Michael Greeson, Founding Partner, Research December 16, 2011 Here we go again! This week the National Football League put yet another notch on its belt, this time securing from broadcast and cable networks some $27 billion over the next nine years. Sure, this is the way the system works: high-value...

I have spent a lot of time this year at conferences moderating panels and listening to various industry insiders discuss the various facets of over-the-top video delivery. One recurring theme has been how mainstream media will not fully embrace OTT delivery until the monetization issues have been worked...

A few years ago, when I first started using ESPN online, I often wished that I could get the same experience on TV. Last year I got my wish when ESPN 3 came to Xbox 360. If you've been having the same feelings about HBO GO, the Internet version of the venerable premium channel, you don't have...

According to one of this week's more obvious headlines, " The Economy, not OTT, is the Biggest Threat to Pay-TV ." (I'm still waiting to meet the genius that argues otherwise, but oh well.) The headline refers to a new report from Credit Suisse, the latest firm to touch its toe in the...

"Is anyone still talking about OTT?" This was a question recently relayed by an industry colleague. A fair question, to be sure, especially as it was both absolutely right and absolutely wrong. And while I could get defensive (this is the "OTT Monitor" after all), it was more a chance...

On this week's earnings call ( transcript here ), Disney CEO Bob Iger had some comments on the company's plans and strategies regarding new digital platforms, including OTT services such as Netflix. First, in some good news for OTT and consumers, Iger is a fan of the new technologies saying,...

In the days before broadband was reaching the majority of U.S. households, a PayTV subscription was essential to the well-informed and happily entertained consumer. The only way to see the news at 3 AM, catch the latest Michael Jackson video or watch a Star Trek re-run was with a PayTV subscription....