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If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Hulu will add social networking features to its streaming video site. The NBCU-Fox joint venture plans to use social networking to boost consumer loyalty, as well as to mine data in hopes of attracting more advertisers. Dubbed “Hulu Friends”, the feature Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. NBCU and Sony have announced plans to make NBCU content available for purchase on Playstation systems. Sony will begin selling NBC shows like The Office and 30 Rock the day after they originally air on television. NBCU will also distribute feature Continue Reading →

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If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. While others are slashing forecasts, IBM announced that it plans to go on the offensive. International Business Machines CEO Sam Palmisano said that the computer giant “will take a long-term view, and go on offense”, and that IBM is “positioned to Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. NBC launched New York Nonstop, its pioneering effort in multi-platform media, this morning.  NY Nonstop is anchored on the digital tier of WNBC, but it is also carried by every MSO in the tri-state area, passing through roughly 6 million Continue Reading →

Last week I wrote an article entitled, Broadcast News Vs. Information: An Unfair Fight which outlined an experiment: my goal was to see how my week would go if I didn’t get any news from traditional media. The article is a quick read and it would help if you gave it a look. Now, I Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Chris Brown has been charged with 2 felonies over the alleged beating of girlfriend and pop star Rihanna. While Brown is free on $50,000 bail, his charges include assault with intent to cause bodily harm, as well as making criminal Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. According The Sun, Rihanna will not testify against Chris Brown. However, California law allows prosecutors to charge him anyway and TMZ is reporting that police have turned the case over to the LA County prosecutor. YouTube and the Universal Music Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Amazon will begin selling electronic books for the iPhone today. Amazon will make its electronic book software available to iPhone and iPod touch users for free, while e-books will sell for $9.99, the same price as e-books for the Kindle. Amazon Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Adobe and Time Warner are expected to form a video partnership. While plans are unknown, the deal most likely relates to digital rights management, measurement and monetizing content. The deal could spur multi-platform distribution methods Jeff Bewkes hinted at during Continue Reading →