To XFinity and Beyond… The Missing Smart Living Room TV Interface
As a Comcast subscriber, I greeted the recent announcement of the Streampix service with some curiosity. I have not joined the Netflix nation and, since my monthly Comcast bill just went up $20, felt...
View ArticleStranded on the TV Battleground: Hulu’s Invisible Original
The post-network era has raised serious questions about what constitutes television, with an entire conference recently devoted to the question “What is TV?” Streaming media lies at the heart of many...
View ArticleWhat Are You Missing? Sept 2-15
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently: 1. Twitter has Facebook beat on mobile ad dollars, but Mark Zuckerberg plans to change that. Facebook is also developing new...
View ArticleWhat Are You Missing? Sept 16-29
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently: 1. In-flight airline entertainment is at a crossroads, as airlines decide between spending on wifi upgrades to let people use...
View ArticleWhat Are You Missing? Nov 25 – Dec 8
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently: 1. The MPAA is touting findings that the shutdown of Megaupload was a huge blow to piracy while battling against research claims...
View ArticleWhat Are You Missing? January 6-19
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently. 1. China had a big box office year in 2012, though a good chunk of the revenue came from American studio imports, like Life of...
View ArticleHouse of Cards Has No Advertising
House of Cards carries no advertising, no commercial breaks. Without advertising, there is less need to spread episodes out over time. Without advertising, there is less pressure to regularize audience...
View ArticleWhat Are You Missing? March 17-March 30
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently: 1) The Supreme Court has been busy (and not just with DOMA). The High Court handed down multiple rulings with major impact for...
View ArticlePre-Prime: HBO’s Off-Channel Revenue Legacy
It makes sense we would focus on the future. HBO’s streaming deal with Amazon Prime is clearly an effort to prepare for a streaming future, enabling HBO to have both a branding presence and a revenue...
View ArticleBad Blood: “Taylor Swift” vs. Spotify
As the number of release windows for media continues to expand, the “windowing” of a given media text has shifted accordingly. Although windowing has typically been a term reserved for motion pictures,...
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