August 2010
4 posts
Google's Model Barrels Along →
A new partnership between Google and DirecTV has been formed, enabling Google to sell TV ad-space accross several of DirecTV’s channels. Google’s model has always been serving ads- beginning with providing search functionality and expanding to create online and mobile (more recently) networks of real-estate to sell accross. There is a lot of talk about Google acquiring strategic assets...
Hyper-local trend →
I think we will see a trend of hyper-local news and content aggregator, orginator, and hybrid-style websites emerging. This is a great example. The site was mentioned in this same context by Cynopsis Media this morning. Hyper-local is another home-page environment for content hungry consumers, maybe more relevant to them then their Yahoo News homepage, for example. What type of ecosystem can be...
Netflix finishes a whopping $1B acquisition and... →
The big news today is that Netflix, poised to be the leading consumer alternative to a cable subscription, has closed a $1B deal with Epix for exclusive streaming rights to their film titles 3 months after their debut on the channel. That means access to Paramount, Lionsgate, and MGM titles (the channels backers.) This comes off the back of another exclusive deal with Relativity Media. Netflix...
CBS and Comcast Commit to TV Everywhere →
CBS signed a 10 year carriage deal with Comcast recently, indicating it’s commitment to the latter’s TV Everywhere initiative. TV Everywhere will allow Comcast subrscribers to watch their subscription programming on multiple screens once authenticated. The real story here though is how Comcast, soon-to-be owner of NBC and therefore HULU, is developing a robust strategy to wrangle back...