Why the Slingplayer for iPhone App was rejected by the App Store
According to reports this morning, the much anticipated “Slingplayer for iPhone” app has been rejected from the app store, apparently at the request of ATT, who are concerned about “bandwidth issues”. However, I think this is a mis-direction, as I would point out that there is already currently a Windows Mobile version of Slingplayer that is fully functioning over ATT’s 3G as well as over Edge networks. Rather I think ATT is using it’s iPhone monopoly to position it’s own video service that will be launched later this year. I think the critical...
read moreOnline TV Shows are trending towards a subscription only model
It has been fascinating watching the tentative forays of broadcast networks coming to grips with putting TV shows online. Many Gen-Yers are taking the trend towards placing all TV content online for granted, and perhaps in the larger strategic sense it makes perfect sense for advertising industry and broadcasters to team up in order to take advantage of the Internets capacity to deliver more targeted advertising content. However, robust business models for incorporating profile driven advertising for TV shows do not really exist yet, and the jury is still out on if this translates into buyer...
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