Disney/ABC CEO Robert Iger was the keynote speaker at the annual Cable TV Show--the cable industry's verion of NAB and NATPE. Part of the article is shown below but perhaps the most interesting sentence is this: "Iger said he was open to the Anywhere, Anytime Any device concept of making content available over multiple devices, including the computer, but said that authentication was key to the strategy." As I interpret this, this device could be a television set or a computer or a smart phone...and if it's anytime, anywhere it probably won't require a local broadcaster to distribute the signal.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/191166-Cable_Show_2009_Iger_To_Cable_Show_Me_The_Online_Model.php

Cable Show 2009: Iger To Cable: Show Me The Online Model

Disney CEO Says 'TV Everywhere' Subscription Model "Difficult to Embrace"

Mike Farrell -- Multichannel News, 4/2/2009 10:09:34 AM MT

Washington — Walt Disney Co. CEO Robert Iger told the cable industry in a roundabout way Thursday that it must find an online model that works sufficiently for both programmers and distributors, appearing to dismiss a subscription model proposal, TV Everywhere," made earlier this year by Time Warner chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes.

In his keynote speech at Cable Show '09 open general session here Thursday, Iger praised the cable industry, but also warned that nitpicking on the issue of online video could be devastating for the industry.

"Let me state the obvious: Cable television is vitally important to our company, Iger said. "It provides us with a crucial connection with consumers. And it is a critical creative engine that drives value across a number of our businesses and across markets and territories around the world."

But he added that the prevalence of online video cannot be ignored.