Consumer electronics hardware makers, predictably, began the connect-TV era by trying to do it themselves, standing up their own apps platforms and trying to add as much functionality as possible to… Read more »
The smart TV market will grow from 67 million units shipped in 2012 to 134 million shipped in 2015. As it expands, a simultaneous transition to higher-speed Wi-Fi connections based on… Read more »
Many of the biggest stories in the connected consumer space occurred mostly offstage in 2012. Apple conducted behind-the-scenes discussions about rolling out new media services in 2013 and beyond. Google spent… Read more »
Living room platform environments will change dramatically over the next few years. While the installed base and near-term opportunities are dominated by legacy set-top boxes driven by cable, telephone and satellite… Read more »
The Internet is expanding the amount of available content at almost incomprehensible rates, but the difficulty of navigating through all of that content has quickly soured the TV-viewing experience. To understand… Read more »
The adoption of tablets, social media and new interfaces and the changing nature of the TV itself mean the digital living room will continue on its path of rapid change, thanks… Read more »
Television commercials may soon start going over the top. For anyone looking to break pay-TV providers’ current stranglehold on the business, that’s a good thing. Last week Adobe acquired online video… Read more »
TV ads are starting to go over the top. Yesterday, Adobe acquired Auditude, maker of a video ad management platform for publishers. As the provider of the leading online video streaming… Read more »
The online video marketplace continued changing rapidly during the fourth quarter. Much of the action centered around the proliferation of new connected entertainment platforms and Hollywood’s rising awareness of the long-lasting… Read more »
For years, companies that wanted to launch pay TV services had to invest heavily to do so. But now the acceptance of IP video services could provide a way to reach… Read more »