Stephen Froehlich, Senior Analyst, IMS Research
Articles
Someone should buy Boxee before they spoil the soup
Boxee and its partner Hauppauge have been making a lot of noise recently about the pending petition before the FCC to allow the encryption of the basic cable tier. As I monitor all things related to All-Vid and CableCARD, I have been watching the interchange with amusement for the last few weeks. However, I was surprised today to see the trade press covering this shouting match.
Real solutions to real compexity – CES 2012
Nobody would argue that the process of getting premium content to viewers is an incredibly complex business. Between content security, Hollywood’s revenue management creativity, and just the sheer scale of producing top-quality content and then distributing it to hundreds of millions of TVs, the TV value chain is likely second only to healthcare in its complexity.
The W3C is the new standards body for television remote user interfaces
TV middleware players are taking the direct lead in W3C technology instead of creating a governing body, which is ideal for a world that needs the Internet.