GLG News by DVD Replication Volume Trend Experts (North America)

Toshiba introduced a 1.8-inch form factor hard disk drive with storage capacities as high as 160 GB.This is a 2 platter product with areal densities as high as 228 gigabits per square inch.In addition to higher storage capacity the product also uses about one third less power to operate than earlier...

Wrong Pricing with the Wrong People making Decisions is a Disaster Waiting to Happen

DirecTV has added 21 new HD Channels to their existing tier of 31 toward a goal of 100 by year end. This is great news for their subscribers and for those who understand and appreciate the big difference that viewing in HD can make. However, the question becomes whether this will add a significant number...

While the format wars in the next generation DVD systems continue to confuse customers clearly indicating that there is not going to be an obvious winner for some time, if at all, VOD may be sneaking under the radar. This is still a very nascent business. The studios in making their content available...

Viewer-ship is down at the broadcast TV networks.   The new Nielsen ratings system may have an equalizing effect on the flight of ad dollars from broadcast to cable TV.

Does anyone really think that 100,000 customers at one narrow point in the huge state of Texas is worth anything other than a very loud yawn..?

FiOS concentration on customer satisfaction is translating into very low churn.     FiOS TV is top in customer satisfaction with DirecTV second, Dish Network third, Comcast tied with AT&T U-verse in fourth place, followed by Cox, Cablevision, Time Warner, and Charter.

Clearly the Apple CEO has a hate cult out there second guessing his decisions. That’s because when one stands-up at the top instead of sitting around dictating memos one can easily find oneself standing alone.

Who could possible be surprised?  Was anyone besides Microsoft expecting some other outcome?  Are there alternatives? 

I can hardly wait until tomorrow to find out what is the next news release in the next generation DVD format battle. The stats are nice in this nascent industry, but it is still lying with statistics, so to speak. Earlier this week, there was a story that Sony was in the lead and today this article...