I love Netflix, but more than once their data policies have forced me to reconsider whether or not I should have a membership with them. You see, I believe that when you rate a movie, the data should belong to you. After all, you were the one that spent the time to input the rating [...]
Posted on June 29th, 2009 by Davis
Filed under: DRM, Netflix, VOD, Web 2.0 | 4 Comments »
One of the things that I love about publicly traded companies is the amount of information that they have to publish in their regulatory filings. Combing through the gaboolgook of business speak, legal disclaimers and operating results probably doesn’t sound all that exciting, but it can be fun when you find secrets buried in the [...]
Posted on June 28th, 2009 by Davis
Filed under: Ask Davis, SA | 2 Comments »
I hate to admit it, but I’m feeling a little foolish right now. Last week, I raised the question of whether or not Dish was researching a hostile takeover of TiVo? In my article, I concluded that they might try, but that they’d never be able to afford the $7.5 billion poison pill that came [...]
Posted on June 15th, 2009 by Davis
Filed under: Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, TV, TiVo | 7 Comments »
It’s been over 5 years since TiVo filed their patent lawsuit against Dish, but we’re finally reaching the endgame of what has been an epic chess match between the two companies. Between the he said/she said arguments that have played out in the press to the endless legal maneuvers by both camps, it has been [...]
Posted on June 9th, 2009 by Davis
Filed under: Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, TV, Technology, TiVo | 26 Comments »
“I need not fear my enemies because the most they can do is attack me. I need not fear my friends because the most they can do is betray me. But I have much to fear from people who are indifferent.” – Russian Proverb Now I know that most people don’t really care about the [...]
Posted on June 2nd, 2009 by Davis
Filed under: DivX, Matroska, Media, Microsoft, SA, Technology, VOD | 1 Comment »
The following is a transcript of an interview I had with Dan Marlin, the CEO and Co-Founder of CoreCodec. For my thoughts and a recap on the review, please click here. My comments during the interview are in bold. What exactly is CoreCodec and how does it relate to what you are doing with Matroska? [...]
Posted on June 2nd, 2009 by Davis
Filed under: DivX, Matroska, Technology, VOD | 18 Comments »