Apple took a baby step into original video this week. We discuss how unimpressive this, and all of Apple's video efforts, have been. On the other hand, Facebook continues to explore ways to increase its video dominance. Now it is coming to television with a native video app for connected TVs.

Super Bowl streaming hit 2M concurrent users (when you include skinny bundle providers.) We discuss the performance, including the virtually reality experience. NFL viewing was down this season, and ad load could be partially to blame. HBO Now hit 2M subs, but neither of us are impressed by the service's growth to date.

HBO Now now has 2M subs, but compared to the competition this is weak performance, at best. Is Disney going to cut ESPN ad loads to compete with SVOD?

Comcast just released a beta of Xfinity on Roku. We discuss the implications of the move. This leads to a discussion of if video apps are the future of the OTT video experience. Finally, we look at what to expect from the online Super Bowl this Sunday.

Everything about a video experience must be personalized to provide a successful video service. In this interview with Jason Friedlander from Verizon Digital Media Services he explains why 1-to-1 video streaming is how to get it done.

New GfK data confirms more millennials have cut-the-cord. Netflix gets a dose of reality, and it will help the company in two important ways. YouTube is leveraging Google search data to target ads. And new FCC chairman Pai has a tough challenging handling operators.

In this interview with Ben Weinberger, Chief Product Office for Sling TV, we talk about why people sign up, how they use the service, and what keeps them coming back.

Netflix had a great Q4 adding 7 million new subscribers, and continues to dominate SVOD services. However, in customer satisfaction HBO NOW beats it, and in Asia it will struggle to unseat iflix.

The iPhone is 10 years old, and video has emerged a key service for smartphone users. We look at how major mobile operators are leveraging video in their services, and how the landscape is liable to evolve over the next year.

Hulu revealed more about its new skinny bundle service, Slingbox stops production, and Amazon launches an anime channel. And Altice's 2016 viewing data just doesn't add up!