Analyst Insights
A Skinny Bundle with a Twist
Atlanta Based Vidgo, a prepaid live TV streaming service, soft-launched its first two Latino content bundles nationwide this past Sunday. The launch...
Thoughts on the Future of Skinny Bundles & Sling TV
Last week, the vice president of product marketing and management for Sling TV, Jimshade Chaudhari, said during an interview that the fatter channel...
Can AT&T Compete with Netflix?
AT&T’s WarnerMedia made headlines this past week by announcing plans to unveil a direct-to-consumer streaming service by the end of 2019. This...
Swift Voting
If you believe that the power of a celebrity influencer is overstated, the case of the Taylor Swift’s Instagram voter registration post should put...
The Content Arms Race Continues to Escalate
In January, TDG published a report on the Big-3 SVOD & the Original Content Arms Race that examined the market conditions that were driving...
5G Is On The Way, And It’s Bringing Company
Though large-scale 5G deployments are still a couple years out, there is no doubt that the high-speed mobile service will be combined with virtual...
OTT Monetization: Neflix’s Model is Not for Everyone
With Netflix’s impressive growth and a global base of 130 million subscribers, many OTT services have sought to emulate the industry leader...
20th Century Fox Prepares for War!
Last week, 20th Century Fox formalized its $32.5 billion bid to acquire the remaining assets of Sky TV. This did not exceed Comcast’s $34 billion...
Principle over Politics
In a surprise, yet principled decision, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and his 3 fellow FCC commissioners voted 4-0 to send the proposed Sinclair-Tribune...
Peak Social Networking
Tough news this week for investors in Facebook and Twitter. Following comments from Facebook’s CFO that the company’s privacy efforts would...