Dish Network Cutting CNN Is A Sign of Changing Business Models

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Mark Melin
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DISH Network Corp (NASDAQ:DISH) looks at the future of cable and satellite pay TV business models and appears to be thinking one thought: the internet. Dish is preparing to battle for its future survival In preparing to compete against disruptive business models from the likes of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Hulu and others that stream movies and “television” programming on demand over the internet, giving users only what they want when they want it, Dish is preparing to battle for its future survival. The company, which offers a variety of traditional television channels delivered via…

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.