Fried Fish and the Comcast Cap Increase Andy Tarczon, Founding Partner From our "Idiot of the Week" file comes this nugget: a man in Wisconsin was kicked out of an all-you-can-eat fish fry for, you guessed it, eating too much. Watching this...
FCC: Should OTT Services be Included in the Definition of 'MVPD'? Bill Niemeyer, Senior Analyst The FCC is currently evaluating whether to expand the definition of "MVPD" (Multichannel Video Programming Distributor) to include online...
On the Subject of Dish Ad Skipping and Hulu Plus Colin Dixon, Senior Partner, Advisory Last week we mentioned that had rolled out an automatic commercial-skipping feature to its new Hopper DVR. The feature works in conjunction with the "Primetime...
Is There Any Hope for Operator VOD? Andy Tarczon, Founding Partner This week saw an interesting report out of Europe noting that operator video-on-demand (VOD) is creating only 1% of all TV revenue . Should we be surprised? Probably not. Our consumer...
Do Commerce-Driven TV Apps have a Chance? Michael Greeson, Founding Partner, Research This week interactive-TV vendor Ensequence landed $26 million in new financing , bringing its total capital raised to $140 million. The 12-year old company first offered...
Business as Usual: DISH Complains About Streaming Devaluing TV Then Launches Automated DVR Ad Skipping Bill Niemeyer, Senior Analyst There's the expression "some days you're the dog and some days you're the hydrant." In the TV business...
In the last few weeks, the line between broadcast and online video has become much more sharply drawn. Free-to-air broadcasters continue to step back from the opportunity of free-to-online distribution, while some of the largest online video companies are stepping up to the opportunities of advertising-supported, broadcast-quality online video. Both camps are betting they can capture or retain a significant audience for their shows; at stake are the billions of ad dollars wrapped up in the television market. ...