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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

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

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

Is Canoe the Wrong Approach for Cable?

The news last week that Canoe Ventures is backing away from community addressable advertising comes as a set back to its stated goal of modernizing and unifying the cable advertising infrastructure. ...

Posted Jun 25 2009, 03:26 AM by Colin Dixon with | with 2 comment(s)

Filed under: advertising, interactive media, Colin Dixon, set-top boxes, Interactive TV, cable operators, Tru2Way, Canoe, Internet delivery: Digital living room

How Not to Watch Web Video on the TV

My nomination for bone-head product of the week goes to Western Digital for the WD TV HD Media Player. This little set-top box, which sells for $129.99, sits under your TV consuming one of your precious HDMI TV ports. You plug in any USB drive, although it’s targeted at Western Digitals own MyBook line, and you can immediately access any media on the drive through the TV....

Posted Mar 02 2009, 11:46 AM by Colin Dixon with | with no comments

Filed under: interactive media, home networking, Colin Dixon, video delivery, web video, Western Digital, web media

Metering Consumer Bandwidth Usage, or How to Kill Broadband TV Before It Becomes a Legitimate Threat

In my June 18th opinion piece, I examined a few of the bandwidth usage claims of Time Warner Cable’s (TWC) metered service trial in Beaumont, Texas and found them sharply at odds with reality. I also considered the implications of TWC making it easier for customers to consume video over their broadband connection and thereby hit (or even exceed) their usage limits. No doubt TWC is the most aggressive U.S. operator in both areas, but it is far from the only operator considering such options. ...

Posted Aug 13 2008, 02:07 PM by Colin Dixon with | with no comments

Filed under: interactive media, Metering Bandwidth Usage, Colin Dixon, Broadband TV, ATT

Yes, PayTV Operators, Be Afraid - Be Very, Very Afraid!

May 22, 2008 Four or five years ago, I attended a CTAM panel discussion on the digital transition featuring, among others, the SVP of technology for Comcast. During Q&A, I asked this gentleman what he and his company would do... More

Posted May 22 2008, 06:45 PM by Colin Dixon with

Filed under: set-top box, pay TV, interactive media, digital media, Colin Dixon, content, MSOs, Comcast

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