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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 2

  October 8, 2008 In the first part of this opinion piece, we discussed the impact of Netflix’s Over-the-Top (OTT) streaming movie service would have on Blockbuster. This current essay discusses the impact that the Netflix OTT movie service will ultimately... Posted Oct 08 2008, 03:06 PM by Colin Dixon with Filed under: video, OTT, set-top box, platforms, Over-The-Top, Time Warner Cable, Colin Dixon, video delivery, set-top boxes, Michael Greeson, Amazon, Broadband Video, Netflix, Roku, video streaming, Streaming Media

• Ah, Amsterdam...Fuzzy Memories of 2008 IBC

  September 23, 2008 Once again, Amsterdam was the focus of the European media technology world last weekend with vendors, operators, and content providers crowding the 12 halls of exhibitors at IBC 2008. There were many new announcements from the hundreds... Posted Sep 22 2008, 07:24 AM by Colin Dixon with Filed under: platforms, advertising, AT&T, Colin Dixon, IBC, Broadband TV, video delivery, ATT, Broadband Video, Andy Tarczon

• 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

• BBC's iPlayer a Model for U.S. Networks?

  April 4, 2008 There's a lot of angst in Hollywood at the moment over broadband video. With video advertising models online in their infancy, the content providers are rightfully concerned about cannibalizing their linear channel ad revenue for unproven... Posted Apr 04 2008, 03:52 PM by Colin Dixon with Filed under: video, set-top box, Internet video, platforms, interactive media, Over-The-Top, next-generation video, Colin Dixon

• 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