Can DivX Plus Streaming Survive in the Crowded ABR Space? Colin Dixon, Senior Partner, Advisory September 1, 2011 Today Rovi introduced a new adaptive bitrate streaming (ABR) solution based on the DivX video technology. DivX Plus Streaming (DPS) is targeted at the premium movie market and in particular...

Colin Dixon, Senior Partner, Advisory March 29, 2011 Blu-ray Player sales, despite what the industry may say, have not been spectacular. Worldwide households with a standalone player (not including PS3 game consoles) stood at just under 40 million by the end of 2010 with less than 13 million in the US...

All Netflix Clients Are Not Created Equal Colin Dixon, Senior Partner, Advisory May 11, 2010 It is getting hard to find a connected TV platform that does not feature a Netflix streaming client. The Company is clearly intent on ensuring that Netflix customers are able to access the service from whichever...

Is Netflix Making Blu-ray Players into Internet Set Top Boxes? Andy Tarczon, Founding Partner November 11, 2009 To date, the most successful Over-the-Top (OTT) video play has been the game console. With internet connectivity, video rendering, and established commerce capabilities, they have been the...

IBC: The Place to Be in Early September Colin Dixon, Senior Partner September 13, 2009 Over the years, we have found that the IBC show in Amsterdam provides a wonderful venue for catching up on the latest and greatest in the digital video world. Unlike the sprawling vastness of the Las Vegas convention...

May 16, 2008 You've likely seen the flood of articles reporting that widespread adoption of Blu-ray players will be "delayed" due to higher-than-acceptable retail pricing. You may also recall that TDG advanced this argument in November 2007, some six months ago. More