Blog articles from 10/2008

AmberFin releases the results of a research survey conducted at this year's IBC conference in Amsterdam. The results clearly demonstrate the use of multiple platforms such as broadband, IPTV and mobile handsets as key drivers for the industry moving forward. The quality of content was named as a key factor affecting take up of these newer delivery platforms. For more information, visit: http://www.amberfin.com/

Company says it's an effort to differentiate itself in the tough housing market. Oct. 13, 2008 — by Jason Knott In an attempt to differentiate itself during this tough housing market, Newmark Homes is now offering the Wayne-Dalton Z-wave Home Controls package as a standard feature in all new builds.And it might be working. In the eight months since the adoption, the Austin, Texas-based Newmark has sold 230 homes.“I’m always looking for that one thing that will...

Yesterday, I attended the Advanced Advertising for Cable: Winning Back the Ad Dollar webinar hosted by Light Reading’s Cable Digital News. The event was sponsored by technology providers, ARRIS and Cisco Systems Inc. with the discussion lead by Paul Delzio, Director of Product Strategy at ARRIS and Philip Jacobs, Senior Engineering Manager of Cisco Systems Inc. The webinar was a call-to-action for the advancement of advanced cable advertising – addressability, interactivity,...

Yesterday, I attended the Advanced Advertising for Cable: Winning Back the Ad Dollar webinar hosted by Light Reading’s Cable Digital News. The event was sponsored by technology providers, ARRIS and Cisco Systems Inc. with the discussion lead by Paul Delzio, Director of Product Strategy at ARRIS and Philip Jacobs, Senior Engineering Manager of Cisco Systems Inc. The webinar was a call-to-action for the advancement of advanced cable advertising – addressability, interactivity,...

Video-on-demand may be cable’s best bet for improving customer satisfaction with services -- Cable television could see a mass migration away from its services, according to Parks Associates' TV 2.0: The Consumer Perspective , if providers do not improve their consistently low satisfaction ratings among subscribers. This new report reveals that subscribers to satellite television and telco/IPTV are significantly more likely to be satisfied with their services than both...

Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, apparently is a gamer at heart. I'm not sure which gamer segment he belongs to. Maybe dormant gamers? Over the past several years, Jeff has invested in Second Life (a 3D virtual world company) and Kongregate (Youtube of games), and two days ago Amazon bought Reflexive for an undisclosed amount. Reflexive is a casual game developer, portal, and digital distribution platform. It is relatively unknown compared to some of the bigger casual game...

Apple released its quarterly earnings after the bell today. The most prominent data is the iPhone 3G sales: 6.9 million units. That’s more than the total unit sales of the first-generation iPhones over five quarters. The performance also dwarfs Research-in-Motion’s. In its quarter ended in August 30, the Blackberry maker reported unit sales of 6.1 million units. But forget about competition for a while, it is good news for the smartphone industry. The whole category is exploding,...

Yuanzhe (Michael) Cai, Director, Digital Media & Gaming, Parks Associates , will present consumer data and market trends in interactive media at a special Parks Associates-sponsored session Consumers and Interactive Entertainment at Digital Hollywood, Santa Monica, Calif., on Wednesday, October 29 at 11 AM at The Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel - Escondido Room 8th Floor. This special session discusses consumption of interactive entertainment in the digital era. It examines...