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...expectation is that dollars will follow audience," says UBS media analyst Michael C. Morris. "Content providers can say, 'You're going to pay me, or I'm pulling my signal.' It's basic leverage." Since cable providers operate at margins of about 40%, they can probably afford it. Indeed, Morris thinks a price war is in the offing, which would be good for consumers. "They may decide that a 35% margin is worth the trade-off for a better audience share," he says. Morris believes that the collateral damage in this battle will be the smaller content providers that...
...leaders like Gates persist in the old ideas of wars, troops and battlefields? Sending troops across the world to "win" is a fundamentally flawed and outmoded concept - not to speak of the fact that we as a nation cannot afford it. The terrorists are slowly bleeding our nation toward ruin as we are drawn into war after impossible war. Robert Anderson, IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO...
...leaders like Gates persist in the old ideas of wars, troops and battlefields? Sending troops across the world to "win" is a fundamentally flawed and outmoded concept - not to speak of the fact that we as a nation cannot afford it. The terrorists are slowly bleeding our nation toward ruin as we are drawn into war after impossible war. Robert Anderson Idaho Falls, Idaho...
Kaliningrad's transport tax, for instance, has been called off for this year, and Russia can afford it: the state is still reaping massive profits from its sales of oil and gas. The broader economy is also recovering, and even though Putin's initial reaction to the protests showed some signs of dismay, Mitrokhin is far from certain that the government is afraid. "It amazes me," he says. "People are screaming for him to get out, but there is no sense that he is trying to reform or justify himself. He feels his own strength. If needed, he knows...
...Defense Google couldn't afford to repeat the mistake it made in letting Flickr go to Yahoo! in 2005. When asked about potential acquirers before selling Picnik to Google, Sposato said potential matches ranged from tech giants Apple, Yahoo! and Microsoft to photo companies such as Snapfish, Shutterfly and Kodak. Google had to act decisively to avoid a Flickr-like missed opportunity...