Since bursting on the scene 13 years ago, Netflix has been a huge ally for consumers trying to save money. For years Blockbuster had dominated the rental industry and whether it was abusive late fee practices or high rental prices, they took advantage of their strength. The value that Netflix passed onto consumers injected some [...]
Posted on March 5th, 2010 by Davis
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Posted on February 10th, 2010 by Davis
Filed under: DRM, Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, DivX, Media, Technology, TiVo, VOD | Comments Off
HBO may stand for Home Box Office, but it may as well be Hates Being Online given their objections to internet video. According to Time Warner, HBO has over 40 million subscribers and while this lucrative revenue stream allows them to produce some of the most compelling content on television, it also gives them an [...]
Posted on January 24th, 2010 by Davis
Filed under: DRM, DVDs, DivX, Media, Netflix, Technology, VOD | 2 Comments »
It’s no secret that newspapers have been challenged by the rise of the internet. Whether it’s pesky bloggers like myself giving content away for free or social networks redefining what a hot news story actually is, things have gotten incredibly competitive for traditional news organizations. As a result, we’ve seen everything from pleas for government [...]
Posted on January 22nd, 2010 by Davis
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Ten years ago, Blockbuster video was on top of the world. They didn’t know it at the time, but it was the golden age for the video store. After years of reminders to be kind and rewind, consumers were adopting DVD players en masse and needed a source for their entertainment needs. For better or [...]
Posted on January 20th, 2010 by Davis
Filed under: DVDs, Kiosks, Media, Movies, Netflix, SA, VOD | 3 Comments »
A couple of months back, I received my monthly bill from Comcast and almost had a heart attack. Over the course of one month, my bill went up over 50% and while I’ll admit to loving TV more than your average bear, after years of fee increases, it became hard to justify paying over $50 [...]
Posted on January 19th, 2010 by Davis
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I know that I’ve been critical of DivX’s efforts to woo Hollywood in the past, but I’ve also got to give them credit for a win when I see one and I think they knocked it out of the park when it comes to Paramount. Recently, Paramount announced that they were going to be distributing [...]
Posted on November 18th, 2009 by Davis
Filed under: DVDs, DivX, HDTV DVDs, Media, Netflix, SA, VOD | 2 Comments »
Normally, I tend to think that most regulations are bad. In a free market, businesses should be allowed to operate with a wide degree of latitude. At the same time there is a pragmatic part of me that understands there can be exceptions to this. Everyone should have the right to free speech, but that [...]
Posted on November 5th, 2009 by Davis
Filed under: DRM, Media, Movies, Netflix | 5 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 »
If you ask the big content owners, they’ll argue that the only content on YouTube has either been stolen from them or is some kind of a lame cat video uploaded by your crazy neighbor. Unfortunately, in my seemingly endless quest to collect and document the best cat videos on YouTube, I keep getting distracted [...]
Posted on March 25th, 2009 by Davis
Filed under: Media, TV, VOD, Web 2.0 | 3 Comments »