ABC, Fox and The CW Video Woes

[ Thanks to Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for this link. ]

"For the video vendors this format has two advantages. The first is that the one process gives them multiple video streams for network speeds from dial-up to true broadband and for both PCs and phones. The other, and probably more important advantage from their viewpoint, is that it forces you to watch ads."

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