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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

• 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

• IBC 3:A Few Afterthoughts and Reflections

  September 18, 2007 As I sit here on the plane returning to the U.S. after a most enjoyable IBC, I find myself thinking about the state of the digital media industry as reflected in the show's conference sessions and exhibit halls. More IBC, Broadband... Posted Sep 18 2007, 04:59 PM by Colin Dixon with Filed under: video, platforms, IPTV, audience, Colin Dixon, IBC, Broadband TV, video delivery, Digital living room, iPlayer, BBC, video streaming

• IBC-1: Trapped in IPTV Land

  September 14, 2007 Up until the very last pre-show panel session at IBC, I felt trapped in "IPTV-land." Speaker after speaker lambasted the open Internet as a medium "not fit for quality video streaming" and argued that only new TelcoTV... Posted Sep 14 2007, 05:06 PM by Colin Dixon with Filed under: OTT, Internet video, platforms, IPTV, interactive media, next-generation video, Colin Dixon, IBC, Broadband TV, video delivery, BBC, video streaming