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Why Intel Wants to Launch a TV Service…and Why It Will Fail

By kevindrost On March 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Intel is in discussions to launch an internet-based pay TV service that would compete directly with traditional cable providers. The Wall Street Journal reported today that Intel intends to sell a set-top box which would access a mix of live and on-demand channels, similar to current cable bundles. On the surface this [...]

Repost: How is the TV Landscape Changing (infographic)

By kevindrost On January 9, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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The Three Pillars of Connected Television – Why Xbox May Rule the Living Room

By kevindrost On December 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The connected television market is crowded.

There are dedicated over-the-top device makers (Roku, Boxee, Apple TV),“Smart” TVs and DVD players (Sony, Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Vizio), connected game consoles (Xbox, Sony Playstation), non-entertainment devices (iPads, HTPCs, PCs), user interfaces (GoogleTV), content aggregators (Hulu, Crackle), a billion content specific apps (Netflix, MLBTV, TedTalks, AmazonVOD, Pandora)…and infinite [...]

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What Netflix Did Right

By kevindrost On October 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Netflix stock was absolutely hammered on Monday, losing nearly $2B in market cap as a result, among other things, of the company’s botched attempt to split the service into two businesses. For anyone who doesn’t know the company has been taking steps to try and move away from the legacy DVD-by-mail rental business and [...]

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A Primer on Digital Media Revenue Models

By kevindrost On June 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The media business has changed drastically over the last ten years. The shift to digital has fundamentally changed the way content is produced, distributed and sold. Anyone thinking of producing or distributing content should be thinking of new and innovative ways they can monetize that content. In the old world, distribution was king. If [...]

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More Proof Streaming Should be at the Center of Every Distribution Strategy

By kevindrost On May 20, 2011 · Leave a Comment

I talk a lot about the disruptive shift in entertainment towards anywhere-anytime access. I firmly believe the core critical success factor for any media/entertainment company over the next few years is enabling seamless anytime access to content across any device. Give consumers what they want, when they want it. A pretty standard notion, but [...]

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The Cable Industry’s Looming Threat

By kevindrost On May 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Americans are starting to question whether they really need to pay $50-$100 a month for cable television. According to SNL Kagan, the number of cable subscribers declined by almost half a million in the last quarter of 2010, the third straight quarter of losses. Compare this to the uninterrupted growth of subscriptions since [...]

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