The importance of the home gateway in the age of OTT, it will be a key...
I wrote this blog entry in planning my visit of the BBWF 2012 show floor. OTT is creating a deep shift in the TV value chain. Most cord cutters or thinners actually leave their traditional pay TV...
View ArticleGetting The Full Download On DataOffload: Pre-MWC13 Exclusive With Birdstep...
In the run-up to MCW 2013, we interviewed Lonnie Schilling, newly appointed CEO of Swedish software company Birdstep Technology, that provides smart mobile connectivity and security solutions. CTOIC:...
View ArticleMy pre @IBCShow 2013 hot topics
Here’s my take on what the hot topics of the IBC 2013 tradefloor - before the show: Safe bets: 4K/UHD - HEVC - OTT - Big Data Outsiders: Dongles - IPTV rebirth - Targeting ads - Offloading - 4G &...
View ArticleIBC 2013, impressions of a 4K OTT show
Although OTT has been an IBC topic for a few years, we actually saw a plethora of end-to-end platforms that actually worked, often purely in the cloud. The range of supplier was impressive from Israeli...
View ArticleStrategy seems so damned simple for Netflix, so why are OTT strategies so...
Informa invited me to host an analyst breakfast briefing at 8AM this morning at the kick-off to TV Connect 2014. After my spectacular failure to draw a crowd two years ago with a talk on “the death of...
View ArticlePart 1: Google still playing catch up with Android TV
In this first blog of our Android TV series, Philip Hunter looks at some of the reasons why Google doesn’t seem to have been third-time lucky with its new Foray into the sitting room. Android TV,...
View ArticleFirst 4 trends spotted at IBC14
I didn’t write any prediction on what would be important this year, but while it’s still fresh here are my first impressions Last year the Cloud was a key buzzword and Amazon was, this year, it’s...
View ArticleLive OTT streaming – Industry feedback from CDN World Summit London 2014
Last week I led a round table on the future of live OTT TV and it’s implication for CDNs during the last session of Informa’s CDN World Summit in London. My first point to open the debate was on QoE. I...
View ArticleThe State of #HDR in Broadcast and OTT – CES 2016 update
Yoeri Geutskens who sifts through all the Ultra HD news from his @UHD4k twitter account gives us the state of play with the different HDR initiatives at the end of 2015, the last of the pre-UHD years?
View ArticleCatching Up with Live OTT TV in a Changing Landscape
OTT live streaming, especially premium sports, will be the fastest growing sector in pay TV over the next two years Quality of experience with ease of use must be delivered cost-effectively and...
View ArticleThe State of #HDR in Broadcast and OTT – CES 2016 update
Yoeri Geutskens who sifts through all the Ultra HD news from his @UHD4k twitter account gives us the state of play with the different HDR initiatives at the end of 2015, the last of the pre-UHD years?
View ArticleCatching Up with Live OTT TV in a Changing Landscape
OTT live streaming, especially premium sports, will be the fastest growing sector in pay TV over the next two years Quality of experience with ease of use must be delivered cost-effectively and...
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