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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. Steve Ballmer noted that Microsoft is not interested in acquiring Yahoo. Ballmer is quoted as saying “We made an offer, we made another offer.. We moved on.” However, Ballmer did not rule out the possibility of a potential search ads Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Analysts estimate that nearly 71.5 million viewers tuned in to watch election coverage Tuesday night. ABC bested NBC as the most watched broadcast network, while cable coverage was up 50% in household prime-time ratings from four years ago. Google has Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Yesterday’s election helped CNN.com earn a record traffic day. The political web site enjoyed 27 million uniques for 276 million page views yesterday, more than five-times the estimated comScore average of 5 million a day. The FCC approved the acquisition Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Google and Yahoo will narrow the focus of their search ads deal in order to win approval from the Department of Justice. The revised plans have a two-year limit on the deal, which was expected to last ten, while revenue Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. John McCain’s appearance on Saturday Night Live helped the show average a 9.0 household rating/ 20 share in metered markets. Saturday’s SNL was only beat out by Sarah Palin’s appearance a few weeks ago, which averaged 10.7 rating/ 24 share. Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Google may back out of its proposed search ads deal with Yahoo. The deal, which has been held up in regulatory scrutiny for months, has faced increasing objections from the DoJ during its negotiations. If the deal doesn’t go down Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Barack Obama spent roughly $4 million dollars on 30 minutes of primetime ad space last night. The commercial, which aired on CBS, NBC, MSNBC, Fox and some cable networks, concluded with Bill Clinton stumping for Obama. Obama then hit the Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Microsoft introduced Windows 7, officially ending the poor Vista years. The seventh incarnation of Windows is expected to be a slimmer, more responsive operating system. The folks at Redmond have not announced when Windows 7 will hit the market. CW Continue Reading →