In its continuing effort to lead the industry into the age of multi-screen video delivery, Comcast this week announced that its Xfinity on-demand streaming app can now be used on iPhone and iPod Touch devices . Previously limited to iPads, the service expansion speaks to the importance of mobile distribution...

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...

Broadcasters To Create National Mobile TV Network Brian Platts, Contributing Analyst April 23, 2010 In a press release last week at the NAB convention in Las Vegas, Belo Corp., Cox Media Group, E.W. Scripps Co., Fox, Gannett Broadcasting, Hearst Television Inc., ION Television, Media General Inc., Meredith...

More Guide Innovation on Show at IPTV World Forum Colin Dixon, Senior Partner, Advisory March 29, 2010 One clear theme that stood out at IPTV World Forum in London last week was some fresh approaches to the ubiquitous TV Guide. I saw several companies with new designs for their interface. Most focused...

December 5, 2008 - Most TV operators (whether incumbent or just arriving) are evaluating whether or not to expand their TV offerings beyond their original endpoints. Cable operators are looking at Internet-to-PC video services, DBS operators are looking at automotive and portable video services, and...