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TV’s Coming Political Ad Hangover, The Growing Value Of The TV OS
The loss of $16B in political ad dollars is going to be tough for the industry to get used to. Some tips on how to cope. Plus a look at why the TV OS is more important than ever and a non-partisan political observation.
Europe Strikes Back: Titan OS’s Local-First Strategy in the CTV Wars
Titan OS made quite a splash at MIPCOM last week, with its Sony Pictures Entertainment announcement. We look at why independent operating systems like Titan hold so much promise as alternatives to Big Tech.
The Trade Desk Enters The OS Wars, The Personalization Conundrum
Some perspective on The Trade Desk's alleged attempt to launch a TV OS and some tips and tricks for implementing AI-driven personalization.
Is Freevee Doomed, YouTube Goes to 11
Why Amazon's Freevee is more than just another FAST service and what YouTube needs to do if it really wants to be considered "television."
Bundles, Bundles, Bundles: What We Learned At The Stream TV Show
The StreamTV Show had a lot of takeaways. Our top four include the OS Wars, Contextual Targeting, Local Goes Steaming and the Evolution of FASTs.
Why Controlling The TV’s Operating System Matters
This excerpt from our new report explains why controlling the TV OS has become so critical.
ZEASN's Ronny Lutzi On Why Independent TV Operating Systems Are The True Mavericks of the TV World
In this Q&A from our new report on The TV OS Wars, ZEASN’s Ronny Lutzi lays out the case for independent operating systems.
Flipping And Flopping On Freevee, The Real Story Of The Walmart-VIZIO Deal
What we’re thinking Amazon’s really going to do with Freevee, and why the real story of the Walmart-VIZIO deal has nothing to do with either company.
ZEASN EMEA’s Ronny Lutzi Explains Why TV Needs An Independent Operating System
ZEASN EMEA President Ronny Lutzi explains why the TV industry needs a competitive independent operating system, and what he’s doing to disrupt the industry at large.
Evan Shapiro Takes On The TV OS Wars, And The Brain Of The Television
In this interview from CES 2024, ESHAP owner and noted media cartographer Evan Shapiro dives into the OS Wars – whoever controls that data controls the “oil in the TV ecosystem.”
LG Ads' Tony Marlow On The “OS Wars” And How LG Positions Itself Among OEM Players
In this interview from CES 2024, LG Ad Solutions CMO Tony Marlow rejects the term “OS Wars”, explaining that it's not a "zero-sum game", and where LG sits among OEM's.
How White Label Vendors Like Foxxum Plan To Shake Up TV's OS Wars
Foxxum’s Ronny Lutzi explains why independent software developers like Foxxum are going to play such a critical role in the OS Wars, especially for local TV OEMs.
Once More Into The Breach: Our Fearless Predictions For 2024
Alan Wolk serves up TVREV’s 2024 Prediction realness. Everything from ad-supported Amazon to IPV6.
The Year Behind: How Our 2023 Fearless Predictions Panned Out
How did our 2023 predictions pan out? Alan Wolk takes a quick look back.
Hot Takes: Our Thought Leader Circle Members’ Predictions For 2024
2024 predictions from TVREV’s always insightful Thought Leaders Circle members.
Measurement Wars Heat Up, Roku Gains A Beachhead In Britain
How the JIC is helping to move TV measurement into this century and why Roku’s big plans for Europe start in the UK.
Streaming Prices Rise, Xumo Joins The OS Wars
Why Netflix won’t be the only streaming service to raise prices and a look at the latest entrant into the OS Wars and what they’ve got going for them.
HBO Goes Full Max, Google Launches New TVOS Interface
Why HBO was smart to drop the HBO name from Max and the real news behind Google’s TV OS update.
VIZIO’s Platform Performs, Search and Discovery Remain An Issue
The wisdom of OEM’s venturing into FAST territory and the dangers of not fixing search and discovery on streaming.
CTV, CES And The TV OS Wars
Why the smart TV OS wars should be the big TV industry story of CES 2023.