Now that the Department of Justice is reportedly investigating how cable companies handle video streams from their competitors over their Internet networks, it's anybody's guess what will happen to the market for online video.
Craig Moffett of Bernstein Research issued a note yesterday in response to the Wall Street Journal's report Tuesday night that the DOJ has launched an antitrust investigation of cable industry practices. He says prices will go up for people who watch video via the Internet because cable firms, in response to the investigation, will all start charging their Internet customers based on how much bandwidth they consume.
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