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If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. According to many reports, Apple is currently working on a subscription television service for iTunes. Apple is currently shopping the deal, which would cost consumers an estimated $30 a month, with all major networks. While details are slim, a subscription offer Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Netflix wll begin offering its Watch Instantly service through Nintendo’s Wii. While rumors have been circulating, especially after Netflix reached a deal with Sony to include Watch Instantly with the PS3, sources say the Wii could be packaged with the service Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Facebook has begun letting users pay for Facebook Credits with their mobile phones. The move comes as Facebook begins to develop revenue streams separate from ad revenue. Facebook is also hard at work developing a PayPal like system for making payments Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Twitter is set to begin acknowledging the exact location of where tweets come from. The micro-blogging service will include the latitude and longitude of tweets in real time. Co-Founder Biz Stone said “We have a strong hunch location will be a Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. NBCU, Time Warner, News Corp, Viacom, CBS, Disney and Discovery Communications are teaming to create a rival to the Nielsen metric system. The media conglomerate is also working with major advertisers like AT&T and Proctor & Gamble, as well as ad Continue Reading →

As most of you know, I am not an iPhone lover. I bought my first one right when they came out and, then, immediately brought it back to the genius bar to ask why the speakers didn’t work. My iPhone version 1.0 story is chronicled in two articles from July 2007. The first July 7, Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Apple announced that the company sold over one million iPhone 3GS units this past weekend. Apple also reported that more than six million iPhone users have updated to the iPhone 3.0 operating system. While there was less hype than when the Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Cablevision reported that revenue for the first quarter grew 11%. The cable company’s growth can be accredited to an increase in cable subscribers, as well as the acquisition of Newsday and the Sundance Channel. In its filing, Cablevision also noted that Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Twitter has switched default URL shorteners from Tinyurl to Bit.LY. While Tinyurl is currently the leader in the URL shortening world, Twitter’s decision could easily make Bit.LY the new number one. It should be noted that Bit.LY is a portfolio company Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. 421 television stations are set to switch to digital television today. In total, 641 television stations, roughly 36% of stations, will have already made the switch, despite the government mandated delay. The FCC granted all 10 stations who pleaded financial hardship Continue Reading →