windowing

Another issue that's frustrating to consumers but important to media companies' business models is a concept called windowing, in which companies limit the availability of content on certain platforms in order to best leverage sales.

News Corp.'s Carey Says Antipiracy Issue Got 'Turned Upside-Down' George Stahl 2012

Later in the day, Warner Bros. chief Barry Meyer, who runs the industry's biggest producer of content, gave a passionate call for a shift in the business, noting the idea of windowing content online as well as Time Warner's own TV Everywhere authentication initiative.

B&C - Advertising News 2010

This technique is known as windowing (or window-of-interest readout), and dramatically expands the image-processing possibilities with these sensors.

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Later in the day, Warner Bros. chief Barry Meyer, who runs the industry's biggest producer of content, gave a passionate call for a shift in the business, noting the idea of windowing content online as well as Time Warner's own TV Everywhere authentication initiative.

B&C - Advertising News 2009

This technique is known as windowing (or window-of-interest readout), and dramatically expands the image-processing possibilities with these sensors.

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Great content is absolutely necessary for long-term sales, but you must also take charge of your "windowing" and finding the best combination of low-noise (relatively lower category competition), high-signal (the best call to action to your base with the highest response rates), along with optimal store traffic is the way to go.

Tim Ferriss: Is The Second Book Always Harder Than The First? Tim Ferriss 2010

No, he means "windowing" with a "D" e.g., they'll release the ebook version some time after they release the hardcover.

Sunday Roundup jimhines 2010

Great content is absolutely necessary for long-term sales, but you must also take charge of your "windowing" and finding the best combination of low-noise (relatively lower category competition), high-signal (the best call to action to your base with the highest response rates), along with optimal store traffic is the way to go.

Tim Ferriss: The 4-Hour Body: How Do You Follow Up A #1 Bestseller Without Repeating Yourself? Tim Ferriss 2010

Studios say that keeping control of their release schedules, a process known in Hollywood as "windowing," is key to their business plans.

Hollywood Studios Seek Control 2008

All Things D points out, however, that an exclusive deal with Epix wouldn't spare online viewers from Hollywood's stubborn "windowing" system, which forces rental availability to lag behind DVD and Blu-ray release dates.

Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets 2010