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A few thousand people spend their early December in part inside the Grand Hyatt hotel, watching UBS’ annual global media conference. They’ve been doing it for 39 years, catching presidents, chief executive or financial officers from major media ventures discourse over accomplishments in one year and projections for the next. Few of those few thousand Continue Reading →

Microsoft will offer streaming television through Xbox after partnering with Verizon and Comcast for programming. Over 40 television and entertainment companies will provide content including Time Warner, HBO and BBC. Some programming will be free while other content requires a paid Xbox Live account. Read the full article at BusinessWeek.com Continue Reading →

Tell Your Phone What to Do Google unveiled a new product for Android phones called Voice Actions, which allows users to control their phones verbally. Voice commands include the ability to send texts and emails, visit websites, get directions and set alarms, hands-free. Voice Actions is only available for phones running Android 2.2. Americans Don’t Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. CBS is working round the clock to keep David Letterman’s explanation of his extortion case off the Internet. The clip was not posted to either CBS.com nor TV.com and CBS censors have removed many copies of the ten minute clip from Continue Reading →

“I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened.” — Obi-wan Kenobi (Long, Long Ago, In A Galaxy Far, Far Away) Many people believe that Obi-wan was referring to the destruction of Princess Leah’s home planet Continue Reading →

As you undoubtedly know, Google has purchased YouTube. This is very good news for Google shareholders, YouTube stakeholders and advertisers. However, it is not great news for every other short-form video distribution site on earth. The hyper-efficient integration of video serving and Internet advertiser sales is going to be very, very hard to compete with. Continue Reading →

AMERICANS HAVE A LONG HISTORY of paying for convenience over quality. Sometimes it makes sense (i.e. plastic utensils or paper napkins) and sometimes it doesn’t (i.e. quick serve restaurants or .mp3 files). In general, it is hard to predict the quality/convenience ratio for average Americans. But let’s try. High fidelity (HiFi) audio started to appear Continue Reading →

The 2005 NAB/Emmy Advanced Media Floor Tour started with an overview of Motorola’s latest offerings.  AMC member, Marty Stein, showed us why you love to say, “Hello Moto!” Next, AMC member and presenter extraordinaire, Steve Jacobs of Sony, gave us an overview of the world of HD television production Sony style.  HDV cameras, $16,000 filed Continue Reading →