For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL - March 14, 2012 - Zacks.com announces the list of
stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity
Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting
stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the
blog include
Intel Corp.
(
INTC
),
Sony Corp.
(
SNE
),
Dish Network Corp.
(
DISH
),
Google, Inc.
(
GOOG
) and
Apple, Inc.
(
AAPL
).
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Here are highlights from Tuesday's Analyst Blog:
Intel to Enter TV Business
The world's largest manufacturer of semiconductor
products,
Intel Corp.
(
INTC
) plans to launch a Web-based TV service for U.S.consumers,
according to the
Wall Street Journal
.
The chipmaker's foray into this segment may be considered a
milestone achievement. According to research firm Gartner, the PC
industry was almost flat in 2011 and is expected to remain weak in
2012. In order to expand the company's bottom line, Intel has
increased efforts to move beyond the computer industry.
Intel plans to manufacture the set-top box (
STB
) but will not provide Internet service. Intel already makes chips
for STBs, so its decision to manufacture the entire box is the
first move of its kind. To gauge the total cost involved in this
process, Intel has asked for rate charts. However, the
company has not yet signed any deal with program providers. It
expects to launch this TV service by the end of 2012.
Recently,
Sony Corp.
(
SNE
) and
Dish Network Corp.
(
DISH
) had also planned to create such Internet TV services, but none
appear to be moving forward immediately.
The success of the launch of a virtual cable operator remains
unclear due to the many hurdles associated with it. The high cost
of TV programming channels remains the primary problem. Incumbent
cable, satellite and telecommunications companies already pay
nearly $38 billion per year to license TV channels. As the costs
are increasing, Intel might have to bear even higher costs.
Internet bandwidth could be another hurdle. The inability to
guarantee enough bandwidth for high-quality video at all times of
day could divert the interest of the subscriber.
Intel is best known as a chipmaker and remains well positioned
in the server segment. The company is also selling chips into
smartphones, which would be equally capable of receiving any TV
service.
Further, the competition expected in the field will also be
fierce, with most of the large technology companies foraying into
similar Internet-based TV service businesses, including
Google, Inc.
(
GOOG
) and
Apple, Inc.
(
AAPL
).
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