Comcast Corp. March 20 named COO Dave Watson new CEO of Comcast Cable, replacing Neil Smit, who becomes vice chairman of Comcast Corp., effective April 1.
Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu are spending billions collectively creating original content, with proprietary TV shows and movies driving subscriber growth at Netflix and Amazon, according to a new survey from 451 Research.
When Comcast launched its Watchathon Week promotion in 2012, one of the goals was to thwart Netflix’s binge-viewing marketing angle by enticing pay-TV subscribers with one-week access to thousands of on-demand TV shows and movies from more than 50 networks. Times have changed.