War For Tv articles

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  How Apple can build the next-generation TV

  By Nilay Patel on November 29, 2012 12:12 pm + 475 comments

  In 2010 Steve Jobs sat on stage at the D: All Things Digital Conference and took a question from an Continue reading…

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  Is Netflix’s streaming focus building a house of cards?

  By Adi Robertson on November 21, 2012 03:58 pm + 36 comments

  It’s easy to take Netflix for granted. These days it seems like every tech and telecom company Continue reading…

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  Former FCC Chairman Michael Powell: 'Cable companies are at the mercy of content companies'

  By Nilay Patel on November 20, 2012 12:01 pm + 96 comments

  Michael Powell — yes, that’s Colin Powell’s son — has been a driving force for change in the Continue reading…

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  The trouble with TV apps: hardware experts can’t build great software

  By Ellis Hamburger on November 14, 2012 03:00 pm + 61 comments

  A high-end TV today isn’t much different from a Motorola RAZR back in 2005: excellent hardware Continue reading…

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  Living with Amazon: a glimpse of the future, but not a cable-killer yet

  By Dan Seifert on November 14, 2012 01:45 pm + 30 comments

  Twenty-two million. That’s how many books, movies, TV shows, songs, apps, and games that Amazon Continue reading…

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  NBC's Vivian Schiller: social media has made live TV essential again

  By Nilay Patel on November 14, 2012 12:35 pm + 40 comments

  The war for the living room will ultimately be won not by gadget manufacturers, but by content Continue reading…

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  Article

  Why the future of live sports is in ESPN's hands

  By David Pierce on November 14, 2012 11:11 am + 99 comments

  It's the most common retort to cord-cutters, the first word of caution to anyone looking to get rid Continue reading…

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  Living with the PS3: spotty software drags down Sony's killer HD library

  By Nathan Ingraham on November 14, 2012 10:36 am + 248 comments

  Sony and the PlayStation brand have gotten a bit of a bad reputation in recent years. The Continue reading…

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  Boxee CEO Avner Ronen: 'I'm not sure people want everything on demand'

  By Nilay Patel on November 13, 2012 05:20 pm + 67 comments

  Boxee CEO Avner Ronen has been trying to reinvent TV for years now — first by building software Continue reading…

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  Living with Google TV: jack of all trades, master of none

  By Dieter Bohn on November 13, 2012 02:20 pm + 181 comments

  I've spent nearly a month using Google TV as the primary way of getting entertainment to the Continue reading…