There are two good reasons to pay attention to the The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, which is Tina Fey’s new series that debuted Friday on Netflix. The first reason is that the… 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 »
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 »
Cable providers in Canada must pay a special subsidy to support Canadian culture. The companies, and some governments, are arguing that internet services like Netflix should have to pay it too. Read more »
Apple does not appear to be targeting cord-cutters. Instead, it appears to envision a kind of universal, authenticated TV Everywhere service. Read more »
OTT content providers like Netflix and Google are also leveraging CE makers’ interest in having enough 4K content available to help sell UHD displays to establish new beachheads in the living… Read more »
Writing regulations to address a complex issue like internet peering could take years and would likely be subject to years more of court challenges. Read more »
Netflix uses the internet as one of its platforms for delivering that content (the U.S. Postal Service is another), but moving bits around on the internet is merely a necessary step… Read more »
With the FCC’s net neutrality rules now gone, the relationship between big content providers and ISPs and other network operators is about to get a lot more complicated. Read more »
The shift from fixed to mobile platforms has the potential to disrupt the TV advertising economy by enabling new ways to aggregate, measure and engage with audiences beyond the exclusive control… Read more »