Tag Archives: content

How Do Customers Really Want To Consume Content?

Posted on August 17, 2016 by simondillsworth

The BBC recently launched a new app called BBC+. It aims to roll together a variety of BBC content all into one place, but some analysts are suggesting that many people are suffering app fatigue. Commenting on the BBC+ app, … Continue reading →

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Does Kodi Offer Viewers A Vision Of How To Find Content?

Posted on March 7, 2016 by simondillsworth

I have often talked about the importance of content to the big Internet Service Providers and telcos, but there are a few interesting developments taking place that I think could be important in the coming year. First is the explicit … Continue reading →

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Will Content Remain King?

Posted on February 11, 2016 by williamvcarson

This post is by Richard Haddock, Strategic Account Director at Teleperformance UK. We all know the expression ‘content is king.’ Everyone in media-land uses this expression and the strategy of getting the content right and scooping up customers has transferred … Continue reading →

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Will The Tech Giants Make Us Cut The Cord On Pay TV?

Posted on January 18, 2016 by simondillsworth

I have talked a lot about how content and innovation is the key to winning subscribers. I have also talked about how pay-subscription TV services such as Sky will come under increasing pressure as over-the-top streaming services become better and … Continue reading →

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‘Connected’ Broadband: The Trojan Horse that could prove key in securing and retaining subscribers?

Posted on December 17, 2015 by simondillsworth

I have blogged regularly about how broadband/network provision are the basic ‘table stakes’ that consumers expect. There is no longer a wow factor about speed – consumers expect the network to be fast, reliable, and allow them to do what … Continue reading →

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Why Create Content When You Can Buy It?

Posted on September 14, 2015 by simondillsworth

One news story after another keeps on reinforcing that the landscape for telcos in the UK has shifted dramatically from offering the best deal on a phone line, to an Internet connection, to the best shows and content. As I … Continue reading →

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A Twenty-Year-Old Lesson In Customers By Bill Gates

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Matt Sims

1995 was a big year for Microsoft. The launch of Windows 95 cemented their dominance of the PC market and this has only been challenged fairly recently with the surge in popularity of open source alternatives – and the resurgence … Continue reading →

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Fasten your seatbelts – the Amazon speed machine is coming!

Posted on August 21, 2015 by simondillsworth

The BBC motoring show Top Gear was possibly the most popular TV show in the world, until production was stopped after an incident involving one of the three presenters, Jeremy Clarkson, and a producer. Clarkson apologised, but after sailing close … Continue reading →

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Game on! The Battle Over Content Is Heating Up

Posted on April 30, 2015 by simondillsworth

I blogged recently about the importance of content and how I believe that the Internet Service Providers need to concern themselves more with the quality of content they are offering than with incremental improvements in network quality. Customers today take … Continue reading →

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Thursday night’s forecast is sub-zero – with an emotional bite

Posted on February 17, 2015 by simondillsworth

‘Fortitude’ appears to have been a massive hit for Sky Vision – the international distribution arm of Sky. And I’m not surprised, I’ve been parked on the settee watching this new series with relish, and it really does come across … Continue reading →

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