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                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Can you imagine what I’d have to talk about today if Miley Cyrus actually did something wrong. Hey guys, it’s a picture of her back, get over it. More APPLE rumors: to be released in June, the new 3G iPhone Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. APPLE will ship 3 million 3G iPhones in June, according to tech site Digitimes. The report states that Chinese manufacturer Foxconn will eventually produce 25 million units of the 3G iPhone. Rumors has it that the new 3G iPhone will Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Yesterday, YAHOO’s Jerry Yang said, “We will not enter into any deal that does not recognize the full value of this company.” Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer answered, “If Yahoo!’s shareholders like it, that’s great. We are prepared to go forward without Continue Reading →

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) held their annual convention in Las Vegas this week and, aside from the usual angst about the digital transition next February, there was a moderate buzz about mobile TV.   In his opening keynote address, David K. Rehr, president of the NAB, opined about a time, in the very Continue Reading →

You walk into a retail store a few blocks from home and see something you’ve been eying for a while on sale. You pick it up, talk to the salesperson, put it down, walk around, think. When the salesperson is not looking, you text the UPC code to 262966, that spells “Amazon” on your mobile Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. NBC has a new idea that’s been around since the 50’s. The network will begin involving certain sponsors in show development. One deal will be a two-movie partnership with Liberty Mutual focusing on the excitement of insurance policies, responsibility and Continue Reading →

GENERAL MOTORS will shift half of its $3 billion advertising budget to online and one-to-one marketing within 3 years. That indicates a rapid increase over the $197 million GM spent online last year. The company plans to embrace a wide variety of formats, including gaming, search, interactive applications and more. THE FCC announced that the Continue Reading →

CBS has launched the CBS Local Ad Network for owned-and-operated television stations. The network will offer local web sites and bloggers widgets that provide local news, video and advertising. O&O’s will sell all advertising and give widget publishers a cut of the proceeds. Jeff Jarvis reports that stations will sell the ads at around $10 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 →

APPLE will host its iPhone special event this morning at the company’s Town Hall. Steve Jobs is expected to reveal plans for allowing third-party applications to be installed on the iPhone. Apple’s invitations for the event also promised “some exciting new enterprise features.” MICROSOFT has decided to use the video player of MOVE NETWORKS in Continue Reading →