Posts from May 07, 2008

Bobby Tulsiani | May 07, 2008, 08:22 PM
Thoughts from Digital Hollywood
I have been in LA all week attending the Digital Hollywood conference. I had the opportunity to host a panel and attend several others, and heard a few key themes emerging in all of them: Monetizing Video: Jeff Zucker’s "broadcast dollars versus digital pennies" quote was commonly repeated at the...( more )

David Schatsky | May 07, 2008, 02:38 PM
Why There Are No Credible Competitors to Google
Continuing my attempt to apply Michael Porter to the Internet search business, we left off talking about barriers to entry. Porter says that if profit potential is high enough (it sure is) and entry barriers are surmountable (the subject of this post), then a market will attract new entrants, and...( more )

Ina Sebastian | May 07, 2008, 01:45 PM
Deal for a National WiMAX Network Announced
Sprint, Clearwire, and additional investors (Intel, Google, Comcast, Time Warner, Bright House Networks) have reached an agreement regarding a national WiMAX build out through a new company named Clearwire. My colleague Julie Ask wrote a very insightful blog on the motivations of the investors yesterday. As she implied, success of...( more )

IanFogg | May 07, 2008, 11:13 AM
BT Broadband Goes Mobile, Sortof
[updated 15.04 UK time] BT has just announced that they are bundling a mobile smartphone service as part of their home broadband package. Interestingly, this new bundle will be presented as a new top tier for BT's Total Broadband home DSL, rather than as a mobile tariff. The name for...( more )

Mark Mulligan | May 07, 2008, 10:45 AM
Qtrax have signed a content partner, no really they have.
Now that the dust has settled on the Midem furore Qtrax have announced the important addition of Universal Music Group and Universal Music Publishing to their roster of content partners. You may recall that Universal were the first to sign up with competitor Spiral Frog. Universal have been carving out...( more )

Ed Kountz | May 07, 2008, 09:21 AM
Amazon vs. NY State: Online Sales Tax and the Consumer Perspective
Amazon.com’s decision to file suit against the state of New York regarding that state’s newly-amended sales tax law brings the issue of sales tax collection and e-commerce back into spotlight. Amazon’s complaint was filed against NY Gov. David Paterson, the state’s Dept. of Taxation and state tax commissioner Robert Megna,...( more )