If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. CBS CEO Les Moonves got Time Warner Cable to pay higher fees to broadcast CBS. Time Warner Cable now will be able to broadcast CBS, as well as its Showtime networks, through 2013. Moonves also told a Citigroup conference that Continue Reading →
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If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Auto sales in December were the worst in 15 years, with sales falling 36%. While US manufacturers are hurting, Toyota actually had the worst sales report, with a 37% decline in sales. With Automotive accounting for as much as a Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is expected to run out of money to promote the Digital Television Transition. The program, which provides subsidies for households affected by the digital transition, estimated it would be able to cover 51.5 million Continue Reading →
Should SAG go on strike? No. Should they be willing to strike unless they get meaningful remuneration for advanced media content? Yes. Solidarity is where collective bargaining begins. Which leaves only one question, “What is meaningful remuneration for advanced media content?” Perhaps the most serious problem SAG is facing is internal. Its executive committee has Continue Reading →