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OTT Video Is Creating Cord-Extenders, Not Cord-Cutters

Harvard Business Review

Multi-billion dollar media companies, broadcasters, and cable oligopolies are having to compete for both eyeballs and revenues with a plethora of multinational technology and telecommunications giants who know more about viewer behavior. Video is no longer the cornerstone of revenue for cable operators.

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The Inevitable Disruption of Television

Harvard Business Review

And that's the story I sling every time I walk into a meeting with film and TV executives. While Rogers' examples all centered around innovation in agricultural production, his ideas are just as relevant in media and telecommunications. People are primed to embrace disruption in telecommunications.

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The Next Frontier of Judgment - Across Enterprises

Harvard Business Review

The story, which apparently has echoes in some other school districts around the country, is but one more salvo in the wars of educational reform (recently depicted in the film Waiting for Superman — dont miss it). His most recent books are Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning and Analytics at Work.