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If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. ABC’s Nightline is launching a Twitter-centric web show. Dubbed NighTline, the thirty minute web show will feature real time tweets and questions from users. Set to debut Wednesday at 12:30 PM Et, Nightline Executive Producer James Goldston noted that “This new Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Google aired its first broadcast television commercial over the weekend. The 30 second spot for its Internet browser Chrome, was selected through a YouTube contest. This is the first commercial the search giant has ever broadcast. The National Health Interview Survey Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Cablevision reported that revenue for the first quarter grew 11%. The cable company’s growth can be accredited to an increase in cable subscribers, as well as the acquisition of Newsday and the Sundance Channel. In its filing, Cablevision also noted that Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Twitter has switched default URL shorteners from Tinyurl to Bit.LY. While Tinyurl is currently the leader in the URL shortening world, Twitter’s decision could easily make Bit.LY the new number one. It should be noted that Bit.LY is a portfolio company Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The rumor mill surrounding Twitter is buzzing and this time pundits believe Apple, Microsoft, Google and News Corp are in talks to purchase the micro-blogging service. While these are indeed just rumors, because of the insane buzz and the free market, Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Amazon is set to launch a larger screened Kindle. Reports from those briefed on the matter note that the device may be unveiled during an Amazon press conference at Pace University in NYC on May 6th. The new version of the Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. MTV’s new social media-television program will share ad rev with Facebook and Twitter. The new show, What You’re Watching With Alexa Cheung, will feature live tweets, as well as Facebook updates. The move, which is obvious for a network with a Continue Reading →

The end is actually here. Sorry. Last Sunday evening I was home with my family doing what millions of other American families were doing — I was watching Celebrity Apprentice through my DVR 24 minutes delayed, so I could finish it at 11pm EDT, but skip all of the commercials. Now, this is really old Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Disney has officially become an equity-owning partner in NBCU-Fox venture Hulu. The deal ensures that programming from both ABC and the Disney Channel, amongst other Disney owned networks, will air on the popular streaming site. CEO Robert Iger noted that “Disney Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Time Warner noted in it’s quarterly report that it will indeed buy back Google’s 5% share of AOL. Meanwhile, Jeff Bewkes told reporters that TW is “working to determine the right ownership structure for AOL” and would announce future plans in Continue Reading →