Is Monetizing Content Getting Easier or More Difficult?
Is it getting easier or more difficult to monetize content? Conflicting signs abound. For the first time ever, traditional paid TV services experienced a net industry-wide subscriber loss over a four quarter period. For the 12 months ending March 31, 2013, the 13 biggest U.S. cable, satellite and telco TV providers lost roughly 80,000 subscribers. […]
The Future of OTT
While there is frequent discussion that studios and other rights holders will eventually take their content directly to consumers through over-the-top distribution paths and threaten content distribution platforms, there continues to be a myriad of signs suggesting traditional distribution channels like MSOs will continue to have a major role in content dissemination. Arguably, the tie between […]
Universal (content) Search
Universal search – the ability to search for content across sources – is one of the holy grails of consumer content management. Over the last 5-6 years search has improved significantly and become more ubiquitous. Google Desktop is a great search tool across locally stored files. I’ve written in the past about Xobni and the ability to search and organize across […]
Further Fragmentation of Video Distribution Services and What it Might Look Like
We’ve already seen some fragmentation of video distribution services and it begets the question if this is just the beginning. Further fragmentation will have some common characteristics. First, I believe this further fragmentation will happen around lower dollar value digital assets. These types of digital assets have the likeliest chance of propagating further fragmentation because their appeal will be […]
Hulu v. NetFlix
Data from Nielsen on Hulu and NetFlix users (here and here). Not too many surprises though I was surprised by this: half of all Netflix users connect via a game console (Wii, PS3 or Xbox Live)
Conduits of Content
In a few weeks I’m speaking briefly on a call with executives at Korn/Ferry – the world’s largest executive recruiting firm. My remarks will cover major trends in the consumer tech space and how the global search for talent will be impacted. For several years now, I’ve talked about companies reaching to create a 360 […]
