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By Bob Wallace

Bob Wallace is a career content creator and strategist who has focused on video services and products, along with enabling technologies for over a decade. His efforts have centered on defining opportunities, identifying emerging trends and analyzing revenue models for video offerings in technology, media and entertainment. Bob is founder of Fast Forward Thinking LLC. ( www.fastforwardthinking.net) and has held senior editorial positions with Virgo Publishing, Horizon House, International Data Group, and CMP Inc. His experience is split between focusing on the business of technology for enterprises and for service providers. Bob received a B.S. in Journalism from Boston University.
 

Latest Articles
Mobile Video Advances with New Verizon and CBS NFL Streaming Options 09/04/2015
Netflix Promoting its Products, Not Adding Advertisements 06/05/2015
How to Pitch and Win with Very Small Businesses 05/08/2015
Major League Baseball's Sports Analytics Deliver Next-Gen Stats 04/24/2015
March Madness: The All-Important 'Missing' Stat 04/17/2015
Tech, Media & Entertainment: 4K TV, Live Sports & Sony's Vue 03/27/2015
Mobile March Madness 2015: Growing Streaming and Advertising 03/13/2015
Are Top Sports Leagues Really YouTubers? Not Yet. 03/06/2015
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Netflix Names Original Content King for Global Conquest 02/13/2015
Video to the Waiting Room: Just What the Doctor Ordered 02/06/2015
Super Bowl Sunday - Game on for TV Everywhere 01/22/2015
America's Got Talent and It's Thriving on OTT TV 01/16/2015
DISH 'Details' Work-in-Progress, Millennial-Targeted, OTT Service 01/08/2015
AMC Movie Pass: Desperate Measure or Cinema Evolution? 12/18/2014
Can DISH Deliver 'The' Sports-Heavy OTT Service? 12/12/2014
Digitalsmiths Gives Service Providers Video Analytics 12/04/2014
4K UHD TV for the Holidays? Questions First, Shop Later 11/20/2014
The Holiday Shopping Outlook - Consumer Electronics Gone Wild 11/13/2014
Picture This: Latest Comcast Outage Goes Beyond TV Troubles 11/06/2014
Learning from 2014's Video Failures, False Starts & Free Falls 10/30/2014
Online Outlook: It's Not TV, It's HBO OTT 10/23/2014
Can 'HBO Go' Stand Alone Online? 10/23/2014
How Far Can HBO Online Go Stand Alone? 10/23/2014
New 49ers Stadium, New Approach to Concessions 08/22/2014
Is a 'Cash for TV Clunkers' Trade-in Program in the Works? 08/07/2014
UHD TV: Beyond Sets and Content to Packaging and Pricing 07/24/2014
A Win-Win After the Supreme Court Loss for Aereo? 07/18/2014
Verizon Wireless Outage Hits Customers, Call Centers and Website 06/30/2014
Can Video Ads Save Social Media? 06/26/2014
'OTTnado' - Streaming TV's Breakout Year-in-Progress 04/24/2014
The Real Future of TV? Ask a Teen 04/17/2014
How Cinemas Expanded Beyond Movies to Survive & Evolve 03/27/2014
Evaluating the Facebook Video Ad Opportunity 03/19/2014
With D-ecision Day Looming for Aereo and Broadcasters; What Follows for TV? 02/06/2014
Search, Discovery and Recommendations: Why TiVo's Buying Digitalsmiths 01/30/2014
Getting Smart about Home Management Services 01/23/2014
Network DVR: Cloudy with a Chance of Mass Appeal 01/16/2014
Seeking a Business Case for 4K TV: CES and Far Beyond 01/09/2014
Can Cablecos, Netflix Take Binge Viewing to the Next Level? 12/19/2013
Verizon Adding EdgeCast to Video Assets; Full Stream Ahead 12/10/2013
Top Holiday Gifts and Gags for Video and CE Devices 12/05/2013
Equipped with Video & Analytics, Retailers Welcome Shoppers 11/14/2013
Personal Safety Driving Home Control for the Holidays & Beyond 11/07/2013
Netflix Wants Movies Upon Cinema Debut - Trick or Treat? 10/31/2013
Cable and Broadcast Innovation: A Closer Look at Netflix and Aereo 10/17/2013
TV Performance: Not (Yet) Job 1 10/03/2013
The Original Series Strategy - Why Netflix Wins 09/19/2013
Free Stuff: Loyalty Programs from Cablecos, Telcos? 09/12/2013
Amazon's Home Automation Entry - The DIY Approach 09/06/2013
Bring on the Chief Town Technology Officer 08/22/2013
Time Warner Cable vs. CBS, and Aereo: Retransmission Warfare 08/06/2013
Behind the News: TiVo, Google, Level 3 and AT&T 08/02/2013
We See You: Retail Crime Brings Video Security into Focus 07/26/2013
Aereo: Send Lawyers, Stuns and Money 07/19/2013
Netflix Original or Amazon-Viacom: Diverse Strategies 06/06/2013
VoD: See Movies Before Cinema 05/16/2013
Make Your Own TV Sundae: OTT & Connected Sets 05/01/2013
How Netflix Survives and Thrives 04/24/2013
Why Broadcast TV Networks Want Aereo Gone 04/03/2013
Why Broadcast TV Networks Want Aero Gone 04/03/2013
March Madness Goes Free to Boost TV Everywhere 03/13/2013
Grading Comcast's Home Control Outreach 03/07/2013
Tablets Enable Revenue Rewards through Extended Streaming Video Viewing 02/28/2013
Akamai's Advertising Services Continue Content Delivery Industry Evolution 02/20/2013
The Super Bowl - from Dream On to Stream On 01/30/2013
Top Video Takeaways from CES 2013 01/15/2013