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One important vision of the future of video distribution is the concept of making content available to consumers, WIWWIWWIW, "What I want, where I want, when I want." To accomplish this distribution goal, service providers will have to store content in a central location and transcode (prepare) it for distribution to a plurality of devices. Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. General Motors may not survive 2008 without a Federal bailout. The 100 year old automotive company’s stock hit rock bottom yesterday, closing at $2.92, a 65 year low. GM has been used more than $2 billion of its cash reserves Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. According to a study by the NPD group, Apple’s iPhone has overthrown Motorola’s RAZR as the most popular selling phone during the third quarter. The iPhone claims the top spot, followed by the RAZR, and smart phone offerings from BlackBerry and Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” took home the top spot at the Box Office this week. The DreamWorks-Paramount production took in $63.5 million at 4,056 theaters nationwide, besting runner-up Role Models by over $40 million. Madagascar helped increase Box Office earnings Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The Dow Jones had its largest one day gain ever, up 936 points to 9387.61. The Dow went up as investors learned of the governments plan to invest $250 billion in nine of the country’s top banks. Shares of Apple Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on Hollywood Studios suing RealNetworks and how making the software illegal to sell could be worse for the movie industry. The Digital Cinema Implementation Partners, which includes REGAL, CINEMARK and AMC, is expected to announce today that Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on the latest in U.S. ad spending and how the numbers don’t tell the full truth. EBAY is selling off STUMBLEUPON. eBay, which acquired StumbleUpon for $75 million in May of 2007, has hired Deutsche Bank to Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on APPLE’s (NASD: AAPL) “Let’s Rock” convention and how the big winner is NBC (NYSE: GE). LES MOONVES told Broadcasting & Cable that he is “proud” of Katie Couric and has no plans to take her out Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on T-MOBILE releasing the G1, GOOGLE’s (NASD: GOOG) first Android phone. APPLE’s(NASD: AAPL) 3G iPhone has now outsold its predecessor. Despite 3G issues and a class action lawsuit looming, Apple has managed to sell 6 million 3G Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on NBC (NYSE: GE) scoring 200 million Olympic viewers and ESPN (NYSE: DIS) trying to acquire future Olympic coverage. EBAY (NAS: EBAY) will announce that it will cut its upfront listing fees by as much as 75%. Continue Reading →