The topic of how operators use viewing data from set-tops has long been a controversial one. Despite the widespread use of user tracking technologies online – or perhaps because of them, and the resultant privacy debates – service providers have been reluctant to pursue aggressive set-top data mining strategies. However, as Todd Spangler at Multichannel [...]
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Just one day before the start of the World Cup, and the launch of ESPN’s 3D television channel, I finally got around to looking for locations where I might get in on some of the 3D sports action. Although an early adopter, I’m not so cutting edge that I’ve gone out and bought my own [...]
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The buzz on switched digital video has slowly risen to a fever pitch again over the last few months. After initial excitement back in 2007, enthusiasm for the technology waned in the wake of DTA success, and regulatory concerns around the tuning adapters needed to make SDV work with retail DVRs. Now SDV is making [...]
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Some days there just isn’t enough time to apply virtual pen to virtual paper. But that doesn’t mean I’m not busy keeping up on what other industry sources have to say. Check out these articles for a juicy sampling of cable news, analysis, and opinion around the Web. Interview: Mark Gathen, Director of Video Strategy, [...]
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I can argue all I want that over-the-top (OTT) video isn’t going to kill off cable and telco TV services. But nothing drives the point home quite like a revenue projection chart. According to analyst firm Infonetics (via Fierce IPTV), global pay-TV revenues will top $250 billion in 2014, a jump of $60-$70 billion in [...]
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