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WARNER BROTHERS will announce 24 new web productions today, in formats ranging from games to episodic online TV. Projects include a neurotic minivan-driving mother who starts a talk show, a puppet show for adults, and a mockumentary about a digital production studio. About 6 additional projects are in development, including an online dating game. The Continue Reading →

By the time you read this, everyone who writes about celebs and entertainment will have had a field day with Britney Spears’s spectacularly terrible performance on MTV’s VMA 2007 show.  To the level that anyone cares about the Britney litany, people will talk about this performance for years.  It has surely marked the end of Continue Reading →

The branch manager asked me if I had a copy of the letter with me. I didn’t. She said that I could fax or email it to her when I got back to my office. Email? Yes, the bank managers could now send and receive email. It’s 2007, wow — way to be hi-tech! OK, Continue Reading →

Jeremy Horwitz, Editor-in-Chief at iLounge.com has written an extremely disturbing post today entitled, Apple Locks TV Out In New iPods, Breaks Video Add-ons. If you’re thinking about purchasing a new iPod, you should give it a look. Continue Reading →

APPLE wants to slash the price of TV show downloads in half, according to a new report in Variety. The company has been presenting studios with the idea of selling shows for $0.99 per episode, telling them that increased volume will make up for the price drop. However, the studios are concerned that such low-priced Continue Reading →

APPLE unveiled an all new lineup of iPods yesterday – including revamped shuffles and a new, squarish Nano. The company also released the iPod Touch, which is essentially a phone-less iPhone with WiFi, and announced an unexpected, massive $200 price cut for the iPhone. The iPhone and iPod Touch will be able to purchase songs Continue Reading →

NBC UNIVERSAL has struck a deal with AMAZON to distribute its television shows through the Unbox digital download service. The move comes just days after announcing it would not renew its contract with Apple’s iTunes. Episodes are currently available for $1.99 — the same price Apple charges on iTunes. However, Unbox has much tighter restrictions Continue Reading →

APPLE kicked off the holiday weekend by issuing a press release saying it would not sell new NBC shows for the upcoming season. NBCU previously said it would withdraw from iTunes in December. Apple’s release says it will not raise prices to meet NBCU demands, and refuses to sell half a season’s worth of episodes, Continue Reading →

I just received my invitation to a “special event” that Apple is having on September 5th.  The rumor mill is wild with speculation about what might be announced.  Pretty much everyone thinks there will be new iPods.  It would not surprise me.  As I open the drawer marked iPod Graveyard in my office, I am Continue Reading →

NBC UNIVERSAL has decided not to renew its contract with APPLE to sell television shows on iTunes. NBCU is the top supplier of digital video for iTunes, accounting for 40% of downloads. NBCU reportedly wants more control over pricing, better piracy controls, and the ability to sell bundles of videos. Its current contract runs through Continue Reading →