    15. The future: Top outrageous wireless acquisitions that could happen next

      Explore FierceWireless (Aug 25 2011) Marketing

      ...report, citing unnamed sources, said Sprint is in talks with Clearwire's other investors, including Comcast, about an investment plan in which it would purchase the equity stakes and essentially take control......censees that Google promises to do for Android licensees through its acquisition of Motorola.   Amazon buys HTC for hardware expertise According to a July report in the Wall Street Journal, Amazon.com will release a tablet product before ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Clearwire   Microsoft   Google

    16. Netflix is Bigger Than Comcast, in Terms of Subscribers

      Explore IP Carrier (Aug 10 2011) Marketing

      ...e their own current geographies. But customer relationships also are the reasons why firms such as Amazon can never be discounted as new video subscription opportunities arise. Netflix is Bigger Than Comcast, in Terms of Subscribers Subscriber counts aren't everything in the video business. Netflix has mor... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Comcast   Amazon.com

    17. Walmart Continues OTT Push, Integrates Vudu, Sets Up Interesting Future

      Explore Telecompetitor (Jul 26 2011)

      Walmart Continues OTT Push, Integrates Vudu, Sets Up Interesting Future ...e to announce this move right in the middle of the Netflix rate hike controversy? Maybe, but I view Amazon as a more natural competitor to Vudu than Netflix. Both Amazon and Vudu are transactional OTT services, allowing the purchase of movies and/or rental of VOD title...... of a perceived threat from those conglomerate’s other partners – multichannel video providers like Comcast, DirecTV, and Verizon. Netflix on the other ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Time Warner   Comcast   Disney

    18. Let’s talk about the broadband-cap gap

      Explore GigaOM (Jul 13 2011)

      Let’s talk about the broadband-cap gap ...atest coming from André Vrignaud, who detailed in a blog post his experience of being cut off from Comcast’s Internet service after going over the company’s 250 GB per month broadband cap two months in ......im about a month to determine the culprit — an inappropriately configured cloud-backup service with Amazon. Judging from Vrignaud’s story, he may have hit his cap doing backups as well, since he describes ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Comcast   Pandora   Amazon.com

    19. Why Verizon should buy Hulu

      Explore GigaOM (Jul 7 2011) Marketing

      ...erators might demand Hulu begin authenticating its users in the same way cable networks do. Google, Amazon, Yahoo and other tech companies might be opposed to such a requirement, as it could affect viewersh......’s the case, then why buy it at all? For one thing, this type of move isn’t entirely unprecedented. Comcast purchased Fandango back in 2007 and used it for the basis of its Fancast online ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Google   abc

    20. Somebody Wants to Buy Hulu

      Explore IP Carrier (Jun 21 2011) Marketing

      ..., potentially, after the Hulu board received a bid from an unknown company to purchase the company. Comcast Chief Executive Brian Roberts said the “jury is out” about whether Netflix (or other services inclu......but will grow. I use my daughter and her fiancee as sounding boards from time to time. He works for Amazon and is leaving for Google. She owns a fashion company and has worked as a hedge ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   Comcast   Brian Roberts

    21. Reed Hastings: Netflix Is A Complement To The New Release Business

      Explore TechCrunch (Jun 1 2011) Marketing

      Reed Hastings: Netflix Is A Complement To The New Release Business ...have a big checkbook you can make the deals. With regard to the competition, Hastings believes that Comcast’s on-demand platforms like TV Everywhere will become a major competitor as cable and telecommunicat......on and content offerings. In order to compete with both these companies and platforms like iTunes, Amazon and Hulu; Hastings says Netflix will have to improve personalization, the user interface, and wor... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Comcast   HBO   Kara Swisher

    22. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of AT&T, Large Corporations in Arbitration Case

      Explore TechZone360 (Apr 27 2011)

      Supreme Court Rules in Favor of AT&T, Large Corporations in Arbitration Case ...panies are often forced to agree to enormous settlements. A number of major corporations, including Amazon, DirecTV, Comcast and Dell, supporting AT&T. The Supreme Court's decision actually reversed a federal appeals court r... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   Comcast   AT&T Mobility

    23. Comcast: VOD Movie Views In Our Markets Well Ahead Of Netflix's

      Explore The Cable Industry Book (Apr 14 2011) Business Models

      ... Netflix's share of the digital movie market was 61% between January and February 2011, followed by Comcast at 8%. According to NPD, there was a three-way tie for third place, with DirecTV, Time Warner Cable......the $4.95 kind in my cable system), electronic sell-through (a la Apple), online rentals (Apple and Amazon, for example), and Netflix." Eventually, Crupnick said, NPD expects to including free VOD movies of... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Comcast   Amazon.com

    24. Amazon looks on longingly as Netflix delivers 61% of digital video

      Explore Ars Technica (Mar 15 2011) Marketing

      Amazon looks on longingly as Netflix delivers 61% of digital video .... Netflix's aggressive strategy of being on every device and set-top box is apparently working, and Amazon clearly has a long way to go if it wants to really compete on the instant streaming front. After...... way to go if it wants to really compete on the instant streaming front. After Netflix, NPD says Comcast made up another eight percent of "digital movie units," while DirecTV, Time Warner, and Apple ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Time Warner   Apple   Comcast

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