TELCO TV: Sexy, new video services include Wi-Fi set-top; but needs TV anchor, says AT&T

By Alan Breznick

NEW ORLEANS - Although TV Everywhere plans and fancy-schmancy video applications may be all the rage in pay TV circles these days, they may all go for naught if they’re not built around the foundation of strong core video services. So says Jeff Weber, vice president of U-verse and video strategy for AT&T. Speaking here at the annual TelcoTV conference earlier this week, Weber warned fellow service providers that multi-screen video will not be the pay TV industry’s salvation if the basic video service is still a loser. Multi-screen services are "sexy and important," but they are "not important unless...