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“They’ll be tried as adults for kidnapping (a first degree felony) and battery,” said Chip Thullbery, a spokesman for the Polk County state attorney. Three of them will also be charged with tampering with a witness. If convicted, they could be sentenced to life in prison.   This story has been all over the news Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. YAHOO and AOL are reportedly close to reaching a merger agreement that would include a search ad deal with Google. Yahoo and Google are already planning a two-week test of such an arrangement, during which Google will serve 3% of Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. YAHOO rejected MICROSOFT‘s takeover bid once again and denied Steve Ballmer’s claim that its business is slowing down. Yahoo says it is open to a deal with Microsoft but only if the price is right. For now, it will continue Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. ITUNES has surpassed Wal-Mart to become the top music retailer in the United States, according to NPD Group’s MusicWatch survey. The store now sells more music than any other retailer in any format. Since its launch in 2003, iTunes has Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. NBC unveiled a 65-week schedule of new programming during a new “infront” presentation, offering advertisers an early glimpse of spread-out premieres and a longer timeline to facilitate the planning of national ad campaigns. The schedule includes a new Office spin-off, Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. COMCAST and TIME WARNER CABLE are in discussions to fund a WiMax joint venture with SPRINT and CLEARWIRE. The current deal calls for Comcast to invest $1 billion and TWC to put in $500 million. Bright House Networks, Google and Continue Reading →

AOL will pay $850 million to acquire BEBO, the third-ranked social networking site in the US with a worldwide user base of 22 million monthly users. AOL plans to integrate the site with its instant-messaging platform, growing its total audience to 80 million users. Bebo reportedly generated $20 million in revenue and earned $5 million Continue Reading →

SHELLY PALMER reveals what really caused Oprah’s online video meltdown. PROJECT CANOE continues to develop as the major cable companies host monthly meetings in New York and Philadelphia. The targeted and interactive advertising initiative is bringing together Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, Cox, Charter and Bright house Networks. The companies are expected to fund a Continue Reading →

TIME WARNER is expected to propose a merger of AOL and YAHOO. TW would receive a signifiant equity stake in the combined entity, which would benefit from $1 billion in annual cost savings. NEWS CORP has been considering a similar setup for combining MySpace with Yahoo and taking a major stake in the company. Yahoo Continue Reading →

THE OSCARS drew 32 million viewers, the lowest since 1974. That’s a 20% drop from last year’s 40 million viewers. This year’s broadcast averaged an 18.7 rating and a 29 share, compared to last year’s 27.7 rating and 42 share. The falloff is being blamed on the dark nature of the top films, such as Continue Reading →