No live TV streams: Here’s why?
November 6, 2011
Why internet TV live streaming has not yet become a reality.
The third screen
August 28, 2011
The next war in the internet arena may be for the last screen silicon valley hasn’t conquered: the TV screen.
Google Acquiring Motorola
August 15, 2011
Why Google acquiring Motorola makes sense.
Netflix Options
July 17, 2011
The recent unbundling of Netflix into two different service kinds (DVD or streaming) leads to rethinking one’s options when it comes to the service.
Apple Aims for the Living Room
September 12, 2006
Apple launches a frontal attack on your living room.
Reshaping TV
June 11, 2006
How TV could change.
2005 Predictions
January 3, 2005
Another year, another round of predictions. As is now becoming customary on TNL.net, it’s time to project out the future year. As always, I’ll revisit those predictions at the end of the year. Voice Over IP VoIP experienced tremendous growth in 2004 but it was just the beginning. This year, much more will happen in that space. Cable […]
Modular by Design — Cable TV
August 11, 2004
Having looked at how the modular by design approach impacted broadcast television, let’s now look at its impact on cable TV. The FCC and the cable TV industry recently came head to head when it comes to à la carte pricing . The concept of à la carte pricing is that consumers would be able to […]
Modular by Design — Introduction
August 7, 2004
I’ve been looking at the different trends in digital media and have started developing a common theory in terms of the issues relating to music, TV, phone service, weblogs, and software and the impact the Internet has on all those business models. From there, I came to a conclusion that what the Internet does well is break apart […]
Paid Content on a tiered structure
April 9, 2003
Reports that AT&T is planning on introducing a pre-paid card for online content show some potential new developments in the online space. If we were to follow the model further, we could see something new developing, with companies offering a basket of content for a fixed price. For example, imagine you would like to get a subscription to the […]