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• When It Comes to Sharing in New Entertainment Revenue, Glass is Last

  TDG’s newly released report, OTT TV Platforms, 2011 – Forecasts & Analysis, predicts that net-ready or “smart” TVs will rapidly become a primary platform for over-the-top (OTT) TV delivery. This forecast is seemingly great news for TV manufacturers who have long been living on razor thin margins. The idea that they their new platforms can enable new video services and applications means potentially lucrative recurring revenue sources. Sadly, much of that is an illusion. When it comes to sharing in new entertainment revenue, unfortunately glass is last.... Posted May 26 2011, 12:05 PM by Andy Tarczon with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: OTT, CE devices, Netflix, Andy Tarczon, applications, smart TVs, connected TVs, acTVila, iSTBs, TV OEMs

• Question of the Week: Do you foresee standards for TV apps?

  Question of the Week: Do you foresee standards in the fragmented CE device segment for TV app development?... Posted Apr 01 2011, 11:00 AM by The Diffusion Group with | with no comments Filed under: CE devices, BBC, standards, googletv, Question of the week, acTVila, TV apps

• Could Internet Video Save Blu-ray?

  Blu-ray Player sales, despite what the industry may say, have not been spectacular. Worldwide households with a standalone player (not including PS3 game consoles) stood at just under 40 million by the end of 2010 with less than 13 million in the US.... Posted Mar 29 2011, 11:38 AM by Colin Dixon with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: DVD, Internet video, Blu-ray, CE devices, Colin Dixon, video streaming, Internet video delivery, Netflix streaming, HD TVs

• Google TV's CES New Product Launch Pullback - Unfortunate But Needed

  As CES 2011 gets underway this week in Las Vegas, the biggest news in product introductions may well be the ones that aren't going to happen. Missing in action will be a number of previously expected Google TV partner launches.... Posted Jan 06 2011, 11:46 AM by Bill Niemeyer with | with no comments Filed under: Over-The-Top, CE devices, CES, lg, Samsung, Bill Niemeyer, Google TV, UI, Vizio, Toshiba, HD video, Sharp

• Prelude to IBC: Hot Trends from Tel Aviv

  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 as technology represents about 25% of their $8 billion in exports. Through a whirlwind three days in blistering hot and humid Tel Aviv, I met with 20 companies all representing certain aspects of the new media industry. Some were pertaining to the markets TDG examines; others, not so much. ... Posted Sep 01 2010, 10:36 AM by Andy Tarczon with | with no comments Filed under: advertising, interactive media, digital media, CE devices, set-top boxes, social networking, Andy Tarczon, Facebook, Social Media, game consoles, Orca Compass, FIOS, Verizon FiOS, JustAd.tv, gaming, Israeli Export and International Cooperation Institute, SeamBI, Orca Interactive, Twitter

• Blu-Ray's Key to OTT Growth

  Blu-ray's Key to OTT Growth Colin Dixon, Senior Partner, Advisory October 30 , 2009 One of the big conclusions of TDG’s upcoming report on the CE devices delivering Internet video to TV is the importance of Blu-ray Players. Until now one of... Posted Oct 30 2009, 03:02 PM by Colin Dixon with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: DVD, Internet video, Blu-ray, CE devices, Colin Dixon, Best Buy, Internet-to-TV delivery

• "The Consumer is God" - How Japanese Consumers are Impacting the Digital Transition

  Despite its status as a global leader in technology adoption, Japan remains in the midst of its digital TV transition. The Japanese Government, along with the DPA (The Association for Promotion of Digital Broadcasting), have set the official transition date for July 24, 2011. As was the case in the U.S., however, Japan has encountered a number of difficulties. Then again, many of these challenges are uniquely Japanese. ... Posted Sep 22 2009, 03:35 AM by Hisa Naito with | with no comments Filed under: mobile devices, digital media, CE devices, Digital Downloads, Hisa Naito, digital TV transition, DRM, Japan, digital terestrial DVRs, place shifting, DVR, time shifting