With everything being said about the Netflix price increase and its ripple effect in projected subscriber loss as well as the steep drop in stock price, we still may not know everything that caused this unexpected turn of events for
Category Archives: Strategy
September 19, 2011 by Sam Vasisht | Comments Off
Did Netflix Overlook Consumer Inertia?
Posted in: Commentary, Consumers, Marketing, Strategy | Tags: consumer, Customer, DVD, LinkedIn, Netflix, Redbox, Share price, streaming media, Subscription business model
May 28, 2011 by Sam Vasisht | No comments
Why Google TV and Apple TV are Still Hobbies
In an earlier article, I talked about why the nomenclature for GoogleTV and AppleTV is ill-conceived, and why Google and Apple are doing the marketing of these products a disservice. At the same time, the opportunity to bring Internet and digital
Posted in: Commentary, Devices, Internet Television, Marketing, Strategy | Tags: AppleTV, GoogleTV, LinkedIn
May 10, 2011 by Sam Vasisht | No comments
Google TV and Apple TV – What’s In A Name? A Lot, Actually!
Google TV and Apple TV have at least one common problem. Their naming convention is ill conceived. What’s in a name you say? “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” etc.? Actually, nomenclature matters a lot when
Posted in: Commentary, Consumers, Devices, Internet Television, Marketing, Strategy | Tags: Apple TV, Google TV, Logitech, Television, TiVo
February 23, 2009 by Sam Vasisht | No comments
Hulu and Boxee – Brass Tacks of Online Video Business
Image via CrunchBase Hulu pulled access of its content from Boxee last week. The reaction and general sentiment expressed as a result of this action across the wires is not surprising. However, admonishing the media companies as being short sighted,
Netflix: Weathering A Storm Or Causing A Tempest In A Teacup?
Just as dumb companies do not turn innovative overnight, innovative and smart companies don’t turn dumb suddenly. Past performance is generally a good indicator of future performance, at least in the near term. Netflix was the darling of video innovation,