Verizon’s net neutrality chickens come home to roost
Verizon just couldn’t leave bad enough alone. Back in 2010, when the FCC issued its Open Internet Order, many consumer advocates complained the rules did not go far enough to preserve and protect net...
View ArticleTV networks getting that sinking feeling
That softness in the TV advertising market that first appeared during this spring’s sluggish upfront season is starting to look like a sinkhole. Third-quarter earnings reports from several big media...
View ArticleNeutral no more
Advocates for net neutrality confronted FCC chairman Tom Wheeler in his driveway this morning as he tried to leave for work. It turned out to be a harbinger of what turned into one helluva Monday for...
View ArticleRegulating peering
Thanks to Barack Obama, the net neutrality debate has now morphed into a bare-knuckles political brawl over the technical legal question of whether to reclassify broadband service as a Title II common...
View ArticleThe mis-measure of Netflix
Netflix hasn’t said anything publicly about reports that Nielsen will begin passively measuring some Netflix and Amazon viewership next year using some sort of audio recognition technology. Whether...
View ArticleAs linear TV viewing falls, NBC tries some pixie dust
Nielsen reported data this week that confirmed what most people in the TV industry already knew: People are spending ever-less time watching TV in the traditional manner and ever-more time watching...
View ArticleFCC moving closer to Title II?
Federal Communications Chairman Tom Wheeler has taken a lot of heat from net neutrality proponents over his resume, which includes stints running both he main wireless industry trade association in...
View ArticlePreparing for TV’s mobile-first future
Mobile first” has been a watchword for both online publishers and developers for several years now. As mobile devices increasingly become users’ primary means for accessing the internet, developers...
View ArticleOutlook: Media and consumer tech in 2015
Media business sectors went through the digital wringer in 2014: the reinventions of music, newspapers, and book publishing are not finished, though such change is certainly underway. And this past...
View ArticleCustomer Targeting: Beyond Demographics and “Likes”
While social media usage generates vast quantities of data that advertisers and marketers can use for customer profiling and targeting, many brand marketers still rely on expensive and often dated...
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