Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Web and other options are shaking up how we watch TV

USA Today reports:
What media moguls fear: 2011 could become the year when increasing numbers of people watch Web TV content from sources including Netflix, iTunes, YouTube, Amazon, Vudu, Hulu Plus and Crackle — and trim or even cancel their monthly subscriptions for cable, satellite or phone company TV service.

"You can't have a discussion in the media business today without this becoming the sole topic of conversation," says Craig Moffett, a media analyst at financial services firm Bernstein Research. "This is the whole shooting match."