THE CABLE PIPELINE

Comcast and Time Warner Cable are now closing ranks to protect their subscriber base from defecting to internet content providers like Hulu. They will be offering their own content online from a variety of sources, if you can first prove you are one of their customers.
While this is a competitive move for both companies, it will start the beginning of exclusive agreements with programmers to offer their content to companies who are willing to pay for it. Yes, this is the “free market” system at work and it will become an exclusive club. If both companies team together and strike a deal with content providers, a sweet offer could be coming your way via the internet. But first you will have to sign up to both company services, and then be able to sit back to enjoy exclusive content via the broadband connection.
This is a good move by both companies, in light of Hulu, and a threat to the video customer base for cable. So, good job for creating the exclusive club and working to deter further erosion of the subscriber count.