Anthony DiClemente

Apple TV on the Outside, Same Old TV on the Inside

Peter Kafka in Media on April 2 at 5:34 am PT

Another analyst guess about what an Apple TV could look like: A really big, really cool iPad that sells for $1,500. But about the programming …

Is a Google Dividend Even Possible?

John Paczkowski in News on March 21 at 3:25 am PT

Someday, sure. But right now?

So Maybe the Kindle Fire Wasn’t Quite That Hot

Peter Kafka in Media on February 23 at 9:18 am PT

But still pretty hot! A Barclays analyst tamps down sales estimates, but says Amazon is in no danger of losing the No. 2 spot in the tablet race.

Time to Stoke Those Kindle Fire Sales Estimates

Peter Kafka in Media on January 9 at 3:30 am PT

Some 5.5 million in Q4, says Barclays. By the way: Has anyone seen one of these in the wild?

If YouTube Is Doing $1.6 Billion a Year, Why Does It Need Hollywood?

Peter Kafka in Media on November 3, 2011 at 10:12 am PT

A new guesstimate gives Google’s video site a staggering 80 percent of the Web’s video revenue. So if that’s true, why chase “channels”?

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A More Modest Amazon Tablet Guess: Two Million in 2011

Peter Kafka in Mobile on September 13, 2011 at 3:34 am PT

Last month, Forrester started the bidding on Amazon tablet predictions and guessed that Jeff Bezos could move three to five million by the end of this year. Today Barclays analyst Anthony DiClemente offers a more modest forecast: He thinks Amazon will sell two million seven-inch Android tablets this year. But he thinks that number will jump to 6.4 million in 2012, and that Amazon will also sell another 1.5 million units of a 10-inch model he predicts will show up next year. Context: Barclays predicts Apple will sell 48.7 million iPads in 2012.

Hey, Guess What Happens to Advertising if the Economy Tanks

Peter Kafka in Media on September 7, 2011 at 4:30 am PT

Here’s some unpleasant deja vu: Summer’s over, the economy is wobbling, and analysts are starting to hack away at advertising forecasts.

Amazon Pulls a Netflix, Adds (Old) CBS Shows

Peter Kafka in Media on July 20, 2011 at 6:45 am PT

Just about a carbon copy of a deal the network struck with Netflix earlier this year: Old shows like “Medium,” and really old shows like “Cheers,” but nothing that’s on TV now.

Reed Hastings Doesn’t Want You To Pay More For Netflix. He Wants You To Stop Using DVDs.

Peter Kafka in Media on July 13, 2011 at 1:35 pm PT

The video service raised its prices by 60 percent yesterday. But it doesn’t expect most of you to pay up — it’s hoping you spend less, and stop using discs.