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• The Schism Between Free-to-Air and Free-to-Online Deepens

  In the last few weeks, the line between broadcast and online video has become much more sharply drawn. Free-to-air broadcasters continue to step back from the opportunity of free-to-online distribution, while some of the largest online video companies are stepping up to the opportunities of advertising-supported, broadcast-quality online video. Both camps are betting they can capture or retain a significant audience for their shows; at stake are the billions of ad dollars wrapped up in the television market. ... Posted May 08 2012, 08:42 AM by Colin Dixon with | with no comments Filed under: Colin Dixon, Broadband TV, Broadband Video, Ad-Supported, NBC, HULU, video content, PayTV subscribers, retransmission fees, free-to-online video

• Like It or Not, The Future of PayTV is Broadband

  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 announced Xfinity on-demand video on the Xbox. Verizon announced a similar client late last year that included live broadcast channels as well as on-demand video. In the U.K., operators Sky and BT have had clients on Xbox more than a year. ... Posted Apr 05 2012, 11:41 AM by Colin Dixon with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Colin Dixon, Broadband TV, set-top boxes, content, Broadband Video, Comcast, game consoles, Xbox, cable operators, online video, PayTV, OTT delivery, PayTV operators, Broadband

• IBC: The Place to Be in Early September

  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. ... Posted Sep 13 2009, 12:08 PM by Colin Dixon with | with no comments Filed under: program guides, platforms, interactive media, digital media, Blu-ray, Colin Dixon, Broadband Video, Netflix, CinemaNow, online video, Miniweb, Sonic

• What We Have Here is a Failure to Communicate

  When it comes to two-screen video delivery efforts, TDG has employed a very basic dichotomy: there is PC-to-TV delivery (web-based video enjoyed on the TV) and TV-to-PC delivery (made-for-TV content enjoyed on the PC). ... Posted Aug 11 2009, 05:00 AM by Michael Greeson with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: platforms, interactive media, Over-The-Top, Time Warner Cable, video delivery, Michael Greeson, Broadband Video, Comcast, quantum media, web video, 5A media, access, Web-to-TV video delivery, video content, TV-to-Web video delivery

• Wimbledon on the Web: Smooth HD Comes to US Sports

  The sport of tennis is the artful combination of focused strength and finesse. A powerful serve backed by quick reactions and rapid shifts across the net. Hard to tell if I am describing the game or the upcoming Wimbledon coverage that NBC will be delivering via Microsoft Silverlight and the Smooth Streaming adaptive bitrate technology.... Posted Jun 22 2009, 11:56 AM by Andy Tarczon with | with no comments Filed under: Broadband Video, video streaming, Andy Tarczon, Move Networks, Inlet Technologies, adaptive streaming

• VUDU Economics: Boxes are Barriers

  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? ... Posted Jun 15 2009, 12:57 PM by Andy Tarczon with | with no comments Filed under: set-top box, Over-The-Top, Apple TV, Blu-ray, CE devices, Broadband TV, set-top boxes, Digital living room, Broadband Video, Roku, Andy Tarczon, game consoles, Xbox, Vudu

• 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 | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: platforms, Over-The-Top, digital media, Colin Dixon, video delivery, Broadband Video, video streaming, web video, content providers