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                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on APPLE executives paying $14 million in stock options fines and how the shareholder suit keeps the money in Cupertino. AMAZON struck a deal to electronically publish biographies of Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama for the Kindle. Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on APPLE’s (NASD: AAPL) “Let’s Rock” convention and how the big winner is NBC (NYSE: GE). LES MOONVES told Broadcasting & Cable that he is “proud” of Katie Couric and has no plans to take her out Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on the GOOGLE (NASD: GOOG)-NBCU (NYSE: GE) advertising deal and how it will affect the way television ad spots are sold. GOOGLE has begun digitizing newspapers to make them searchable online. The web giant has been scanning Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Read Shelly’s commentary “The American President vs. Dave”, a look inside the ratings of the recent Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Watch Shelly’s commentary on REALNETWORKS (NASD: RNWK) introducing DVD copying software and why Hollywood studio execs will be barking Continue Reading →

Last week Senator Obama was channeling Aaron Sorkin when he challenged Senator McCain to a debate about which of them had the temperament and judgment to be President of the United States. Parts of his speech read like a page out of Sorkin’s pre-The West Wing movie script, The American President. “John McCain doesn’t get Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. THE NFL and NBC SPORTS kicked off their live online streaming efforts last night, offering the Giants’ victory over the Redskins live on NBCSports.com. The game had picture-in-picture functionality, 4 selectable camera angles and live commentary. Unfortunately, NBC chose Flash Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on AMAZON (NASD: AMZN) launching VIDEO ON DEMAND and whether or not it will compete with APPLE’s (NASD: AAPL) iTunes store. TIVO (NASD: TIVO) and DIRECTV (NASD: DTV) have struck a new partnership. The deal will enable Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on APPLE’s (NASD: AAPL) music-related keynote and what Jobs could be introducing. The first reviews are in for GOOGLE’s (NASD: GOOG) new Chrome browser. Generally, the reviews have been positive for the minimalist browser, which features drag Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on BARACK OBAMA netting 38.4 million viewers during his DNC speech and how MOVE NETWORKS technology is bringing the convention to the masses. GOOGLE (NASD: GOOG) will launch Chrome today, its own Internet browser. Chrome, which will Continue Reading →

While the cable networks are doing their best to cover every aspect of the activities at the DNC, they simply can’t cover everything. And, certainly nothing but the biggest names are covered by the broadcast nets. However, there is one place where you can see and experience absolutely everything you might want to see in Continue Reading →