Confessions of a Cord Cutter
According to The Diffusion Group (TDG) 13% of U.S. broadband households, or 10 million viewers, are considered Pay-TV Refugees. Far less serious than refugees of war, Pay-TV Refugees have left cable or...
View ArticleGamers, Go Where the Growth Is
For several years now, content providers have enjoyed an exploding digital media market, driven by hungry U.S. consumers. Digital distribution sales in music, movies, video and games grew anywhere...
View ArticleConcrete Clouds
I recently read a thought-provoking article written by Carol Wilson about the concerns enterprises face in adopting cloud services. One of the key takeaways: “IT execs fear moving their critical apps...
View ArticleRIP Cable. HBO Makes Its First Move to Go Over-the-Top with No Strings Attached
If we believe the cliché that content is king, what happens to the value of cable if cornerstone premium content is available over the Internet without a subscription? MSOs have been grappling with...
View ArticleHow accessing the Internet made my world smaller
While I enjoy lightning-fast broadband connections to the information super highway, I seem to stick to the same well-worn streets when I go online. The world is quite literally at my fingertips, but...
View ArticleIt’s Black Friday and the Inmates are in Control of the Asylum
Gone are the days when shoppers scoured for sales in the local newspaper and planned their shopping based on broadcast TV ads. Actually, gone are the days when Black Friday was on a Friday....
View ArticleTop Retail Tech Trends for 2014 | How Retailers are Managing in a Mobilized...
The mobile-empowered consumer of the Information Age is driving significant transformation within the global retail industry. Today, the majority of consumers consult their mobile phones to comparison...
View ArticleTwo of the Top Ten considerations when choosing an Internet Services Provider...
These days bandwidth is just a commodity. There isn’t much distinction between providers and the quality of their Internet Service. They’re all the same, right? Actually, not really. In truth, not...
View ArticleDitching the Dish?
Cutting the cord rose to a whole new level recently with the announcement that Dish has secured the Internet streaming rights for ESPN, ESPN2, ABC Family, Disney Channel and the eight ABC-owned and...
View ArticleWill TV Everywhere Curtail Cord Cutting?
While much has been written about consumer shifts in TV viewing behavior, a new survey shows some interesting viewer reported statistics from adult TV watchers that have high speed broadband to the...
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