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I’m Not Paying For Pandora, Or Hulu Plus

by Daniel Taylor on 27 May, 2011

Say goodbye to buggy, experimental technology and the recurring expenses that were supposed to make it all worthwhile. So much for saving money.

What They’re Not Saying About OTT

by Daniel Taylor on 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.

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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Time To Re-Think OTT

7 October 2010

If OTT vendors care about building large audiences, they’re going to have to re-think what they’re doing. There needs to be some serious innovation beyond what’s already happened. Better remotes, bigger buttons and meaningful content partnerships are just a few places for improvement.

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Like Celery For Television: Roku’s Channel Store

15 December 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

10 December 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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Catch up with VoD…or maybe not

17 September 2009

Sometimes on-demand Internet video is easier said than done.

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Pony-ing Up for Amazon Video

26 August 2009

Ever since I bought it, the Roku Netflix player has been an integral part of my living room. Earlier this year, Roku added Amazon video…and now MLB.tv. But will Amazon convince people to pay for something available elsewhere for free?

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