Dave Zatz Netflix has moved their earnings call from the 23rd to the 18th, and Davis suspects something is up. Given their new director of Internet TV, one possibility is that Netflix will acquire Roku to jumpstart a media extender business. Or perhaps there’s been an offer to buy Netflix. We suppose it’s also possible, though unlikely, … Read more
TiVo’s annual 10-k has revealed that Comcast paid $16 million (fiscal year ending 1/31/07) for continued development of the upcoming Motorola TiVo build. TiVo presumably received funding the prior year, and will receive a recurring subscriber bounty once the platform is deployed. I wonder if Cox sent Comcast a thank you card for footing the … Read more
Anthony Wood, founder of ReplayTV, has been tapped to lead Netflix’s new Internet TV group and is tasked to “deliver movies directly to subscribers’ televisions via the Internet.” The Netflix press release describes Wood’s career path: Until his appointment by Netflix, Mr. Wood, 41, was CEO of Roku, a digital media company that manufactures and … Read more
Do I have a great job or what? Last month I hit CTIA in Orlando, and now here I am at NAB. Blake (aka Sling founder/CEO) is giving the portable media keynote tomorrow and I’ll be manning our booth at Piero’s in the evening. So if you’re in Vegas… drop on by, say hello, maybe … Read more
Let me start by saying I’m not a “case” guy. I don’t put phones, iPods, PDAs, etc in them — everything ends up “naked” in a pocket or backpack. I choose to believe the exterior of a product is designed to protect the delicate electronics inside and I just won’t sweat a scratch or two. … Read more
Since Davis is on safari and I know how much he loves DVD rental kiosks, I figure I better cover the Redbox news on his behalf: âWe are extremely proud to join the nationâs top five DVD renters and reinforce our leadership position in the automated DVD rental category,â? said Gregg Kaplan, chief executive officer, … Read more
As of March 1, Tivo dialed back the number of phone numbers available for daily guide data updates. Given our increasingly wired (and wireless) households, all the broadband features, and the occasional free TiVo adapter promotion… it’s obvious TiVo wants us to connect via the Internet. For those of you still using landlines and having … Read more
In case you didn’t catch the news yesterday, CBS is expanding their online video presence. Instead of funneling folks onto a single video site, they’re taking a different approach by providing CBS content to a variety of online destinations. We at Sling Media (my employer) are psyched to expand our relationship with CBS (see Clip+Sling) … Read more