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First, it was Oppo Digital; now it is Samsung halting production of DVD and BluRay players. The moves illustrate how far the market for discs has fallen, but the decline is far from over. Samsung stopping disc player production In April of 2018, high-end audio and video device maker Oppo […]
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The latest TiVo Video Trends Report shows that 53% say that Netflix is essential to how they get entertainment. It also shows that interest in cord-cutting and dissatisfaction with pay TV increased over the last year. Netflix essential to half of North Americans It has been a year since the […]
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This week Samsung and Apple agreed to release a new iTunes app exclusively on Samsung Smart TVs. Is this too little too late for Apple? Chapter 1: The Samsung iTunes deal (1:00) Apple has reached an agreement with its arch-rival Samsung to begin offering iTunes movies and TV shows on […]
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Amazon’s launch of IMDb Freedive continues the trend of device makers integrating free-ad-supported content into their experience. They have good reason because the approach helps them in some important ways. Chapter 1: Amazon delivers free ad-support video service (0:32) Amazon announced a new ad-supported free video service called IMDb Freedive. […]
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Apple’s deal to put iTunes content on Samsung TVs is a shock as the two are fierce rivals. However, it shows pragmatism is winning out over Apple’s proprietary instincts. Apple has reached an agreement with its arch-rival Samsung to begin offering iTunes movies and TV shows on Samsung smart TVs. […]
Read MoreThe decision by Roku to use The Roku Channel to market partner SVOD services brings it into direct competition with Amazon Channels. How can Roku be successful and what are some of the risks and rewards for providers in working with SVOD aggregators? Chapter 1: The Roku Channel’s evolution to […]
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Selling partner SVOD services inside The Roku Channel is a good move for Roku. It could also work out well for SVOD providers that chose to participate. However, Roku has an opportunity to make SVOD providers far prefer their platform over Amazon if it chooses to. Roku announced on Wednesday […]
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The living room continues to shift toward streaming devices. The disc player is in full decline, and the DVR is poised to join it while the game console treads water. Meanwhile, smart TVs and connected TV devices are moving in and handling an ever-increasing amount of our TV viewing. DVD/Blu-ray […]
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With wafer-thin margins and intense competition, making money in connected-TV device sales has never been tougher. One European device maker has come up with a way to differentiate its product and possibly create a new service revenue stream in the process. European connected-TV device maker Netgem announced Monday a new […]
Read MoreThe outstanding performance of Roku in Q3 2018 is the subject of our discussion this week. We discuss the numbers, the pivot away from hardware sales, the consumer proposition, ad revenue opportunity, and future challenges. Chapter 1: Roku Q3 2018 results (1:00) Roku performed very well in the third quarter […]
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