Numerous Cable Brands at Risk Due to Streamers, Says Analyst
Cable programmers are coming around to the possibility that their cable brands might not survive streaming, nScreenMedia's Colin Dixon wrote Monday. He cited moves by NBCUniversal and Warner Bros. Discovery to spin off their cable assets, WBD's launch of a…
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stand-alone CNN app, Fox's launch of the Fox One streaming service, and rumors that Paramount Skydance will shutter MTV. "This reckoning for cable TV has been a long time coming, and it is far from clear which, if any, brands will survive," Dixon said. Even ESPN "seems at risk" as it faces growing competition for sports rights.