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11/06/2024
Effros: Linear Thinking
Is Comcast “…getting out of the Cable TV business?” Nope, the business is growing and morphing into new forms.
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08/21/2024
Effros: The Fee Fantasy
The owner of one of those establishments acknowledged to me the other day that he was surprised he hasn’t heard one complaint or even comment about the new 2% charge on the check. I’m not surprised. That’s true even though we’re being honest and calling it a “tax,” which it is, rather than a “fee,” which is what most politicians prefer. They never want to be associated with new “taxes,” but they also have to continue to find ways to pay for all the things the public expects from the government.
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03/27/2024
Effros: The Cable Comeback
It’s happening faster than I thought it would: the realization that the “cable” model of delivering video was the right, and probably only workable business model. “Cable” is making a “comeback.”
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08/16/2023
Effros: Fix It First
The primary services are becoming commodities, especially as to delivery. The focus has to be on providing customers with the best service possible, and ease of use is without question the most critical part of that.
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Premium Content
08/15/2023
Streaming Continues Climb
The streaming category in Nielsen’s “The Gauge” took a record 38.7% of total TV usage in July as Netflix, Prime Video and YouTube had all-time highs in viewing.
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05/31/2023
Effros: Bet On It
If you’ve been following the trends in cable, broadcast, internet and the like for any time now, you know that the entire structure of the business plans for these industries is in flux.