Boxee’s Ronen: The DVR Is Dying

Interesting article here from a discussion which not only included Boxee’s CEO, but also some big wigs from some MSO’s including Comcast. The consensus is what you already knew–the old method of digesting TV for just your own box is coming to an end, and services such as Hulu and Comcast’s XFinity are going to continue to evolve. I have to wonder how much the MSO’s will continue to try to stifle the development of a growing company like Boxee.

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Although Boxee has no intention to develop a tru2way box yet, Ronen would like his box to be able to deliver content from a cable operator’s TV Everywhere library. "It’s more about getting them comfortable authenticating through us," Ronen said. "We just want to provide the user with as much choice as possible." Programmers, meanwhile, will continue to be careful about how their content (and how much of it) is distributed online. "We are going to play where the money exists today," A&E’s Garner said, noting that OTT has a critical mass of users, but not necessarily a critical mass of revenue support. Given that, he said programmers won’t be chucking their dual revenue stream business model (ads and subscription fees) and taking their acts completely online any time soon.

 

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