Now entering its second week, the big carriage battle between DirecTV (s DTV) and Viacom (s VIAB) will ultimately be decided, but not for some time. And look for streaming rights to be the lynchpin when a deal does get made.
Those predictions come courtesy of Bernstein Research senior analysts Todd Juenger and Craig Moffett, who on Monday published a report outlining how they see this rather landmark carriage impasse unfolding.