Mobile & Wireless

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on LG’s new Blu-ray player with NETFLIX (NASD: NFLX) streaming capability. The INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE failed to secure unfettered Internet access from the Chinese government. Instead, travelers will be forced to rely on the IOC’s wireless network, Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on VERIZON’s (NYSE: VZ) slowed FiOS growth and how it may be a reflection of the struggling economy. AT&T (NYSE: T) has banned subscribers from using file sharing programs on their mobile devices. Subscribers caught using P2P Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. SAG has officially rejected the AMPTP’s contract offer from June 30th. In a letter to Guild members, national executive director Doug Allen said the offer “snuffs out residuals” for new media projects. SAG believes that recent investments in VOD and Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on MICROSOFT’s (NASD: MSFT) decision to cut the price of the Xbox 360. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin ruled that COMCAST (NASD: CMCSA) illegally blocked specific file transfers earlier in the year. Martin wants Comcast to stop blocking Continue Reading →

Just a few weeks ago, the GAO joined the tragic chorus singing a parodos of unpreparedness. "Without a comprehensive plan that also addresses managing risks and mitigating against potential problems, tens of millions of consumers could be adversely affected and this important transition put needlessly in jeopardy," said Democratic Rep. Edward Markey, of Massachusetts, the Coryphaeus of this Modern Greek Tragedy. Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Read Shelly’s commentary “What Does Quality Online Video Look Like?” on the blog. Watch Shelly’s commentary on MTV’s (NYSE: VIA) decision to open up a DRM-free digital music store through its Rhapsody offering. MICROSOFT (NASD: MSFT) will stop selling Windows Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Read Shelly’s open letter to Senator Barack Obama entitled “Please Don’t Trade Space Exploration For Education” on the blog. Watch Shelly’s commentary on GOOGLE’s (NASD: GOOG) Android mobile platform, which has been pushed back to a fourth quarter release. MICROSOFT Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on AT&T’s (NYSE: T) decision to back away from its marketing deal with the Dish Network (NASD: DISH). VERIZON (NYSE: VZ) will boost the speed of its FiOS service. The telco announced that it will now offer Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on VERIZON’s (NYSE: VZ) decision to block access to the Usenet hierarchy. Tiger Wood’s helped NBC (NYSE: GE) receive the highest overnight ratings for the US Open in six years. The golfer, whose quest for the US Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Read Shelly’s commentary “Of iPhones and Androids: A Tale of Two Business Models” on the blog. Watch Shelly’s commentary on AT&T’s (NYSE: T) plan to charge extra for “abnormally high usage.” TIME WARNER (NYSE: TWX) CEO Jeff Bewkes is looking Continue Reading →