Analyst Insights
Can Byte Chew Its Way into the Short-Form Video Arena?
On Friday, January 24, yet another short-form video social media app, Byte, was launched by one of the founders of the now defunct social network...
Live Streaming: The Quiet Media Revolution
While cable-cutters, Netflix, and the stampede of competing services have dominated the news, another disruptive force in media consumption has kept...
Instagram and Facebook Concede Small Defeats on Video Streaming
Facebook and Instagram appear to have taken a step back from their respective forays into the crowded video streaming space last week. Instagram has...
Comcast’s Potential Acquisition of Xumo
According to multiple media reports, and first reported by The Wall Street Journal, negotiations between Comcast and Xumo are in the “advanced...
Thoughts on 2020 and Beyond
2020 will be a year of transition, turmoil, and tipping points! The headlines will continue to be filled with the chaos of the impeachment trial...
Transformative and Troubling – a Look at the Year Ahead
2020 will be a transformative and troubling year for social media. For the past three years or so, we’ve seen social media extend its reach into...
The Future of Gaming? Cloudy
TDG’s Mike Fischer Shares His Forecasts for 2020 2020 will prove to be the most disruptive era in gaming since the introduction of the iPhone in...
Navigating the Q3 Social Media Blizzard
Social media—Snapchat, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and others—is no longer merely sharing the headlines, but, more often than not...
Original Content Arms Race: A Second Look
TDG has been actively reporting on the original content arms race amongst Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video (the ‘Big-3’) for several years...
CBS/Viacom Merger – Together Again
In order to compete in the quantum media universe, Viacom and CBS have once again decided to join together (the companies split in 2006). The...