Cablecutters: Cable’s Not Going Anywhere

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For all those cable haters out there, sorry: Cutting the cord won't mean cutting out your cable provider.

They often own some of your favorite channels (Comcast owns NBC Universal, parent of Bravo and USA) and in most areas they are the gatekeepers to the Internet. Offering popular channels like HBO over streaming could actually help cable companies sell more expensive broadband services to customers. "The cable business is evolving from mainly selling you a pay TV package to mainly selling you a broadband Internet service," says FBR Research analyst Barton Crockett.


Cablecutters: Cable’s Not Going Anywhere