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May 2009 - Posts

• Web-Only Video Programming Heading for the Home TV…Finally

  For years TDG has been discussing the inevitability of web video finding its way from the “small screen” PC to the” big screen” TV. ... Posted May 26 2009, 08:04 AM by Colin Dixon with 1 comment(s) Filed under: platforms, Over-The-Top, digital media, Colin Dixon, video delivery, Broadband Video, video streaming, web video, content providers

• Cisco: Virtualizing the Home

  During Cisco’s Analyst’s Conference call last week, CEO John Chambers talked about virtualization, how it is becoming a reality not only in data centers but “going all the way to our homes.” Yes, data center virtualization has been around for quite a while but its applicability to the home is very new.... Posted May 11 2009, 11:37 PM by Colin Dixon with 2 comment(s) Filed under: digital media, Home Media Servers, home networking, Colin Dixon, Connected Home, Amazon, Interactive TV, quantum media, Home networks, Linksys

• TV Channel "Insurance" and Why We Pay It

  I was reading an interesting piece from the New York Times discussing how cable TV is struggling against the rising cost of the channels they carry. The gist of the article is that the cable subscriptions that you and I pay do not reflect the price increase that the content owners - like Disney - are demanding (and getting!) from PayTV operators.... Posted May 06 2009, 03:42 PM by Colin Dixon with no comments Filed under: audience, Colin Dixon, service providers, Disney, cable operators, content providers, a la carte, ESPN