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                   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 NBC’s (NYSE: GE) high rated coverage of the Democratic National Convention. The WB (NYSE: TWX) will relaunch today as TheWB.com. The network which has been defunct since 2006 will be reborn as a digital destination fueled Continue Reading →

Consumers have demonstrated a preference for three basic types of online video experiences over the past few months: Video Snacking, Download-to-Own and Online Television. Each of these three consumer behaviors has a specific value chain associated with it. Video Snacks are hard to directly monetize. Download-to-Own files are hard to protect. But, Online Television is, Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on YAHOO’s (NASD:YHOO) search ads deal with GOOGLE(NASD:GOOG) and the fallout with MICROSOFT(NASD:MSFT). EBAY (NASD: EBAY) has shut down its web-based TV exchange, which received little support from networks during its first year on the market. The Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on VIACOM’s (NYSE: VIA-B) decision to add shows to HULU, an NBC (NYSE: GE) – FOX (NYSE: NWS) joint venture. VERIZON (NYSE: VZ), TIME WARNER CABLE (NYSE: TWC) and SPRINT NEXTEL (NYSE: S) agreed to implement systems Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube If you have trouble viewing the above video, please click here to view MediaBytes on YouTube. RUPERT MURDOCH named ROBERT J. THOMSON head editor at the WALL STREET JOURNAL. The move places one of Murdoch’s top editors in one of Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The MICROSOFT-YAHOO deadline passed in utter silence. Now what? Yesterday, Mortimer Zuckerman of THE DAILY NEWS matched Rupert Murdoch’s $580M bid for NEWSDAY. The New York newspaper man believes his bid will be more attractive for the THE TRIBUNE COMPANY Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. GOOGLE is using April 1st to roll out a number of exciting new initiatives. The company has unveiled a joint venture with Virgin called Virgle, the first human settlement on Mars. Users can sign up online to be a Virgle Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. THE FCC will relax local HD carriage requirements for DirecTV and DISH Network, making the terms less burdensome than those imposed on cable. The satellite operators will be allowed to down-sample local HD television signals to a lower quality, decreasing Continue Reading →

HULU is now open for business, offering a wide selection of ad-supported television shows and films. The site appears to have dropped registration requirements, allowing users to quickly and easily begin watching content. Creating an account enables advanced features, such as subscribing to specific shows and creating an online queue of episodes. CEO Jason Kilar Continue Reading →