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• Supplement vs Supplant: OTT business models at the TV

  When it comes to delivering Over the Top Video to the television, there are two models that encompass virtually every approach. Those that outright replace (supplant) paytv service and those that provide additional content to augment (supplement) paytv. If we look at some of the winners and the failures of the recent OTT market, there is evidence which model will dominate in the short term. ... Posted Jul 28 2010, 04:49 PM by Andy Tarczon with | with no comments Filed under: Netflix, Andy Tarczon, Move Networks, HULU, Sezmi, OTT delivery, hulu plus, sky angel, zillion

• Early Thoughts from IBC

  I sat in on a couple of interesting panel discussions this afternoon at IBC. The first panel topic was “Online Video: Going over the top” and the CEO of IP Vision, Eddie Abrams, was the first speaker. ... Posted Sep 11 2009, 11:25 AM by Colin Dixon with | with no comments Filed under: OTT, program guides, EPGs, interactive media, Over-The-Top, Colin Dixon, IBC, Interactive TV, HULU, PEG, electronic program guide, online video, Fetch TV, SkyPlayer, Orca

• PayTV Operators Must Embrace Expanded Consumer Choice – That is, if They Hope to Avoid Becoming ‘Dumb Pipe’ Providers

  When TDG was first founded in 2004, the issue of a la carte versus pre-packaged PayTV subscription tiers was on fire, primarily due to fact that then-FCC Chairman, Kevin Martin, considered this to be a defining issue. ... Posted Apr 09 2009, 03:05 PM by Michael Greeson with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Internet video, pay TV, new media, Over-The-Top, Metering Bandwidth Usage, AT&T, Time Warner Cable, video delivery, Michael Greeson, content, Comcast, quantum media, HULU, cable operators, FCC, "cut the cord", a la carte, tiered content, channel bundles