It was only a matter of time before the content side of the television industry would get shaken up. The cable and satellite providers have already been joining forces to combat declining demand for traditional pay-TV packages as people switch over to cheaper or more tailored services over the Internet, such as Netflix, Sling, Hulu and Amazon Prime. The biggest moves were Charter Communications’ $79 billion deal for Time Warner Cable (not to be confused with Time Warner, the network owner), and AT&T’s $67 billion takeover of DirecTV. Both figures include net debt, and the Charter deal is still pending a regulatory nod. Now it’s the content companies’ turn, and there are a variety of ways this could play out.
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