Dan Rayburn

Is Hulu Waiting For Subscription Service Before Launching iPhone App?

Sure, it's possible, but I don't think likely as the consumer experience would suffer and the content would not be available instantly.

Breakdown Of U.S. Sales Numbers for Broadband Enabled Devices

Minutes is what matters, not number of videos. Lets say I said 1 million videos were downloaded. That does not tell you anything since you have no idea how long each video is and they all range in length. Minutes is the best way to do it, which is why Xbox gives it out that way. You're comparing songs on iTunes, which are nearly all the same length, to videos on Xbox which are all different in length. One has nothing to do with the other.

MLB's $0.99 per Game Live Streaming Service Launches on the iPhone

Yes, blackout rules still apply.

Apple Dropped the Ball on an NFL Deal

This post makes no sense.

For starters, the Apple TV has a very low sales rate. Even if this deal was made, how many Apple TV units would they really sell? Who's going to spend a few hundred dollars for a device that only gives them NFL games?

Also, people who have DirecTV use it for all their cable channels, not just NFL content. There would be no "exodus" from DirecTV if NFL games were on Apple TV because Apple TV does not give you any cable programming.

Also, you say that "For many consumers looking to quit cable or the dish there was a problem: live sporting events. The MLB deal changes that, making live baseball games easily accessible and affordable."

But you neglect to mention that if you want to watch your local MLB team, live, you can't do that via Roku or the PC with MLB's offering. All local games are blacked out. So how does "the MLB deal change that"? It doesn't.

Recent Analyst Research on the CDN Market Needs to Be Questioned

@Wisdom: You say " I have read about CDNetworks problems from other sources, I would have appreciated a more precise defense."

A more precise defense? You kidding? The point I was making was that CDNetworks has not made any major mistakes with their CDN offering. Internap on the other hand has had many public facing issues, not to mention writing down $150M of the VitalStream acquisition. It's all public info. I don't need to "defend" CDNetworks, the facts are the facts. Point me to something that shows CDNetworks has made mistakes as large as Internap.

You also say, "It is difficult to analyze CDNs when you do not want to upset advertisers of 'streaming media magazine."

Again, make no sense. Internap is one of the largest advertisers with Streaming Media magazine, so if I was worried about "upsetting" them, I would not have written this post saying that CDNetworks should be listed above Internap.

Recent Analyst Research on the CDN Market Needs to Be Questioned

@CatsJam: This article is from my blog, where no ticker symbols are included. SeekingAlpha takes some of my posts and includes their own info with it on their website. If a ticker symbol appears, it's been added by SeekingAlpha and you'd have to contact them about it.

Just Plain Stupid: Digital Downloads Still Cost More than DVDs

Yes, the HD quality download is cheaper than buying a Bluray dics of the same movie but that is not a fair comparison. Apple's HD downloads on a 50" TV do not look anything close to what a Bluray disc looks like on the TV. Bluray is MUCH better.

And since it costs studios almost nothing to deliver a digital HD movie over a SD movie, why do they charge at least a dollar more? Where is their extra cost that warrants the extra price?

Netflix May Dominate The Online Video World, But With What Business Model?

Again, Apple and iPods have nothing to do with Netflix. iPods don't stream content, it plays content that has been downloaded. And all Netflix has said is that their streaming service for the PC will support Mac's at some point. Nothing Netflix offers has to do with downloads to an iPod.

Netflix May Dominate The Online Video World, But With What Business Model?

What does "video downloads" have to do with Netflix? Netflix's watch now service, XBOX 360 service and Roku service are all streaming based services, with no downloads. It's a completely different service offering than Apple's.

Netflix Player by Roku Has Potential to Really Impact the Market

If I could have said who told me the number, then I would have put it in the post. I would not have published it if it did not come from someone who would know.