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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. 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 →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The operators of the Pirate Bay were convicted of breaking Sweden’s copyright law by helping millions of users freely download music, movies and computer games on the Internet. The four principals were sentenced to a year in prison each, and ordered Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. New York congressman Eric Massa announced that he will introduce a bill that would make bandwidth caps for heavy broadband users illegal. The representative for Corning, NY, where Time Warner Cable plans to test tiered broadband plans, noted that the unlimited Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The FCC began its Notice of Inquiry to create a National Broadband Plan. A plan to roll out a nationwide, broadband grid is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which requires the FCC to develop “the most effective and Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Google announced that YouTube has been blocked in China. While it is not known exactly why the streaming video site has been censored, a report by a Chinese news organization notes a “fabricated” video in which Chinese police beat Tibetans during Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The NFL and DirecTV have signed a four year, $4 billion contract extension. The new deal will have DirecTV paying $1 billion a year, an increase of roughly $300 million a year for the exclusive right to package the NFL Sunday Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer went head to head on the Daily Show last night after a week of Stewart laying into Cramer for recommending Bear Sterns stocks in the days before the company fell apart. Stewart questioned both Cramer’s and Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Amazon will begin selling electronic books for the iPhone today. Amazon will make its electronic book software available to iPhone and iPod touch users for free, while e-books will sell for $9.99, the same price as e-books for the Kindle. Amazon Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Adobe and Time Warner are expected to form a video partnership. While plans are unknown, the deal most likely relates to digital rights management, measurement and monetizing content. The deal could spur multi-platform distribution methods Jeff Bewkes hinted at during Continue Reading →