They say that a good captain will go down with their ship, but what can you say about the guy who climbs on-board after the ship has begun taking on water? Over the last few years, Blockbuster Video has hit iceberg after iceberg and while they’ve avoided capsizing this long, a $300 million looming debt [...]
Posted on April 12th, 2010 by Davis
Filed under: DVDs, Kiosks, SA, VOD | 8 Comments »
The US patent office must have gotten their hard drives unpaused, because hot on the heels of winning a patent related to closed captions on a DVR, TiVo has been awarded another patent at the heart of the DVR experience. With the application having been filed in October of 1999, it took the USPTO over [...]
Posted on February 18th, 2010 by Davis
Filed under: Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, Netflix, Technology, TiVo, VOD | 7 Comments »
Posted on February 10th, 2010 by Davis
Filed under: DRM, Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, DivX, Media, Technology, TiVo, VOD | Comments Off
See larger view of chart here While old school media types like to insist that content is king, when it comes to viewing said content, the format and media player can make a big difference in the quality of the user experience. With new options seeming to crop up everyday, I wanted to take a [...]
Posted on February 2nd, 2010 by Davis
Filed under: DivX, Netflix, TV, VOD | 3 Comments »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Anyone who has paid attention to digital distribution knows that P2P is a popular way for people to download content, but how popular it is may surprise more than just angry content owners. Last June, Futuresource Consulting released the results of an in depth survey called “Living With Digital: Consumer Insights into Entertainment Consumption” which [...]
Posted on August 11th, 2009 by Davis
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You Win Some You Lose Some Additional ruling 3 good transcripts with background on case to date (1 , 2 , 3 ) It’s been nearly two years since DivX filed their “pre-emptive” lawsuit against Universal music group and so far, there really hasn’t been much to talk about. DivX’s original lawsuit was thrown out [...]
Posted on August 7th, 2009 by Davis
Filed under: DivX, SA, VOD | 1 Comment »
During their ten year history, TiVo’s obituary has been written more times than I’ve sat through an entire commercial, yet no matter how tough the climb has been, TiVo has continued to defy critics and skeptics alike by chugging along (as if by sheer will at times.) Even though the financial wiz kids over at [...]
Posted on July 21st, 2009 by Davis
Filed under: Disclosure - I own stock in co. mentioned, DivX, Microsoft, Netflix, Slingbox, TV, Technology, TiVo, VOD, Video Games | 8 Comments »