====== Multichannel Video Programming Distributors ======
  * Multichannel Video Programming Distributors(MVPDs)
  * It is equivalent to MSO (multiple system operator) in Korea. 
  * Comcast, Uverse, DirectTV, FIOS, etc. :: T-broad, CJ, HCN, etc. 
  * They make money . . . from [[:mvpd#triple play|triple play]] .
    * from subscribers (who pays monthly bill) for bundled channels  (TV subscription)
    * also they sell broadband internet connection, too. (Internet subscription)
    * also they sell telephone (landline), too. (landline subscription)
    * local advertisement sales 
  * cord cutters: TV, but, not the Internet 
  * Increasing cord cutters :: They embrace the [[:Over the Top|OTT]]((Over The Top — the industry term for signals carried over the open internet)) in their services (including netflix in their package, for example).