2024-05-01
Sadly a bit predictable. Walmart seemed unwilling to fully commit to value based contracting. Clinic economics are hard - they are *really* hard if you take all patients and don't own a payer. Probably should have bought Humana several years back. https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/ ...
The Verge
Walmart discontinues its telehealth service Health Virtual Care citing “escalating operating costs”; Walmart acquired telehealth provider MeMD in 2021
Walmart isn't making enough money off its new health centers, so it decided to close up shop.
2024-01-03
No free lunch redux. Customers are finding out the partial equilibrium of lots of content at rock bottom rates couldn't last. People thought they didn't like cable bundle - but it was the only thing that generated the revenue necessary to support the “golden age of television”
Wall Street Journal
Antenna: 6.3% of US customers cancelled major streaming services in November 2023, up from 5.1% YoY; 24% canceled three or more services over the past two years
Ballots, courts collide for Trump Tim Peterson / Digiday : Future of TV Briefing: The top trends and developments that will shape the future of TV in 2024 Om Malik / On my Om : Can...
2023-07-18
It seems to finally be sinking in that the old cable bundle wasn't filled with excess profits. Eventually we will be back to everyone's streaming services totaling up to how much they used to pay for cable.
TechCrunch
Peacock raises its Premium price by $1 to $5.99/month and Premium Plus by $2 to $11.99/month, at once for new customers and on August 17 for current subscribers
Peacock is delivering bad news to its subscribers tonight. Beginning at 12 a.m. ET, the streamer is notifying existing customers …