Andy Tarczon, Founding Partner, Corporate Development December 22, 2011 Ghost of Research Present: "Come in, come in. And know me better, man... You have never seen the like of me before." Scrooge: "Spirit, conduct me where you will... if you have anything to teach me, let me profit by...

Andy Tarczon, Founding Partner December 16, 2011 With only a few days left until Christmas, Santa, the original "Over-the-Top" expert, is expected to deliver millions of new digital media devices to happy little girls and boys. Sadly, the content viewed on these devices will go largely unchecked...

Andy Tarczon, Founding Partner, Corporate Development November 18, 2011 Be it love, hate, or indifference, you've likely read about the Amazon Kindle Fire released this week. Just as certain, you've read the press inevitably pitting the device against the iPad. Are such comparisons fair? Absolutely...

Andy Tarczon, Founding Partner It's Friday November 11, 2011, or 11/11/11, and it's in that spirit that I share 11 things I hope we've learned so far this year. Given the year's about over, you should have your thoughts collected, right? Here's the thesis I'm playing with: while...

Sitting in this week's TelcoTV opening keynotes, it was apparent that some industry perceptions about OTT need to be changed, and quickly. As our readers are aware, OTT is not exclusively an us vs. them proposition. It is not just about PayTV vs. OTT; it is not just about Comcast vs. Netflix. OTT...

This week I spoke on a panel at the LodgeNet Customer Technology Symposium exploring the use of TV-based apps in the hospitality industry. While the discussion was lively, sometimes humorous, it became apparent that the challenges and confusion faced by hoteliers is a trickle-down effect of the evolution...

Microsoft continues moving towards the fall release of live PayTV via the XBOX Live platform. While June saw the official announcement that such video services would come to the platform this fall, few details were available. This week saw momentum finally picking up as the platform was revealed to be...