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• Apple, Blu-ray, and the Future of Digital Downloads: What is Apple Really Up To?

  October 28, 2008 When it comes to Blu-ray, few know for certain of Apple’s direction (a fact which fuels the number of Blu-ray-related insider leaks and ambiguous public statements). I recall one such disclosure in Q4 2007, a time when the HD-DVD... Posted Oct 28 2008, 01:02 PM by Michael Greeson with Filed under: HD-DVD, platforms, Over-The-Top, Apple TV, next-generation video, Blu-ray, video delivery, set-top boxes, Michael Greeson, Digital living room, online movie downloads, video streaming

• 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

• A Few Not-So-Common Thoughts on the Netflix Set-Top Box Announcement

  May 16, 2008 You've likely seen the flood of articles reporting that widespread adoption of Blu-ray players will be "delayed" due to higher-than-acceptable retail pricing. You may also recall that TDG advanced this argument in November 2007... Posted May 20 2008, 03:24 PM by Michael Greeson with Filed under: video, platforms, interactive media, movie rentals, next-generation video, Blu-ray, video delivery, set-top boxes, Michael Greeson, Digital living room, online movie downloads, Blockbuster, Broadband Video, Netflix, Roku

• A Quick Take on Take 2

  January 15, 2008 At the Macworld Expo in San Francisco, Apple today announced two updates to its digital video strategy. First, iTunes will now feature movie rentals as opposed to just download-to-own videos. More Posted Jan 15 2008, 05:25 PM by Michael Greeson with Filed under: iTunes, video, platforms, movie rentals, Apple TV, video delivery, set-top boxes, Michael Greeson, online movie downloads

• What the TiVo/Amazon Announcement Really Means

  July 11, 2007 What the TiVo/Amazon Announcement Really Means As our clients will testify, TDG's predictions and prognostications have in most cases turned out to be accurate - in some cases, eerily so. More Posted Jul 11 2007, 01:00 PM by Michael Greeson with Filed under: video, Internet video, interactive media, movie rentals, next-generation video, Broadband TV, video delivery, Michael Greeson, Connected Home, Digital living room, online movie downloads, Amazon, OMD, content, TiVo

• Now Is the Time for Blockbuster to Make Its Move

  January 25, 2007 It’s time for Blockbuster to get into the online download business. The market is only now emerging and the pickings are slim, but it’s not too soon for the company to expand its offerings to include web-based movie downloads and rentals... Posted Jan 25 2007, 03:15 PM by Michael Greeson with Filed under: video, movie rentals, next-generation video, video delivery, Michael Greeson, online movie downloads, Blockbuster