HBO, CBS Web Plans Put More Heat On Pay-TV Providers
Time Warner’s decision to sell HBO on the Web in 2015 and CBS’ plans to launch a subscription streaming service are fresh proof to pay-TV companies that the trend is not their friend. Federal regulators are mulling rules to help Internet TV providers acquire content and live programming from media companies. Dish Network (DISH), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Sony are ramping up Internet video, also called over-the-top (OTT)