Could Google Become Your Next Cable Provider?
We’ve known for quite awhile now that Google was experimenting with their own fiber network, delivering ultra fast internet speeds to lucky in Kansas City locals but we never considered the possibility that Google could also be toying with the idea of delivering cable TV service as well. I know, it sounds crazy… or does it? Make no mistake, Google’s bread and butter are ads. Always has been. And cable service is just one more way to get them into the living rooms of consumers.
Google’s possible new venture comes hot on the heels of their hiring of former cable TV executive Jeremy Stern who, according to the Wall Street Journal, is currently in talks with production companies like Walt Disney, Time Warner, and Discovery.
The only thing that can hold back Google now are the TV execs who weren’t all too enthusiastic about Google’s first venture into the living room, Google TV. What do you guys think? Would you be excited to have Google running the show on your smartphone, home internet and cable TV?
[Via GTVSource]