It’s clear that HDTV is exploding both in terms of content and consumer adoption. The latest stats I’ve heard are that Pricewaterhouse-Cooper predicts 60% HDTV penetration within five years, while Kagan is significantly more bullish in predicting 81% adoption by 2010. And check out the Multichannel News article from yesterday on how even independent cable [...]
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When I think of Motorola software I think of the IPTV set-top software deployed mainly outside the US, and I know I’m probably one of a very few number of Americans who make that mental connection. However, software itself shouldn’t be a stretch of the brain for most people who think about Motorola. Go beyond [...]
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Remember I said just a few days ago that I couldn’t wait to see what Mark Cuban had to say at the CTAM Summit? Well, I’m not disappointed. According to Multichannel News, Cuban has proclaimed that the Internet is dead. How’s that for a little pot stirring? In all seriousness, Cuban makes some good points, [...]
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Todd Spangler has a great piece up today on TiVo’s survival dilemma, which Om Malik goes on to validate over on GigaOM. Todd’s piece is a must-read. One option TiVo may have had at one point was to shift to a software-only model. Given its die-hard fan following, it probably would have had an easier [...]
As part of a conversation today someone emphasized to me that Verizon’s CableCARD waiver from the FCC is only a one-year grace period for advanced (HD and DVR) set-tops. Seven-Oh-Seven is past. But Seven-Oh-Eight isn’t that far away. I bring this up not to hype another deadline, but to point out that a year isn’t [...]
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