Category Archives: Uncategorized

What would a well executed TV App Store mean for pay TV?

A well executed App Store would make it easy for content providers to publish and monetise applications on TV. Today's TV App Stores are not well executed, but in time may become so. The impact on pay TV will then be significant.
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Search won’t work on TV – We need Suggested Discovery

No keyboard. No Mouse. Relaxed, TV-watching consumers won't type stuff into a search box. We need serendipity. We need convenience and simplicity. We need Suggested Discovery.
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Telco VoD or Over-the-top video?

The most successful network operators will be those that facilitate and encourage over the top video. Those that seek to retain complete ownership of the commercial relationship with the consumer will ultimately be disintermediated, as they will never be able to keep pace with consumer demand. Look at the iPhone; it was successful because it offers a more open aggregation model and not just because it was cool – the open model encourages innovation.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Connected TV – The next application play

TV is changing and will simply become an application play. For all the early market repurposing, what is BBC’s iPlayer if not a device independent application? And the TV application market is truly in its infancy - creating new industry and commerce opportunities as it steps out.
Also posted in connected TV | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Digital Convergence: Innovation or fragmentation? Or can I retain the serendipity of television?

As a consumer I want more choice, more control and more convenience from television but not at the expense of complexity or a lack of spontaneity.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

What does Canvas mean to content producers?

Content producers now have a chance to fully exploit a genuine two-way environment by delivering more choice and a more relevant experience to consumers.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment