Posts from July 22, 2008

Bobby Tulsiani | July 22, 2008, 08:10 PM
Competing with Hulu?
We recently published our report “Competing with YouTube”, where we explored strategies to compete with the video giant. Hulu, who has carved out a niche strategy around full length TV shows and premium content, has been one of the early success stories of 2008 in the competitive video space. Hulu’s...( more )

Mark Mulligan | July 22, 2008, 02:10 PM
Sky's Music Subscription Announcement - First Take
Today UK satellite Pay TV provider Sky announced a new music service which they will make available later in the year. The fact that the offering has been announced now before having a name, pricing structure, product tiers or software application confirmed, hint at the importance of this to Sky...( more )

David Card | July 22, 2008, 09:47 AM
Not *That* Big a Fan....
I'd say over the years Jupiter has been as bullish as anybody on subscription-based on-demand music services, but we're still pretty conservative in our forecasts ($235M in 07 going to, um, maybe $600M in 2012) and analysis, and we may be even more so this year as the number of...( more )

John Lovett | July 22, 2008, 09:35 AM
At Omniture it's Academic
Bravo to Omniture for its academic initiative to get college students trained in Web analytics. There is currently a dearth of qualified Web analysts on the market as indicated by the nearly 1,500 open Web Analytics job requirements listed on Monster.com. By enabling students to gain hands on experience with...( more )

David Card | July 22, 2008, 09:04 AM
Would You Like Fries with Your News?
Eh, whatever it takes, I guess. Two cups of McDonald’s iced coffee (BUY!) sit on the Fox 5 TV news desk, a punch-you-in-the-face product placement (BUY!) to chase down your morning news. I chuckled more at the Las Vegas Sun's coverage than at the NY Times'. But the Times revealed...( more )

David Card | July 22, 2008, 08:47 AM
"I Don't Have SpongeBob. I Have SquishyGuy."
Guess who's side I'm on in this one? That's not a mashup, or commentary, it's thievery ;-> Sue the b@stards! Leslie Ann Hooker, a Fort Lauderdale costume-company owner, thought she had found a way to run her business without running into trouble. "I try to make my costumes look 40%...( more )