Motorola Two-Screen Integration: One TAM Analysis Shy Of Making Sense

by Daniel Taylor on 16 February, 2010

Motorola’s assertion that success in the cable set top box business can be leveraged into success in the smartphone market doesn’t make sense.

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Content + Business Model = Bandwidth Breaker

by Daniel Taylor on 8 February, 2010

Internet-delivered video is wonderful, but who’s going to pay for it?

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February 5, 2010

If you look at the mechanics, there are plenty of good reasons for Apple to keep Flash and Java off the iPad.

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Tech Meets Media: Get Used to Co-opetition

January 6, 2010

I’m far from surprised that Apple is buying Quattro Wireless. But as tech companies get into media, we’re going to need to stop thinking in terms of technology-industry absolutes…and enter the fuzzy grayness of media co-opetition.

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Sorry Mr/Ms Hipster, You’re Not The Mainstream

January 5, 2010

It’s virtually impossible to talk about DVRs these days without getting into a discussion of media measurement. And many people who care about DVRs just aren’t ready to accept the fact that they’re not in the mainstream.

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2010: We Are Nerds No More

January 4, 2010

When the mainstream goes new-nerd chic, the nerds go mainstream. And we are all nerds no more.

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The Decade Ahead: A Battle Over Subscriber Fees

December 31, 2009

Is cable becoming a victim of its own success? If the current flap over subscriber fees is any indication, it looks like we’re in for a series of battles between media companies and cable operators in the coming years.

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Like Celery For Television: Roku’s Channel Store

December 15, 2009

Can entertainment become too labor intensive to be, well, entertaining? And who do I talk to about getting that hour of my life back?

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Three Questions We Should Be Asking About Boxee

December 10, 2009

Just because consumers can save money by cutting the cable, that doesn’t mean that they will. Assuming that Boxee is successful, what will happen next?

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$750 million is no surprise for AdMob

November 10, 2009

It’s always been apparent that Google has been taking a wait-and-see approach towards mobile advertising. They bought in at the right time with AdMob.

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