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Rovi’s Liquid Media Guide: A PEG Ready for Prime-Time

Rovi's Liquid Media Guide: A PEG for Prime-Time Colin Dixon, Senior Partner July 17, 2009 In 2005, I wrote a report on the evolution of the venerable TV guide; a report that forecast the imminent arrival of a new breed of electronic program guide...

Posted Jul 16 2009, 06:55 PM by Colin Dixon with no comments

Filed under: Colin Dixon, PEG, electronic program guide, Macrovision, Liquid Media Guide, Rovi

Samsung, Blockbuster, and the Unmentioned Winners in Digital Delivery

As you’ve probably read, Blockbuster and Samsung have signed an agreement to put Blockbuster OnDemand on Samsung’s televisions and blu-ray players. While many are lauding move as a "coup" for Blockbuster, this is merely the evolution of previous announcements for both companies......

Posted Jul 14 2009, 12:08 PM by Andy Tarczon with no comments

Filed under: Blu-ray, Intel, Blockbuster, Andy Tarczon, adaptive streaming, widgets, CinemaNow, Widevine, Samsung, Yahoo

Social Media in the Enterprise: Best Practices

Social Media in the Enterprise: Best Practices Peggy Dau, Contributing Analyst July 10, 2009 Knowledge companies are always focused on ways that they can connect their employees, enable them to collaborate effectively and allow them to innovate products...

Posted Jul 10 2009, 08:20 AM by Peggy Dau with no comments

Filed under: content, social networking, Social networks, Social Media, information technology, Peggy Dau, Enterprise

Another Voice in New Media is Lost: Nicholas Givotovsky

For the second time this week, TDG mourns the loss of a friend. Nicholas Givotovsky, 44, tragically passed away this weekend. He is survived by his wife and two children. ...

Posted Jul 09 2009, 04:53 PM by Andy Tarczon with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: engagement, digital media, Andy Tarczon, Nicholas Givotovsky, digital revolution

Remembering Neal Page

Earlier this week, the world lost Neal Page, CEO of Inlet Technologies. In memory, we are publishing this contribution he submitted to our project “The Future of Over-the-Top Video,” an on-going series where industry executives share brief insights into their view of the evolving broadband video space. ...

Posted Jul 08 2009, 01:34 PM by Andy Tarczon with no comments

Filed under: OTT, video streaming, Andy Tarczon, Inlet Technologies, Neal Page

The Answer is Yes

We have heard the term Web 2.0 for the past several years. Web 1.0 referred to the technologies that allowed us to leverage a global network to access information 24x7. ...

Posted Jun 30 2009, 09:18 AM by Peggy Dau with 3 comment(s)

Filed under: Social Media, Peggy Dau, Web 2.0, Enterprise

Is Canoe the Wrong Approach for Cable?

The news last week that Canoe Ventures is backing away from community addressable advertising comes as a set back to its stated goal of modernizing and unifying the cable advertising infrastructure. ...

Posted Jun 25 2009, 03:26 AM by Colin Dixon with 2 comment(s)

Filed under: advertising, interactive media, Colin Dixon, set-top boxes, Interactive TV, cable operators, Tru2Way, Canoe, Internet delivery: Digital living room