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I spent two days this week at a couple of conferences in New York City. The first was “Cable’s Next-Gen Video Strategies,” the second was Seachange International’s “Monetizing Multi-Screen Video” that took place the day after just a few blocks away. Both conferences focused on PayTV operators and had an impressive line-up of speakers. Attendees were treated to discussions on topics such as a la carte channel sales, content licensing, and cord-cutting, and in both conferences the discussions were informative and interesting.
However, as the discussions proceeded I realized that the topics covered, though important, didn’t reflect the emerging reality of what’s happening to the industry: the decoupling of services (which we increasingly call “apps”) from the fabric that delivers them. This trend has huge ramifications for operators, content providers, and consumers yet it received no mention on any panel, presentation, or keynote.
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