Podcasts

Below is the 18th edition of the VideoNuze Report podcast, for May 29, 2009.

This week I review the Q1 '09 Nielsen A2/M2 Three Screen Report data recently released, comparing it to Q1 '08 data. My comments pick up on a post I wrote earlier this week, "Video Behavior Changes Suggest Evolution, Not Revolution For Now."

Don't get me wrong, video consumption on alternative platforms (i.e. broadband, mobile, DVR) is continuing to grow briskly. But the reality is that when you look at the numbers, they suggest steady rather than dramatic, overnight change is what's really happening in the market. This reality is sometimes missed in the ongoing hype.

Meanwhile Daisy adds more detail to a post she wrote, "Fox's Prison Break Finale Demonstrates the Power of Social Media," which describes how Fox cleverly used social media to promote a DVD with 2 additional episodes following the on-air finale. Fox used various social media sites to release a teaser picture from the new episodes and began promoting the DVD which will be available on July 21 on DVD and for purchase on iTunes. It's an intriguing way for the studio to migrate users beyond traditional TV consumption and generate additional revenue.

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Below is the 17th edition of the VideoNuze Report podcast, for May 22, 2009.

This week Daisy takes on 2 topics: how book publishers are (finally!) embracing video to promote their authors and titles, and also what NBC's local media division is doing to roll out new web sites to support its ten owned stations. They're adding lots of original content (including from 3rd parties), video, social media features and more community emphasis. No surprise syndication is a real push. Local stations have been really hammered by the recession and also by the shift to broadband distribution, so it's good to see NBC being aggressive.

Separate but related NBC.com is my focus on this week's podcast. Specifically, I add more detail to my post this week about how NBC.com is leveraging its existing online/broadband infrastructure to support its mobile video efforts by using Kiptronic, a mobile video ad insertion company.

Coincidentally, Kiptronic was just acquired by Limelight, further validating that mobile video is a rising priority for many video providers. I've been digging into mobile video and though it's still well behind the broadband adoption curve, the iPhone and other video-ready mobile devices are creating a lot of momentum. (Recall that mobile video taking off was one of my 5 predictions for '09)

For those of you celebrating the long Memorial Day weekend, and the official start of summer, enjoy! I'll see you on Tuesday.

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Below is the 16th edition of the VideoNuze Report podcast, for May 15, 2009.

This week I provide some further detail on a post I wrote earlier this week, "Comcast's Sam Schwartz Offers Some Insights into OnDemand Online Authentication Plans." Comcast's and Time Warner Cable's intention to make cable programs available online to their paying subscribers would be a big leap forward for the video and broadband industries. A key piece of how to bring this to life is "authentication" - how to ensure users are who they are, and that they gain access to programs they're supposed to. Sam explains how Comcast is approaching authentication and what we can expect later this year.

Meanwhile Daisy talks about her post on Beet.tv, "CBS Expanding Original Web Video for New Personal Finance Site," which explores how CBS is pulling video together from its online content group, news division and local stations to beef up the video available at its recently-launched financial destination site, CBSMoneyWatch.com. Also, with the demise of TV Week as a print publication, Daisy talks about the range of industry coverage she's providing at other online and print pubs.

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Below is the 15th edition of the VideoNuze Report podcast, for May 8, 2009.

Daisy Whitney and I are back on track with our weekly VideoNuze Report podcast. This week Daisy adds more detail to a story she wrote for TV Week, "Targeted Ads: The Holy Grail?" which explores some recent ad targeting successes and ongoing challenges.

On the same targeting theme, I discuss a post I wrote earlier this week "Food2: A New Example of How Cable Networks Leverage Broadband." Scripps Networks, owner of Food Network and other lifestyle cable channels recently launched Food2, a destination targeted to the age 21-34 demo. It's a move that I believe will be closely watched by other channels looking to benefit from broadband's rise by "super-serving" specific audiences.

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After a couple weeks away from this podcast, Daisy Whitney and I are back. This week we discuss our observations from the recent NAB Show and also the larger issues affecting the broadcast TV industry. Both of us have been watching the trends closely and will continue to report on them.

Below is the 13th edition of the VideoNuze Report podcast, for April 10, 2009.

This week will discusses lessons that the broadcast TV networks might draw from the decline of U.S. newspapers, in order to avoid a similar fate. It is based on this post from Mon, April 6th. Meanwhile, Daisy speculates on the question of whether, with the explosion of iPhone apps, we're starting to witness iPhone app overload. Coincidentally, this week comScore reported that the top apps are games (no surprise there) and that major media companies are not experiencing much success with the apps they've launched.

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Below is the 12th edition of the VideoNuze Report podcast, for April 3, 2009.

After a week off, Daisy Whitney and I are back. This week we discuss new comScore data Daisy learned about while attending the OMMA Video conference, which supports the idea of TV ad spending shifting from TV to broadband video. Then we dig deeper into the significance of Disney's deal to bring promotional clips to YouTube, which the companies announced earlier this week. More detail on the deal is also in this post I wrote on Tuesday.

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Below is the 11th edition of the VideoNuze Report podcast, for March 20, 2009.

This past week Daisy Whitney and I were both on the road, with me hosting VideoNuze's Broadband Video Leadership Evening in NYC, and Daisy attending the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) conference in Austin, TX. We each provide our observations and takeaways from these respective events. (Note I have more detail in yesterday's post)

Happy Friday the 13th...

Below is the 10th edition of the VideoNuze Report podcast, for March 13, 2009.

This week Will adds some detail to his recent post, "Clarifying Comcast's and Time Warner's Plans to Deliver Cable Programming via Broadband to Their Subscribers." These plans are not fully locked in, but since there have been a lot of questions about them, it seemed worthwhile to provide a quick update.

Also, Daisy discusses a recent article she wrote about Clearleap, a new broadband-to-the-TV technology company that recently announced its platform. The whole broadband-to-the-TV area has been really hot recently and we expect a lot more activity to come.

Since this is the 10th edition of the VideoNuze Report podcast, we thought it would be a good time to check in with listeners and get you reactions. What do you think of the format and length? We thought the most meaningful content approach would be to provide some additional insight about what we've written recently, but does this feel fresh and substantive enough? Would it be better if we discussed recent market activities that we haven't necessarily written about yet? Or maybe answered some listener questions? Or something else?

The podcast format is very flexible and Daisy and I view the VideoNuze Report as a work in progress. We'd love to hear what listeners think and how we can change and improve. Either drop me an email (wrichmondATvideonuze.com) or leave a comment.

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Below is the 9th edition of the VideoNuze Report podcast, for March 6, 2009.

This week Daisy Whitney and I discuss Daisy's 2 articles on the real or imagined phenomenon of "cord-cutting" where subscribers to multichannel video services drop them in favor of broadband access. Daisy's articles are here and here.

Also, Will provides some more insight on his post "Inside Demand Media's Content Factory" profiling the most prolific producer of broadband video.

Below is the 8th edition of the VideoNuze Report podcast, for Feb. 20, 2009.

This week Daisy Whitney and I discuss the recently-revealed plans by Comcast and Time Warner to offer their subscribers online access to cable TV programming. I wrote about this at length this week in "The Cable Industry Closes Ranks - Part 2."

Below is the 7th edition of the VideoNuze Report podcast, for Feb. 20, 2009.

This week Daisy Whitney discusses two recent articles she wrote about the profitability of various broadband video providers and what to expect in 2009. The articles are here and here.

Meanwhile, I provide more insight into the comScore video traffic numbers I compiled for the Jan '07 - Dec '08 period, including further analysis of YouTube's dominance of the market.

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Below is the 6th edition of the VideoNuze Report podcast, for Feb. 13, 2009.

This week Daisy Whitney and I discuss the growth of mobile video and specifically new research that Cisco released earlier this week indicating massive increases in traffic over the next 5 years.

Of course mobile video has never suffered from a shortage of hype, but with the popularity of the iPhone and other smartphones, mobile video usage finally seems to be crystallizing in '09. Daisy and I discuss several apps, including one coming up this weekend from NBA.com and TNT whereby users will be able to watch 4 additional camera angles of the All-Star game on their iPhones.

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Below is the 5th edition of the VideoNuze Report podcast, for Feb. 6, 2009. Once again, Daisy Whitney and I are talking about posts we've made recently. This week Daisy discusses her post about Facebook and Ashton Kutcher linking up to launch "Katalyst HQ." I provide some additional background on the Super Bowl ads which had a broadband video component based on data I shared in this post: "Super Bowl Ads are a Broadband Fumble Again."

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I'm pleased to present the third edition of the VideoNuze Report podcast, for Jan. 23, 2009. Once again Daisy Whitney and I are discussing select pieces we've written over the past few days to try to fill in between the lines a bit more. (And yes, in response to a number of requests, I hope to have the series available in iTunes by next week, so you're able to subscribe.)

This week we discuss:

"Does Text-Message Fever Indicate Burning Desire for Mobile Video?" - Daisy, 1/18/09

"Bloggers Find Space at NBC" - Daisy, 1/18/09

"The Broadband Inauguration and Beyond" - Will, 1/20/09

"Pixsy Premium Feed is Latest Entrant in the Syndicated Video Economy" - Will, 1/22/09

Click here to listen to previous podcasts (Jan. 16, '09, Dec. 23, '08)

Today I'm pleased to introduce the "VideoNuze Report," a weekly 10-15 minute podcast that I'll be doing with Daisy Whitney. Many of you have likely read Daisy's work in TV Week, OMMA, AdAge and other publications, as well as watched her "New Media Minute." She covers the broadband video and social media landscape as closely as anyone and become a great friend over the years.

Daisy and I have talked about the industry's goings-on countless times, and it finally dawned on us that maybe we should record some of our musings and record them as a podcast...So here we are! We're still tweaking the format, but initially we're each trying to add a little more color and back-story to a couple of the articles/posts we've written in the preceding week. It's pretty informal and definitely a work in progress. So we'd love to get your feedback on how we can improve the format and make it even more interesting.

This week we focus on key impressions from last week's Consumer Electronics Show, discussing the following:

"CES Marks Year of the Touch Screen" - Daisy, 1/11/09

"CES Attendance Takes a Significant Dip" - Daisy, 1/12/09

"Netflix and LG Go Over-the-Top with New 'Broadband HDTVs'" - Will, 1/5/09

"Yahoo Gets Traction in Broadband-to-TV Market" - Will, 1/8/09

In our maiden podcast, from December 23rd, we discuss the following:

"Web Video Hurdle: Good Recommendations" - Daisy, 12/21/08

"International Market a Growing Opportunity for Web Series" - Daisy, 12/21/08

"Recapping 5 Broadband Video Predictions for 2009" - Will, 12/22/08

Enjoy and please let us know your reactions!