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The reason for the threat of InfoWar, according to a representative of the Island, is that the United States is not negotiating fairly in a dispute over Internet gambling. Apparently, we owe Antigua $21 million dollars and they really want the money. If they don’t get it, they will tighten-up our debt by stealing music, Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. VERIZON and AT&T were the big winners in the FCC’s 700 MHz wireless spectrum auction. Verizon Wireless will pay $9.4 billion for 109 licenses while AT&T will spend $6.6 billion for 227 licenses. Both companies are expected to use their Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. THE FCC will relax local HD carriage requirements for DirecTV and DISH Network, making the terms less burdensome than those imposed on cable. The satellite operators will be allowed to down-sample local HD television signals to a lower quality, decreasing Continue Reading →

GENERAL MOTORS will shift half of its $3 billion advertising budget to online and one-to-one marketing within 3 years. That indicates a rapid increase over the $197 million GM spent online last year. The company plans to embrace a wide variety of formats, including gaming, search, interactive applications and more. THE FCC announced that the Continue Reading →

CBS has launched the CBS Local Ad Network for owned-and-operated television stations. The network will offer local web sites and bloggers widgets that provide local news, video and advertising. O&O’s will sell all advertising and give widget publishers a cut of the proceeds. Jeff Jarvis reports that stations will sell the ads at around $10 Continue Reading →

If she had a “type,” he’d be it. Tall, like her. Dark hair, broad shouldered, well dressed and well teched. It looked like he hadn’t shaved for a couple of days, but any uptown girl could tell that this was just additional proof of a refined fashion sense. Continue Reading →

DIRECTV will launch a new video on-demand service in the second quarter. To overcome the technical limitations of satellite, the service will use a dual strategy to deliver content. Certain films will simply be broadcast and recorded to a customer’s DVR behind the scenes, where they can be purchased later for instant playback. Other titles Continue Reading →

HULU is now open for business, offering a wide selection of ad-supported television shows and films. The site appears to have dropped registration requirements, allowing users to quickly and easily begin watching content. Creating an account enables advanced features, such as subscribing to specific shows and creating an online queue of episodes. CEO Jason Kilar Continue Reading →

HULU will officially launch on Wednesday, offering full-length episodes of 250 television series, 100 feature-length films and some of the top online video content. The News Corp – NBC U venture has gone all-out, adding new programming from Lionsgate, Warner Bros. TV Group, the NBA, the NHL, the Onion News Network and more. Of course, Continue Reading →

By now, everyone has heard about Oprah Winfrey’s webcast debacle earlier this week. Oprah, the smartest, richest, most successful person in the television business, decided to do a webcast. She promoted it as only she can. To execute, her people assembled the absolute best practices organizations available anywhere. They used the best online distribution platform: Continue Reading →