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Quick Take With users increasingly consuming web content from their mobile devices, content providers are strengthening their focus on the nascent, but rapidly growing mobile market. However, costly wireless plans and monthly data caps are a big hindrance to online video consumption. Media companies will therefore be looking to enter into deals with wireless carriers that will allow subscribers to view their content without having to worry about exceeding their limits. While the economics of such a deal have yet to be worked out, a potential ad revenue-sharing business model could be a big win for carriers looking to better monetize their subscriber base without resorting to price hikes. As users increasingly access the web from their mobile devices, content providers are looking for ways to gain share in this – what is still an under-served market. The advent of 4G LTE has made access to high-speed mobile Internet possible, and easy viewing and streaming of large-sized video files on the go has opened up new avenues of growth for content providers.

Leveraged finance volume in the U.S. for the week ended May 16 was a healthy $24.8 billion, according to S&P Capital IQ/LCD.

  Western Digital, one of the leading manufacturers of hard disk drives, has collaborated with SanDisk, a flash memory or NAND market leader, to launch its first hybrid disk drive. The move comes as the storage device maker catches up with its largest competitor Seagate to tap the expected surge in demand of SSHDs. Below we discuss how the deal could benefit Western Digital going forward.

Electronics retailing giant Best Buy will announce its Q1 results on May 20. We expect the company to report better year-over-year revenues largely due to its price matching policy. However, margins could come in lower due to aggressive pricing, which will weigh on earnings.

If you’ve spent any time at all in the entrepreneurial community, you’ve already heard of the popular concept of the minimum viable product, or MVP, as it is fondly called.  The MVP is the most bare-bones possible version of a startup that is developed quickly and cheaply to minimize the cost of testing out an idea in the market. Unfortunately, the MVP is often used prematurely.  When you’ve got a brilliant idea for a business, it’s easy to get excited about getting your product out into the hands of potential customers.  You’ve created a solution to their problem and they’re going to love it, so what could go wrong?