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SUMMARY: Today's technology lets consumers watch shows without a cable connection or even a television. What's next for broadcast networks, cable providers and their places in the media market? Hari Sreenivasan talks to Brian Roberts of Comcast about staying competitive and the legal battles with companies who stream TV for free.
JUDY WOODRUFF (Newshour): Broadcast TV networks, no surprise, are clamoring for new viewers this fall. But beyond the traditional scramble for ads and ratings, the networks and the companies that own them are also preparing in to do battle with an entirely new set of competitors.
Hari Sreenivasan gets the perspective from one of the industry's biggest players tonight, part of our occasional series on the future of TV.
HARI SREENIVASAN (Newshour): With all the new ways to consume media, phones, tablets, laptops, you can now watch TV shows without a television set or a cable connection.
But established companies are reluctant to give up their hold on the media industry, among them, cable giant and owner of NBC, Comcast. It's the largest cable company in the U.S., and one of the biggest broadband Internet and home phone service providers. In 2011, it acquired NBC Universal, making it a major content player in the market.
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