Hulu adding Disney

I recently wrote about online options to traditional TV.  This week Disney announced plans to buy a 30% stake in Hulu. You’ll soon be able to view programs from the Disney family of networks on Hulu.

Big networks are preparing for the eventual wave of online viewers. NBC, Fox, and Disney now all have a stake in [...]

Have you ditched cable and satellite TV? Online alternatives

In my last post I compared the marketing focus and features of Netflix and Blockbuster mail order DVD programs. Traditionally these have been thought of as complementary programming to standard cable or satellite TV. However, with added features such as television network programming, they may become substitute products for cable and satellite in the future.

Another group [...]

Have you ditched cable and satellite TV? Mail order alternatives

It’s 2009 and just like you have alternatives for how you listen to music (radio, satellite, CD, digital player, etc.), there are a growing number of alternatives for how you watch video content as well. Gone are the days when you were restricted to watching video on your television from cable or satellite. You’ve got choices [...]