If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. According to several sources, Google is in late stage talks to acquire Twitter. If it happens, it will be pretty much what everyone expected. Google can help monetize the Twitter’s traffic and, maybe more importantly, they have the infrastructure to handle Continue Reading →
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If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. A month before its scheduled premier, a work print of X-Men Origins: Wolverine has leaked to the Internet. While Fox claims the leak is a “rough cut without FX, music, and may contain an April Fool’s virus,” many torrent users, who Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Sources say a deal between Disney and Hulu is “basically done.” If it happens, Disney will take a 30% share of Hulu for $50 million of marketing money. The deal would make Disney, NBCU and News Corp equal partners in the Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Disney and Google have signed a deal to bring the famed entertainment company’s content to YouTube. As expected, the short-form deal includes content from ESPN, SOAPnet, The Disney Channel, ABC Family, ABC News, and ABC Entertainment. Google has begun giving Chinese Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Disney is in talks with NBCU-Fox joint venture Hulu on becoming a partner. While details are scant, a partnership would likely open up the popular online streaming video service to ABC programming, as well as content from other Disney owned properties Continue Reading →
The following is an excerpt from a White Paper I recently wrote for Cisco. You can download the entire document here. There’s a short video presentation as well. The idea behind this paper was to explore some of the issues that will face service providers (like cable and IPTV) as the world becomes more broadband-centric. Continue Reading →
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If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Despite selling its building, The New York Times sent a memo out to employees yesterday notifying them of an all around pay cut. The Grey Lady will cut newsroom salaries by 5% and will also cut an additional 100 jobs from Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. President Obama will host an online chat today starting at 11:30am Eastern at whitehouse.gov. This is another digital first for the Obama team. In related news, President Obama has restarted his Twitter account. Yesterday President Obama issued his first tweet since Continue Reading →