This week Comcast announced its decision to spin out all of its cable networks except Bravo into an independent company. For years cable networks were the financial jewel in the TV industry, driven by both carriage fees pay-TV operators paid to carry them, plus advertising revenues. The shift from analog to digital opened up vast new shelf space which enabled even more cable networks to be created.

But as Colin and I discuss, the Internet and streaming have changed all of that. In the age of cord-cutting, cable networks have become a declining business, and Comcast’s decision to spin off most of its portfolio was inevitable. For a variety of reasons the spin off also paves the way for addition consolidation in the industry.

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