The Super Bowl is one of the year’s most important sporting events, but the last National Football League (NFL) game is increasingly relevant not only to football fans, but also to brands. It’s during the Super Bowl that they launch their most creative ads of the year—and in order to be successful, they have to […]
In my first blog about OTT and the Pay TV ecosystem in November 2015, I made a prediction that the current Pay TV model will not change that rapidly because the business model worked very well for existing incumbent players (i.e. Cable companies plus Pay TV Programmers). Moreover, in February 2016 I followed it up […]
I wrote earlier about cord cutting and the new TV landscape. My original point of view is that these trends would move slower than expected, especially because the Pay TV ecosystem works very well for all companies involved. However, some news this last month is forcing me to re-think my point of view: 1. SVOD […]
This is a continuation of two blogs I wrote earlier, (“The Almost Impossible Business of New Music” and “Streaming Music to the Rescue”). If you have not read those, my thesis is that streaming music companies were not getting their fair share of industry profits. They are saving the music industry but even though they […]
If I mention NFL teams, such as the New England Patriots or Atlanta Falcons, they will surely not ring a bell. . But if I mention the Super Bowl, you might remember it as the sports event of the year with the best halftime show. Nowadays, halftime is for the presentation of the most popular […]
It is always great news when a Latin American start-up succeeds in attracting Silicon Valley’s VC money, and even more when one gets selected by the prestigious accelerator Y Combinator. Y Combinator for those of you who do not know is a mega-famous start-up incubator company and seed fund which has supported and invested in […]
In one of my last blog entries, I wrote about Uber. This time, I am writing about AirBnb, a marketplace selling accommodations. An article on the Wall Street Journal caught my attention: It seems that AirBnB is worth more than Marriott International with its 4,000 hotels under management and US$13.8bn in revenue. In contrast, AirBnB […]
eMarketer’s recent projection that said US Digital Display Ad Spending will Surpass Search Ad Spending in 2016 , led me to think that finally Branding is being given the importance it deserves in digital media. If we analyze the sources of growth in eMarketer’s projection , these seem to support my assumption. Video, Sponsorships, and […]
It is always great news when a Latin American start-up succeeds in attracting Silicon Valley’s VC money, and even more when one gets selected by the prestigious accelerator Y Combinator. Y Combinator for those of you who do not know is a mega-famous start-up incubator company and seed fund which has supported and invested in […]
In one of my last blog entries, I wrote about Uber. This time, I am writing about AirBnb, a marketplace selling accommodations. An article on the Wall Street Journal caught my attention: It seems that AirBnB is worth more than Marriott International with its 4,000 hotels under management and US$13.8bn in revenue. In contrast, AirBnB […]
eMarketer’s recent projection that said US Digital Display Ad Spending will Surpass Search Ad Spending in 2016 , led me to think that finally Branding is being given the importance it deserves in digital media. If we analyze the sources of growth in eMarketer’s projection , these seem to support my assumption. Video, Sponsorships, and […]