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	About Levi Shapiro Levi Shapiro is a Partner at TMT Strategic Advisors, a research and strategy firm focusing on the technology, media and telecom sectors. Clients are split evenly between early-stage, Israeli start-ups and large entities like NTT DoCoMo, OpenTV and the Australian government. During a 15 year career in media and technology, Levi Shapiro... more
More than 160 Israeli Companies Exhibit at Mobile World Congress 2013 - Levi Shapiro By Levi Shapiro Never mind the political corruption , scandals, royal embezzlement or 55%... more
Two Screen Viewing - Levi Shapiro By Levi Shapiro Nielsen has made it official- Multi-tasking across screens, particularly while watching TV, is now the norm. With US Smartphone penetration on pace to reach 80% next year (Asymco) and ... more
CES Preview: What Happens in Vegas, STAYS in Vegas - Levi Shapiro By Levi Shapiro This week marks the annual orgy of PR excess known as the Consumer Electronics Show. More than 150,000 (mostly male) visitors, many sporting T-shirts with mysterious acronyms like "4K in HD3D", will alternate between 2 million square feet of exhibition space and the craps tables. Unfortunately for the 3,200 exhibitors, their... more
AppsFire 2012 - Levi Shapiro By Levi Shapiro 2012 marked a turning point in The App Economy. Apple's App Store will surpass $10 billion in cumulative revenue (and despite the market share gains by arch-rival Android... more
Content is King…Even on Wall Street - Levi Shapiro By Levi Shapiro Traditional media companies had an amazing year on Wall Street. While the Dow Jones Index increased a respectable 6.7%, the US Broadcasting and Entertainment Index surged 40%. In fact, other than Sony (dragged down by its hardware business), 6 of the top 7 media conglomerates substantially outperformed the NASDAQ 500. Comcast... more

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