Future of TV, cord cutting still jumbled
Television is a mess, and I’m not talking about the collapse of “Duck Dynasty,” but rather the battle taking shape that will determine how we will receive and pay for programs.
CBS and HBO are testing the waters for “over-the-top” delivery of live programming via the Internet, and Dish Network has announced a slightly more ambitious online offering — a small bundle of cable networks, including ESPN.
The Dish service, called Sling TV (no connection to Slingbox), is particularly fascinating, because it cannibalizes Dish’s own satellite TV business.
Perhaps Dish is betting that in the end, all TV will be delivered via the Internet, eliminating the need for satellite dishes.
Dish has announced that Sling will be available on all manner of devices, including Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Microsoft’s Xbox, and select TVs.
[...] of whether TV programming comes from a satellite, a cable or the Internet, eventually the dam of traditional channel packaging will break, and we will finally have the a la carte services we’ve been yearning for.
Will sports be available on demand, or will you have to subscribe to Fox, CBS, NBC, ESPN and the NFL network so you can watch all the 49ers games?
Some PC manufacturers ship computers with Windows Defender turned off, because they offer free trials of security programs from companies like McAfee and Norton.
Is it legal for me to use my neighbor’s Wi-Fi network if I have his permission and he gives me his password? I would be paying a portion of his monthly fee.
First questions first.