October 8, 2008
In the first part of this opinion piece, we discussed the impact of Netflix’s Over-the-Top (OTT) streaming movie service would have on Blockbuster. This current essay discusses the impact that the Netflix OTT movie service will ultimately have on PayTV operators and their Video-on-Demand (VoD) efforts. More
About Colin Dixon
Colin Dixon
Practice Manager
Broadband Media
Formerly: Senior Executive at Microsoft/Web TV, Liberate and Oracle
Colin Dixon is a well-known and respected industry analyst who manages TDG's efforts in broadband media. He has led numerous teams from Microsoft, Oracle, and Liberate. Currently, Colin is working with major companies in developing their market strategies in the emerging "Over the Top" markets and open broadband delivery.
Colin graduated from the University of Reading in England with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. He holds a Masters in Engineering from the University of Florida and has post-graduate business education experience from Stanford.
Colin was voted one of the Top 50 most influential people in IPTV by IPTV Evangelist.
"Colin is among a few who truly understand how the surging video industry is likely to play out across the three screens and the implications as consumers connect up their TV's, mobile and PC's to watch quality IP delivered video." - Tom Burton, FierceIPTV