Category Archives: Blog

Thoughts about Over-the-Top TV – Part II

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Steven Hawley

Pay TV providers have moved beyond the “sky is falling” thinking, that the Internet will be their doom – and indeed have also moved from the thinking stage about new service models that leverage Internet delivery. Comcast and Time Warner … Continue reading →

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Thoughts about Over-the-Top TV – Part 1

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Steven Hawley

The 2011 OTTCON (Over the Top) conference was a good opportunity to hear some of the current thinking and see some state of the art solutions that bring video programming to consumers via the Internet. While the comment that customers … Continue reading →

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Leave Steve Jobs alone

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Steven Hawley

Steve Jobs was seen in public this week, after another reported bout with the hospital. People can say what they will about Apple & Mr Jobs’ famous “reality distortion field,” but the technology world – not to mention the fortunes … Continue reading →

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Google TV vs Network TV – Did Google Just Blink?

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Steven Hawley

Business models for network TV are in the midst of fundamental change right now. The networks themselves are forcing some of the changes, and some changes will be forced on them. Recent actions by Fox are emblematic of the changes … Continue reading →

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Google TV may disappoint some now, but will ultimately exceed expectations

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Steven Hawley

The annual TelcoTV conference is one of the premier events in the IPTV industry. As a conference with a telecom heritage (not streaming media or broadcast), TelcoTV’s focus has been IPTV (pay TV over managed IP access networks) and not … Continue reading →

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Using the Web as a multi-play Apps platform

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Steven Hawley

Lately, I’ve been seeing more discussion about distributing Apps to various devices. For example, an article in Connected Planet entitled “Do Web App Stores Matter In The Age Of Mobile Apps?” (the title reminds me of “Do Androids Dream Of … Continue reading →

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Vanguard, Luddite or Digital Hermit?

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Steven Hawley

Last week, I decided to re-evaluate what was important in my online life, which spilled over into an evaluation of what was important in my professional life. The result was that I have closed my Facebook account. Why? I’m tired … Continue reading →

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For Internet-delivered video, “Pull” will win over “Push”

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Steven Hawley

Way back in 1997, Wired breathessly heralded the era of Push, which anticipated that the demand-driven Web, in which we clicked URLs, would be replaced by content that is pushed to your browser (remember, this was in the days before … Continue reading →

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Google TV Report – Coverage by IPTV News (UK)

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Steven Hawley

IPTV News published an article about the new tvstrategies report on Google TV. Google TV is a classic example of a company that bundles several already strategic assets in order to create a new one. My thanks to the Editor, … Continue reading →

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New report – Google TV – Light Reading coverage

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Steven Hawley

On August 15, I released my analysis of Google TV. It’s available for sale via the Publications page on my Web site. This week, Carol Wilson of Light Reading interviewed me and wrote a story about the report and my … Continue reading →

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