Internet

Platform As Medium?

by Daniel Taylor on 8 December, 2010

Back in the day when the Internet was changing everything, it was easy to make broad-strokes generalizations about things such as “Internet media,” “social media,” “mobile media” and other pop-tech-culture concepts. These days, such sweeping statements are increasingly confusing. And the Internet is maturing to the point where it’s just another platform and not a medium in its own right.

The Limit Of Direct Response

by Daniel Taylor on 7 December, 2010

These days, it’s hard to talk about digital media without getting into a conversation about advertising. This is a good thing, because advertising pays for much of the media we consume on traditional, mobile and Internet platforms.

Alternate Hypotheses For Cable Cutting

2 December 2010

It’s a big leap to connect OTT with stagnant Pay TV subscription numbers, especially in a down economy. Here are some alternative ways of thinking about cable cutting and OTT.

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You Heard It Here First

1 December 2010

We’ve been saying for years that we’re going to have Network Neutrality — at a price. And the days of paying $30 a month for unlimited Internet video streaming will be over…soon enough. Today, it looks like we’re a step closer.

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What They’re Not Saying About OTT

1 December 2010

Lots of people are talking about OTT, but few of them live with it on a daily basis. If they did, there’d be a lot less hype.

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Termination Fees For Internet Video?

30 November 2010

Widget-enabled television sets are running $1,500 these days, and the best Comcast can come up with is termination fees for Internet video traffic.

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OTT Endgame: Part II – BIG Questions

3 November 2010

In part I of this post, we said that the Over-the-top (OTT) video phenomenon would lead into a series of Internet-delivered video on demand (VoD) services. Of course, since this is a weblog and not a report, there’s a lot we’re leaving out. Also, there are a series of BIG Questions that remain for the industry.

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IPTV 2.0 – Where’s My Hybrid STB?

2 November 2010

Hybrid set top boxes (STB), such as the one announced today by Entone, promise to breathe new life into flagging IPTV service provider business models.

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Hybrids. And More Hybrids

2 November 2010

True, hybrid set top boxes bring together the programming variety of Pay TV services and cable networks with the measurable, interactive capabilities of Internet-delivered VoD.

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OTT Endgame: Part I – the BIG Picture

1 November 2010

The likely end game for OTT will be Internet-delivered VoD programming.

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