Hollywood is squeezing Netflix at the licensing layer. Showtime pulled Dexter. Starz instituted a 90-day delay. The studio pressure that is producing Netflix's first major original content deal — the just-announced House of Cards commitment with David Fincher and Kevin Spacey.
Internet movie streaming has become the most-watched competitive battleground in modern entertainment. Netflix dominant. Amazon just entered with Prime Instant Video. Hulu Plus growing. Apple positioned to enter. The cable industry rolling out TV Everywhere. What the broader category should be watching.
Toshiba announced the first glasses-free 3D television this week — the Regza GL1 series using parallax barrier technology to deliver 3D without requiring glasses. The technology addresses the most-cited consumer objection to current 3D televisions. What it means for the broader 3D television category heading into 2011.
TV didn't die. It split. Broadcast 18.6%, cable 23%, streaming 44.8%, YouTube 12%+. Three video categories now compete for the same television screen — broadcast and cable in managed decline, premium streaming consolidating, creator-led video as the structural growth category.
