[ NNSquad ] Re: Internet Becomes Weapon in Fox-Cablevision Fight

[Wes Felter <wesley@felter.org>]

On 10/20/10 7:48 AM, Bob Frankston wrote:
> What about services like (I think) ESPN360 which only allows access to some
> of their services by customers for cooperating cable companies? Is this
> "allow in" approach significantly different than Fox's approach.

I think it is different. ESPN360 has been a "paid" service all along, 
but Hulu was promoted as free and available to the general (USA) public; 
blocking some people later (who may even be paying for Fox through OTA 
or satellite) is a bait-and-switch. IMO there's nothing wrong with the 
ESPN360/HBO approach as long as they're upfront about it. (I don't 
*like* the ESPN360/HBO approach, but that's my problem.)

Wes Felter