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Who’s next? Apple, Amazon, CenturyLink may join streaming pay-TV fray

Depending on who you ask, the next entrant to the market could be just about anyone.

“I think that CenturyLink is sniffing around that space as well,” said Brett Sappington, senior director of research for Parks Associates.

Indeed, CenturyLink in February said it is losing customers on its Prism IPTV product, and it plans to replace it with OTT service in the second quarter.

From the article "Who’s next? Apple, Amazon, CenturyLink may join streaming pay-TV fray" by Mike Dano.

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