In Netflix’s subscription-based on-demand world, viewership is cumulative. Measuring it at any given point in time might give you a number, but that number has little correlation with the content’s value… Read more »
One of the most puzzling aspects of the peering disputes that have arisen — principally between Netflix and a handful of the largest ISPs — is how little money appears to… Read more »
Underlying much of the debate of interconnection fees and paid prioritization is an unspoken and largely unexamined assumption that the current power dynamic between ISPs and content providers is both inevitable… Read more »
Consumers increasingly are willing and able to assemble their own, a la carte TV bundles, through a mixture of traditional and OTT channels, while eschewing pre-packaged bundles dictated by the networks. Read more »
Online video heated up, as traditional television players, tech stalwarts, and new startups all seek access to the $75 billion spent on U.S. TV advertising. Read more »
Unlike the traditional movie paradigm, the value of the “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” sequel to Netflix will not decline over time and has no particular time “window.” It is not a… Read more »
What makes the Weinstein Company’s strategy for the “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” sequel truly unusual is that the film is bypassing all transactional windows — from theaters to DVD sales and… Read more »
Insofar as the internet can be used to distribute video there’s no obvious reason to think the historical dynamic between content and distribution won’t eventually assert itself as the IPTV market… Read more »