< Like It or Not, The Future of Broadband is OTT Colin Dixon, Senior Partner, Advisory April 5, 2012 In the last few months, there has been a flurry of announcements from multi-channel operators regarding the fact that they had (finally) brought their PayTV services to Xbox 360. Only last week, Comcast...

Google + Motorola Video Solutions: A Bridge Too Far Colin Dixon, Senior Partner, Advisory August 16, 2011 Much of the discussion around the Google’s Monday purchase of Motorola Mobility for $12.5B has focused on intellectual property (patents) and mobile phone synergies. However, as Will Richmond...

Andy Tarczon, Founding Partner, Corporate Development July 29, 2010 Last week, I accepted an invitation to attend a media delegation hosted by the Israeli Export and International Cooperation Institute in conjunction with the Ministry of Trade. The goal was to present Israel’s new media efforts...

Why Google TV Can Succeed In Spite of The Cable Companies Bill Niemeyer, Senior Analyst June 21, 2010 The announcement of Google TV has certainly got a lot of attention. I think it could (maybe) gain a good deal of consumer, developer, advertiser and network traction. Google TV could even be a Game Changer...

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...

Is Canoe the Wrong Approach for Cable? Colin Dixon, Broadband Media Practice Manager June 25, 2009 The news last week that Canoe Ventures is backing away from community addressable advertising comes as a set-back to its stated goal of modernizing and unifying the cable advertising infrastructure. As...

VUDU Economics: Boxes are Barriers Andy Tarczon, Founding Partner, General Manager June 15, 2009 One of the most common questions TDG’s clients are asking – what is the right price for a broadband video box? Is it a $99 Roku ? A $149 VUDU ? A $249 AppleTV ? The simple, direct, and somewhat...