Hasta La Creative!

Cable companies have been doing their best to stop or slow Intel and others from launching competing paid TV services over the Internet. But that doesn’t seem to be stopping the chipmaker, which still plans to ship its web-connected TV box later this year.

“We’re confident we’ll have enough content to launch later this year to be a compelling offering for the consumer,” said Intel Media VP and GM-content and services Eric Free in an interview on Tuesday.

Intel made a splash in February when it confirmed its paid TV plans. At the time Intel Media boss Erik Huggers said the service would roll out this year, but since then the company is said to have not closed any content deals, spurring questions as to whether the release may be delayed. “We do have a launch date; we just haven’t disclosed it,” said Mr. Free.

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