Category Archives: Video

The New iPad: Implications for Content

“The new iPad” introduced yesterday might better be called the “somewhat improved iPad”. So named by Apple in lieu of a model number, this iPad has a better screen, better processor and 4G connection speeds — but nothing to “wow” … Continue reading

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Google’s Plans to Dominate the Home

If you ever had any doubts that we’re moving from an era of technology markets to technology ecosystems, Google’s latest news should quash them. Google is quietly creating a branded entertainment hardware system that will wirelessly stream entertainment content throughout … Continue reading

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Netflix’s Real Problem

Netflix has a BIG problem. Not because it angered customers by doubling its price or even because it enraged them by attempting to spin off its DVD business. Netflix’s problem is that it fundamentally has little leverage with the studios. … Continue reading

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AOL and Yahoo!: Fingers in Google’s Dike

AOL and Yahoo! both revolutionized the Internet. And both  have completely lost their way. Back in the 1990s, AOL introduced millions of people to email and online content. Yahoo! taught people how to find things online. Now both seem reduced … Continue reading

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Lord of the Ringtones

Everyone’s focusing right now on whether AT&T’s proposed merger with T-Mobile will give it too much power in wireless. But that’s only part of the worry. AT&T also wants to sell you a so-called “triple play” of cable, telephone and … Continue reading

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TV in 2020: Best Guesses

So where will television be in 2020? I posed the question last week at a panel I led during NAB with execs from DreamWorks, Sony Electronics, Starz, Nielsen and  Technicolor. Of course, nobody really knows what TV will look like in two … Continue reading

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Veoh CEO Dmitry Shapiro at iHollywood Mixer

Veoh CEO Dmitry Shapiro joined USA Today journalist Jefferson Graham at iHollywood Forum’s first iHollywood Mixer last month in Culver City. Excerpts:

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