If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. It looks like the transition to digital television is going to be delayed for 90 days. My sources inside the Beltway tell me it’s a done deal. Fearful that an overwhelming crowd at the Inauguration may hinder cell phone service, Continue Reading →
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At some point, he will need a specific salary to cover his lifestyle. Let's call it $90,000 per year. At this writing, there are still jobs to be had at that pay grade. If you went to an institution of higher learning and put in a few hard-working years, it is not an unreasonable amount of money. Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. House Democrats have proposed injecting an additional $650 million into the digital TV coupon program. The government mandated program, which is set to run out of money, was originally given $1.34 billion for the coupon program. While the Bush administration Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Apple CEO Steve Jobs will take a leave of absence from the company in order to deal with health problems. Jobs, 53, a Cancer survivor, claims his health issues are “more complex” than he originally thought. Apple’s stock fell $6.03 or Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The season premiere of American Idol was also the coming out party for new judge Kara DioGuardi. DioGuardi, a popular songwriter and producer whose worked with many Idol alums, received mixed reviews from fans and critics, who criticized her for Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. President-elect Barack Obama’s plan to delay the DTV transition may postpone the switch 90 days. Currently, Senator Jay Rockefeller is preparing the legislation, which AT&T, one of the telco’s who purchased spectrum to be available February 17th, endorses. However, Verizon Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Slumdog Millionaire and HBO lead the way at the Golden Globes last night. Danny Boyle’s film about a game show contestant from Mumbai took home four Golden Globes, while HBO took home seven for shows like John Adams, In Treatment and Continue Reading →
As I listened to President-elect Obama‘s speech the other day, I was tickled that he chose this moment to promote my upcoming book, Get Digital: Reinventing yourself and your career for the 21st Century Economy (2009, Lake House Press). Actually, he wasn’t promoting my book, he was articulating some of his thoughts about how digital Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. President-elect Barack Obama has joined the Consumers Union in asking congress to delay the digital television transition. Obama noted “inadequate funding” for the program as a prime reason to delay the transition, which is scheduled to happen 28 days after Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Intel’s revenue for the fourth quarter fell 23% over last year. Intel had warned investors that revenue for the fourth quarter would be down, however, the chip manufacturer still fell short of its predicted forecast of $8.7-9.3 billion, down from Continue Reading →