If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The major media companies are wrapping up the upfronts and the numbers are down approximately 15%. As a whole, business is down due to lower prices. Interestingly, the big broadcast networks are holding back more inventory than usual, which is what Continue Reading →
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If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Sprint is happy to report that the Palm Pre sold more units in its first weekend than any other device the company has launched. Sources say that the between 50,000 and 100,000 Pre’s were sold last weekend. Accordingly, almost 80% of Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Acer is set to be the first PC manufacturer to package its netbooks with Google’s Android operating system. One of the finest selling points about Google’s OS is that its free, which allows Acer to sell its netbooks at an event Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. As expected, Amazon unveiled the next version of its e-book reader Kindle yesterday. Kindle 2.0 is both faster and thinner than its predecessor, however, it will still cost $359. The new Kindle will begin shipping February 24th. According to Amazon Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. General Motors may not survive 2008 without a Federal bailout. The 100 year old automotive company’s stock hit rock bottom yesterday, closing at $2.92, a 65 year low. GM has been used more than $2 billion of its cash reserves Continue Reading →
“That’s why I say I, like every American I’m speaking with, we’re ill about this position that we have been put in where it is the taxpayers looking to bail out. But ultimately what the bail-out does is help those who are concerned about the healthcare reform that is needed to help shore up our Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA retained its place at the top of the Box Office this week. The Disney comedy took in roughly $17.5 million dollars, besting the Leonardo DiCaprio-Russell Crowe war film Body of Lies. SOUTH PARK had its best fall Continue Reading →
With the recent collapse of three of five major American financial institutions, a war going into its sixth year, an election that is far from predictable and a housing crisis that has thousands struggling to pay their mortgages, it’s no surprise that Americans are worried about the future. To make matters worse, the rising cost Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. According to manager Larry Rudolph, BRITNEY SPEARS will not perform at the MTV Video Music Awards. However, the former pop sensation will most likely be in attendance. Britney’s last performance on the famed award show was heralded as one of Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on the potential VERIZON (NYSE: VZ), GOOGLE (NASD: GOOG) search deal and how its could affect local media outlets. HARBINGER CAPITAL has nearly doubled its stake in CABLEVISION (NYSE: CVC). The hedge fund, who recently became Cablevision’s Continue Reading →