by Pivot
Tag: OTT
Qwest Looking to Future with ZillionTV, OTT Video
Depending on who you ask, Qwest is either very shrewd or a little dumb, at least in the context of video services. Unlike their RBOC brethren, AT&T and Verizon, Qwest has chosen not to deploy…
Walmart to Acquire Vudu, Re-enters OTT Video Arena
Walmart has been busily trying to implement a digital media strategy as it’s DVD sales cash cow begins to fade. They initially launched a competitive service to Netflix, but gave up on it after a…
HBO and Verizon FiOS TV Introduce HBO GO
FiOS TV Customers Are First To Have Access to HBOGO.com Featuring Over 600 Hours Of HBO Programming Online – Any Time, Any Place NEW YORK – Verizon and HBO announced today that Verizon’s FiOS TV…
Sezmi TV Service Makes Retail Debut
First-Ever All-in-One Service Integrates Live TV, On-Demand Movies and Programs, and Web Video; Breakthrough Pricing Starting at Less Than $5 a Month BELMONT, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sezmi today announced an introductory release of its all-in-one television service,…
Entone and Vudu Hook Up
Market Leaders Combine the Best of Linear TV and Over-the-Top Services SAN MATEO, Calif. & ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Entone, a market leader in broadband video and home connectivity solutions, announced today that it is taking orders for…
Frontier Launches Web TV Service, my fitv
Frontier is now offering a web based TV service called my fitv. The free service aggregates Internet based video content into a single portal, allowing customers to search for TV shows, movies, sports, and in…
Connected TVs Highlight Potential New Video Model
Overall I thought the Super Bowl ads were pretty weak this year. What was up with all those multiple men in underwear commercials – kind of ruined my appetite, even with my impressive snack spread.…
OTT Video Threat Looks to be Minimal
New research from Parks Associates suggests that the hype surrounding the threat of Over-the-Top (OTT or Internet delivered video) video encouraging ‘cord cutting’ of subscription video services like cable TV, IPTV, and DBS are just…
Xbox Over-the-Top Video Role Gaining Momentum
Microsoft’s Xbox gaming console has long been eyed as a perfect over-the-top video vehicle. Xbox LIVE, its online entertainment portal for the Xbox 360 console, is now in 20 million homes. Compare that to Comcast,…
Putting the OTT Video Threat into Context
The over-the-top video threat, in which consumers bypass local video service providers (cable, IPTV, and DBS) for Internet based content, is well documented. Service providers fear their significant investment in broadband networks that deliver subscription…
Blockbuster Courting Telcos
Blockbuster is continuing to look for ways to enter the digital age and now is openly courting telcos for content delivery partnerships. Speaking at a Citigroup Media Conference in Phoenix, Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes is…
2009: BroadbandTV Clarity or More Confusion?
It appears as if 2009 may be shaping up as a defining year for broadbandTV – which we define as Internet streaming of video directly to the TV (with or without a STB). There’s been…