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• Thoughts on Netflix's Expanding OTT Streaming Video Service, Part 1

  October 3, 2008 Since first extending its streaming video service to the TV in May 2008, Netflix has been busy building a very compelling offering. Quickly ramping up a direct-to-TV movie streaming service doesn’t just give Netflix a key competitive... Posted Oct 03 2008, 01:37 AM by Colin Dixon with Filed under: video, OTT, set-top box, Internet video, new media, Over-The-Top, movie rentals, digital media, Colin Dixon, set-top boxes, Michael Greeson, online movie downloads, Blockbuster, Broadband Video, Roku, video streaming

• MySpace Killed the Radio Star: How to Lose Friends and Alienate Musicians

  September 30, 2008 MySpace says it wants to make finding and listening to music “as easy as piracy,” a nifty objective because it may help curb illegal P2P sharing among a generation that has grown up in a post-Napster world where it’s... Posted Sep 30 2008, 11:45 AM by Sarah Crisman with Filed under: iTunes, digital music, digital media, Amazon, MySpace, Sony, NewsCorp, Rhapsody, Warner, Piracy, eMusic, Ad-Supported, Facebook, Digital Downloads, Streaming Media, Tom Anderson, Social networks, Sarah Crisman, MP3, EMI, Napster, Social Media, P2P, Universal

• 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

• It's a Bird. It's a Plane. No, It's CE Convergence (No, Seriously)

  October 23, 2007 I am relieved; it seems the age of converged digital media is finally dawning. That said, I caution myself not to become irrationally exuberant. More Posted Oct 23 2007, 04:04 PM by Predrag Filipovic with Filed under: Convergence, digital media, H.264, next-generation video, next-gen codec, Predrag Filipovic

• DIS: Intermediation - A Street-Level Perspective

  February 8, 2007 Underlying almost everything related to digital media and everything to do with the present and future of our digitally-enabled lives is one thing - us. Whether we are called "users," "consumers," "viewers,"... Posted Feb 08 2007, 03:15 PM by Wendy Stockard with Filed under: interactive media, engagement, digital media, content