Should SAG go on strike? No. Should they be willing to strike unless they get meaningful remuneration for advanced media content? Yes. Solidarity is where collective bargaining begins. Which leaves only one question, “What is meaningful remuneration for advanced media content?” Perhaps the most serious problem SAG is facing is internal. Its executive committee has Continue Reading →
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If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Paid Content is reporting that CBS will re-launch TV.com to compete with Hulu. Originally the domain, secured in its $1.85 billion acquisition of CNet, was more of a “water cooler site” rather than an online video or IPTV destination. CBS head Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The FCC has canceled their December 18th meeting meant to discuss the future of Chairman Kevin Martin’s proposed free nationwide Wi-Fi. After receiving letters from Senator Jay Rockefeller and Congressman Henry Waxman, the FCC lacked a consensus to move forward Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Cyber Monday will follow a robust Black Friday. While dim reports on the state of retail are all the rage, if analysts and the media continue to spin the doom and gloom, they will only become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Over the Continue Reading →
HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE! We’ll be back Monday morning with another edition of MediaBytes. Have a wonderful holiday weekend. If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Brooke Burke took home the crown on Dancing with the Stars. While this was a lock from the beginning, the real shock was Continue Reading →
Two weeks ago, I wrote an article entitled "White Space – A Connected Future" that explored the kind of world we might live in if White Space devices found their way to market. What’s "white space?" On February 17, 2009 American television stations will stop broadcasting in the analog spectrum and broadcast only in digital. Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Google is urging clients not to give up on digital ads during the recession. In a conference today in London, Google VP Nikesh Arora will note that “We are making a very explicit pitch to clients about using the internet Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The fate of the local television is inherently tied to the fate of the Big 3. So much so that a bailout for the automotive industry might as well include a subsidy to be used for local television advertising. Regardless, Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” took home the top spot at the Box Office this week. The DreamWorks-Paramount production took in $63.5 million at 4,056 theaters nationwide, besting runner-up Role Models by over $40 million. Madagascar helped increase Box Office earnings Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Barack Obama spent roughly $4 million dollars on 30 minutes of primetime ad space last night. The commercial, which aired on CBS, NBC, MSNBC, Fox and some cable networks, concluded with Bill Clinton stumping for Obama. Obama then hit the Continue Reading →