Comments on: As Netflix rises, Roku drafts nicely behind

By: Apple TV vs. Roku vs. SlingBox « OmniVideo: The Future of Video Blog with James McQuivey

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:12:06 +0000

[...] doesn’t do much for me. I’ve written extensively about Roku’s sucker punch, its $99 Netflix box that is so easy to use that it is flying off of Roku’s shelves. And I was genuinely [...]

By: LG adds Netflix to TVs in a small step with big implications « OmniVideo: The Future of Video Blog with James McQuivey

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:34:06 +0000

[...] separate box (as is the case with the myriad solutions we have already discussed on OmniVideo like Roku, Xbox 360, and even LG Blu-ray players). See Brad Stone’s piece at the New York Times for [...]

By: Joost’s iPhone App a Sign of Things to Come « OmniVideo: The Future of Video Blog with James McQuivey

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:40:09 +0000

[...] Before we move into the “many devices, many services” model, a quick interim step called the “many devices, one service” model flourishes briefly. This is best exemplified by the Netflix on LG, Xbox, Samsung, TiVo, and so on model. I love this model and have written about it copiously. [...]

By: Blockbuster’s Jim Keyes promises set top box « OmniVideo: The Future of Video Blog with James McQuivey

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:16:54 +0000

[...] Jim was playing hard to get last week on stage, or, rather, Blockbuster has seen the aggressive announcements from Netflix in the past two weeks and concluded that it cannot afford to let Netflix get too far ahead in this [...]

By: James McQuivey

James McQuivey — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:20:35 +0000

Love your thinking, Nathan. That’s taking it to the next level. Just had a conversation with a major media retailer who is trying to figure out the right balance between selling content and devices. This might help.

By: Nathan Safran

Nathan Safran — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:56:18 +0000

You make a bunch of good points. These days, I open my computer in the morning wondering where Netflix will be streaming from next. The toaster? Fridge? :)

I think things will get *really* interesting when they stream directly to the network enabled TV set. If they hook up with the right partners they could give a free x month subscription with the purchase of the TV. I think the content partners that are first in the door with the TV mans. have a good shot at capitalizing on the future of digital content flow into the home (no additional hw outlays when streaming directly to the tv…). As you point out, if the last few weeks are any indicator, my $’s on Netflix.