Search and Discovery

Streaming Apps Are a Lie. The Real Battle for Your TV Has Already Begun

We thought streaming liberated us from cable, but it just chopped the monopoly into a dozen frustrating pieces. The real value of catch-up TV isn’t the app features or the content itself, but the backroom licensing deals. The true battle for the living room isn’t about building better appsโ€”it’s about owning the universal search layer.