On Demand Weekly

On Demand Weekly recently attended the 3^rd Annual New TeeVee Live conference in San Francisco. Here’s our take on what occurred.

3 topics that may affect ON Demand TV

1. Why besides Comcast, no other MVPDs [Time Warner, Cox, Verizon, DirecTV, Dish] had a presence @ NTVL?

ODW: Missed opportunity to speak to Silicon Valley?

2. Brian Fuhrer, SVP, Nielsen sees new digital video efforts (ie TV Everywhere) as "The Extended Screen."

ODW: How will they incorporate new technology into their ratings system?

3. Amy Banse, President of Comcast Interactive Media advocates for Nielsen to include On Demand & Time Shifting Views into their overall ratings?

ODW: Will they?

5 most interesting speakers at New TeeVee Live

1. Michael Gregory, Creator of of Auto-Tune in the News.

ODW: Are we looking at a future star?

2. Avner Ronen, CEO & Co-Founder of Boxee.

ODW: Will Boxee revolutionize video?

3. Quincy Smith, CEO of CBS Interactive.

ODW: What impact will Quincy have as an investor when he leaves CBS next month?

4. Amy Banse, President of Comcast Interactive Media.

ODW: Will Comcast’s TV Everywhere hold off Hulu? What will Comcast do if they buy NBC and a stake in Hulu?

5. Matt McRae, VP & GM of VIZIO.

ODW: Will VIZIO become the #1 TV Manufacturer in the US?

7 Best quotes from New TeeVee Live

1. "Desperate Housewives has an audience. Halo has a community." - Marc Whitten, GM of Xbox Live

2. "Writing a love song to woo the ladies is totally different than writing a song for Joe Biden." - Michael Gregory (Auto-Tune in the News)

3. "...in the next 2 - 3 years, you'll see big changes with the remote control." - Matt McRae, VP & GM of VIZIO

4. "Do you feel empowered by that shirt?" - Quincy Smith, CEO of CBS Interactive to Om Malik, Founder of GigaOm

5. "Is Netflix the ipod of broadband?" - Om Malik, hoping Reed Hastings (CEO, Netflix) would repeat officially. He didn't.

5. On engaging the passive viewer: "... the Couch Potato to Throwing Tomato." - Nzik Cohen, CEO of Clip Sync

7. “Don't under estimate the massive passive." - Erik Flannigan, EVP of Digital Media, MTVN.

- Britt Bensen

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