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If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Gov. David Paterson wants to solve New York’s debt problem by taxing the sale of digital downloads, including mp3’s from iTunes. The iPod tax, along with 88 other new fees, is part of the “extreme measures” Paterson is using to tackle 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. Britney Spears new song “Womanizer” debuted at number 1 on iTunes. The video, which features Britney nude in a sauna, in a nightie, as a naughty secretary, a tattooed waitress and a near-topless chauffeur, debuted on ABC’s 20/20 and has Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The Dow Jones had another rough day yesterday, closing at 9447. The Dow is down over 800 points in the past two days. Let’s hope that bargain hunters swoop in and start buying. YOUTUBE has added a “click to buy” Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on APPLE’s (NASD: AAPL) “Let’s Rock” convention and how the big winner is NBC (NYSE: GE). LES MOONVES told Broadcasting & Cable that he is “proud” of Katie Couric and has no plans to take her out Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on AMAZON (NASD: AMZN) launching VIDEO ON DEMAND and whether or not it will compete with APPLE’s (NASD: AAPL) iTunes store. TIVO (NASD: TIVO) and DIRECTV (NASD: DTV) have struck a new partnership. The deal will enable Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on Barack Obama’s production and organizational skills and how they could translate to effective leadership. GOOGLE will green light its YAHOO advertising partnership. The deal, which came to light a few months back, has been held under Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on DISH (NASD: DISH)losing 25,000 subscribers and how the teleco, cable company, satellite wars are only heating up. US Appeals Court in NY ruled that networked digital video recorders do not violate copyright law. The DVR in Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on NBC’s Ben Silverman and his decision to manage for margins. JULIE ROEHM will be a judge on the new Mark Burnett reality show “Jingles.” The CBS reality show, which also features Gene Simmons, has contestants write Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on eBay’s (NASD: EBAY) legal victory over TIFFANY (NYSE: TIF) and how its blown deal with BUY.com will affect its brand. MICROSOFT (NASD: MSFT) announced a deal with NETFLIX (NASD: NFLX) that will make the Xbox 360 Continue Reading →