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Quarterly Wrap-ups

In Q3, E-books and White Spaces Ruled

Summary:

Two factors during the third quarter were significant enough to be characterized as transformative developments in the connected consumer industry: the rapidly increasing acceptance of e-books and the FCC’s decision to make TV-band white spaces available for unlicensed use. Elsewhere in the quarter, Apple introduced a new line of iPods, a new iteration of its Apple TV platform, and Ping, which gives the Cupertino company presence on both the social networking and e-commerce fronts. In the world of television, broadband and pay-TV subscriptions are down. Cord-cutting is likely to gain traction as services like Netflix increase momentum and products like Roku proliferate. Companies mentioned in this report include Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, AT&T, Microsoft, iMeem, iLike, Roku, Netflix, Comcast and Time Warner. For the full list of companies and to read the full report, sign up for a seven-day free trial.

  1. Table of Contents
  2. About Philip Leigh
  3. About GigaOM Pro
  4. Executive Summary
  5. Transformative Developments
    1. E-books Vs. Traditional Publishing
    2. TV-Band White Spaces
  6. Hardware
    1. iPods
    2. Apple TV
  7. iTunes Introduces Ping
  8. Slower Broadband Growth
  9. Pay-TV Subscribers Decline
  10. Business
    1. Funding
    2. Mergers
    3. Other
  11. Key Takeaways
  12. Further Reading

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