GLG News by Interactive TV Software Experts (North America)

1. Could Charter, Cox and Cable Vision be targets in the next round of consolidation?  2. Will AT&T look to acquire DIRECTV or Echostar to create a quick fix?

Other than Insight, Bresnan and MediaCom, there are few consolidation opportunities. The economics of cable advanced services (VOD, Telephony and Data) does not play well for the smaller providers.

If there was ever a question as to whether the public is now aware that all sorts of content will be available on our mobile devices, the release of the iPhone last week has put that to rest. Over the next couple of years there will be continual and rapid growth in all manner of accessories and tools...

1. MySpace may be closing the gap (in some respects) with Google/YouTube     2. News Corp. understands that advertisers are looking for more than just web traffic.

The world will eventually move to digital cinema exhibition. It is a matter of when not if and how long it will take. At issue from the start of the transition has been who is going to pay. The exhibitors do not want to spend a lot of money just to save the distributors/studios their print costs. As...

1. Many consumers are looking to Apple iPhone to redefine phones as the Apple iPod did Mp3 players 2. Will the iPhone help reverse AT&T’s declining share in new mobile customers?

1.  What do the puzzling moves of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp mean for Social Networking, MySpace and Facebook?     2.  Is it time for a broader News Corp digital / media strategy?     

Alternative content is a great concept for idle capacity in the nation’s movie theaters and is enabled due to the transition to digital cinema. It will be a while before this concept is proven or disproven. The reasons are simple: there has not been much alternative content and the theaters, used to...

Beyond DVR ratings, the broadcast networks are recognizing that the Internet is the new window for revenue.

Blockbuster has announced that it will offer all new high definition DVDs in the Blu Ray format on an exclusive basis. Whether or not this is a blockbuster decision by Blockbuster as it relates to the Sony led format remains to be seen. And this will not necessarily spell the doom of the Toshiba led...