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“They’ll be tried as adults for kidnapping (a first degree felony) and battery,” said Chip Thullbery, a spokesman for the Polk County state attorney. Three of them will also be charged with tampering with a witness. If convicted, they could be sentenced to life in prison.   This story has been all over the news Continue Reading →

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) held their annual convention in Las Vegas this week and, aside from the usual angst about the digital transition next February, there was a moderate buzz about mobile TV.   In his opening keynote address, David K. Rehr, president of the NAB, opined about a time, in the very Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. GOOGLE announced that paid clicks jumped 20% in the first quarter, sending its stock soaring. However, the real story here is that COMSCORE was just plain wrong in its estimate that the search engine’s paid clicks grew by a mere Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. SAG has signed an interim pact with indie producers that will keep actors working on their productions in the event of a strike. While this may simply be a negotiating tactic to scare the AMPTP, it does raise the ominous Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. CABLE PROGRAMMERS have submitted a letter to Kevin Martin calling his a-la-carte proposal “devastating” for consumers, who will suddenly find themselves missing channels they expect to have with cable service. The letter also questioned the FCC’s legal right to enforce Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. 800 LOCAL TV STATIONS have formed The Open Mobile Coalition to approve standards for local mobile television before the February 2009 digital transition. The group made the announcement at NAB in Las Vegas, where mobile television is getting all the Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. SHELLY PALMER discusses the connections between 8 teenagers in Florida, kidnapping, assault and online video. Read this week’s essay, “What We Can Learn From Eight Florida Teens”. GOOGLE will soon open up its beta TV ad-buying service to the general Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. THE NETWORK ADVERTISING INITIATIVE issued guidelines for targeted advertising that drew distinctions between targetable and non-targetable characteristics. The guidelines tell member companies, which include AOL’s Advertising.com and Google’s Doubleclick, to avoid tracking HIV/AIDS status, sex-related conditions (including STD’s), psychiatric conditions, Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. YAHOO and AOL are reportedly close to reaching a merger agreement that would include a search ad deal with Google. Yahoo and Google are already planning a two-week test of such an arrangement, during which Google will serve 3% of Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. ADOBE launched Adobe Media Player 1.0 and Adobe TV. The media player offers content from CBS, MTV, Universal Music Group, PBS, Scripps and CondeNet. It allows Flash downloads and content subscriptions in 1080p, 720p or 480i. Adobe TV is a Continue Reading →