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                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Disney mega-star Miley Cyrus gets racy for Annie Lebowitz and Vanity Fair, or does she? Check out my commentary on the Shelly Palmer blog. MICROSOFT walked away from its bid to acquire YAHOO. Not willing to go hostile, the software Continue Reading →

We are at war. Gas prices are at record highs. There are food shortages, a credit crisis, the financial markets are in hell and we are about to enter a recession. So, it makes total sense that Annie Leibovitz’s photographs of Miley Cyrus are front-page news. The rumor mill is running at 100% capacity and Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. MICROSOFT increased it’s bid for YAHOO from $31 to $32 and change. Yahoo still wants $37 a share, however, with the price within $4, it is likely a deal could come sometime soon. With progress being made, sources say a Continue Reading →

Last week, three of the nation’s largest cable companies quietly pulled the plug on a joint cell-phone venture with Sprint Nextel Corp., called Pivot. The goal of this service offering was to help the cablers compete with the Telco Triple Play (Video, Voice & Data). In theory, a Quadruple Play (Video, Voice, Data plus a Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. SAMSUNG chairman Lee Kun-hee will step down after being indicted for tax evasion. Lee is the son of Samsung’s founder and has been running the company for the last twenty years. It is hard to determine exactly how Lee’s resignation Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. CABLE PROGRAMMERS have submitted a letter to Kevin Martin calling his a-la-carte proposal “devastating” for consumers, who will suddenly find themselves missing channels they expect to have with cable service. The letter also questioned the FCC’s legal right to enforce Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. ADOBE launched Adobe Media Player 1.0 and Adobe TV. The media player offers content from CBS, MTV, Universal Music Group, PBS, Scripps and CondeNet. It allows Flash downloads and content subscriptions in 1080p, 720p or 480i. Adobe TV is a 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 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 →

APPLE unveiled an impressive suite of iPhone developer tools and demoed iPhone applications created by major software companies. EA showed the game Spore running on an iPhone, displaying impressive graphics. Salesforce.com, Sega and AOL also showed off new iPhone applications. Starting in June, iPhone apps will be sold through iTunes as well as through a Continue Reading →