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• 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

• Google, Verizon and the Netflix Business Model

  Three independent but related announcements on Monday reveal the power of the Internet to reinvent distribution. They also highlight the importance of net neutrality in maintaining the delicate balance that currently sustains the business models of some of the biggest online players. Google and Verizon talked about their plan for Net Neutrality, Netflix continued to shore up its streaming catalog and AT&T announced U-verse TV-Everywhere content to the mobile phone. All three announcements are interesting in themselves. But taken together they illustrate how even minor changes to the status quo could destroy the most robust of online business models.... Posted Aug 11 2010, 10:43 AM by Colin Dixon with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: AT&T, Colin Dixon, Netflix, TV Everywhere, Google, Net Neutrality, FIOS, U-verse, Verizon