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On February 6, 2007, Apple co-founder and CEO, Steve Jobs posted this essay on the Internet. Steve literally takes a page out of my book, Television Disrupted: The Transition from Network to Networked TV when he says, “DRMs haven’t worked, and may never work, to halt music piracy.” I have read many commentaries on this Continue Reading →

If you attended the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) expecting to see the new, new thing — you probably came away disappointed. For the untrained eye, the show looked like it was filled with iPod accessories, very nice flat screen TVs, very cool GPS and automotive audio/video stuff and a few more iPod accessories. Continue Reading →

The crowd went wild as the first dot of glowing red light became visible from atop Stratton Mountain. It was the beginning of the traditional New Year’s Eve Torchlight Parade – about 100 ski instructors each holding a flare, skiing down the mountain in ever-larger synchronized S-turns. It was a truly beautiful sight. As they Continue Reading →

As 2006 draws to a close, I thought it would be fun to list some of the key insights, take-aways and questions inspired by the “year of online video” and highlight some things to watch in 2007. Self Expression: The big news is that “you” are Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year.” In a stunning Continue Reading →

Welcome to the next installment of Shelly Palmer’s Technophobe’s Guide to HDTV focused on HD Camcorders. Everyone who owns an HDTV set has noticed that the quality of their home movies is somewhat wanting when viewed on an HDTV monitor. This is true. Although, to be honest, MiniDV or even Hi8 probably looks better played Continue Reading →

THERE WAS AN INTERESTING NEWS item this week in the Wall Street Journal that quoted a sharply worded letter from Target President Gregg Steinhafel, who said that the chain had become aware that “some movie studios have made new-release movies available to download service providers at lower cost” than DVDs, allowing the downloaded movies to Continue Reading →

I JUST RECEIVED AN E-MAIL from a casual acquaintance. It is the end; she is desperate, helpless, with dignity gone. She writes: “ALL MY DATA IS GONE. Yes, it does hurt. Everything from the last 2 years. I cannot even put my head into it, because I would just go around and drink every single Continue Reading →

Microsoft has announced Zune, its new personal media brand and associated download service.  There is much speculation about the player and its features. Pundits are weighing in on the validity of the rumored “closed” system (similar to Apple’s iPod/iTunes environment)–good idea, bad idea? There will be video, but not until later, it will be wireless, Continue Reading →

ACCORDING TO AN ARTICLE BY Paul Tharp in the New York Post, the New York State Consumer Protection Board has its knickers in a knot over video.google.com. “It’s fairly easy to find [explicit] videos throughout the Internet, but it’s certainly another case for Google to organize these videos and present them so freely on a Continue Reading →

Just a few years ago one would have had to spend upwards of a billion dollars to launch a national sports network or national cable channel. Money alone did not guarantee distribution. Gatekeepers were everywhere. But the transition from network to networked TV is ongoing and new business models are emerging. The New Jersey Wildcats–the Continue Reading →