Cars

We’d been on line for over an hour. It was a Tuesday, which was an even numbered license day. There were just two cars in front of us now. Maybe 10 more minutes and we’d be on the road. The station manager walked right by us, he was being jeered and booed by the other Continue Reading →

NBC is in talks to acquire Quarterlife, the “TV-quality” series that debuts this Sunday on MySpace. The pending deal has been spurred by the Writers Guild strike and may bring the show to NBC as early as February. Quarterlife is currently scheduled to run for 36 eight-minute episodes online. Show creator Marshall Herskovitz recently expressed Continue Reading →

When was the last time you went into a Best Buy and asked to see their Radio Department? That brilliant, but rhetorical, question was posed by Larry Rosin, co-founder and president of Edison Media Research at a Bill Sobel breakfast entitled, “The Future of Radio: 2007 and Beyond.” Larry was responding to a question about Continue Reading →

YAHOO CEO Terry Semel has resigned from the company’s top position, and will be succeeded by Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang. The transition occurs after a year of steadily declining stock value and failure to effectively compete with GOOGLE in the online advertising space. HBO is consolidating digital operations in its New York headquarters, and disbanding Continue Reading →

Ahh … it is a thing of beauty. Isn’t it? I cannot think of a device that has received more bad press for doing exactly what it was designed to do. Although based upon the amount of hacks available, I might be able to “Pimp my AppleTV” into a toaster oven or a cappuccino maker Continue Reading →

Britney! How could you? Oh, and by the way … I am Dannielynn’s father.  Also, I’d like to announce my candidacy for President of the United States. I’m glad I was able to cover some real news right at the top this week!        My commentary is about the “other” Digital Rights Management issue, Continue Reading →

Some major telcos have started lobbying our elected officials for the right to create a two-tiered Internet, “regular” and “premium.”  You guessed it, not only would the telcos get to charge everyone more for the faster service, they’d also get to deny the faster service to competitors.  Ouch! As you can imagine, the prospect of Continue Reading →

ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO, I attended a benefit for the Bat-Dor Dance Company. The founder, Baroness Batsheva de Rothschild, was in a particularly jovial mood that evening. She was dressed impeccably and, as one could imagine, was wearing some exquisite jewelry. Of note, was her necklace, which was made up of pearls that started at Continue Reading →

Growing up in the 70s on Long Island, I had a pretty set after-school routine. Throw my coat over the living room railing, throw my books on the kitchen counter, grab a soda and a big bag of chips or cookies and throw myself on the couch in front of the television set. Most afternoons Continue Reading →

Rob Glaser, founder and CEO of Real Networks, took out more than a few full page ads to tout his new semi-free, music rental service, Rhapsody25 — a revamped version of Real’s Rhapsody online music service that allows users to download and listen to 25 songs a month free of charge. They also announced Rhapsody Continue Reading →