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by martino on October 13, 2006
If you are an English-speaking Latino, then maybe VOY TV is for you. Think of it as YouTube meets the hispanic community with a little help by the Site owners thrown in. VOY Chairman and CEO Fernando...
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The real reason video piracy exists arises from lack of legitimate options that work for the consumer. Recently, I wrote about Bob Wright of NBC Universal and how he detests the idea of piracy so much...
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network executive: 'live on NBC, yet another final season of ER' viewers: 'great, we will waste no time in watching it, then' Beth Comstock is NBC Universal's President of digital...
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by martino on October 11, 2006
no, on second thought, send in the lawyers! MySpace and YouTube are now owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp and Google, respectively. So much for the theory that 'Web 2.0' is about small...
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by martino on October 11, 2006
Telephony Online reports that Fiber now passes more than 6 million North American homes and that homes connected directly to fiber has surpassed 1 million. For all of you that likes to keep up with...
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by martino on October 10, 2006
The shows tagline: "All God's creatures fresh off the Grill." "Mr. Meaty" -- a new hit show on Nickelodeon -- is already a hit with kids 2-11, ranking in the top 11 on cable...
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by martino on October 10, 2006
PureVideoNetworks, which operates StupidVideos.com and GrindTV.com, unveiled a new video search engine. The search engine combines crawl-based and feed-based search; the utility also includes...
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by martino on October 10, 2006
What do you get when you combine user generated video with product research? Maybe something called Expo TV which also adds that "we also produce informative 'how to buy' videos and have...
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by martino on October 10, 2006
and Google chants 'all your video belongs to us' Google Video has had a video deal for a little while now. The day after Google agreed to purchase YouTube, a CBS/YouTube deal is announced....
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When Hollywood sells a movie through download, it charges the Internet site a few dollars less than it does for a seller of DVD's. For example, when iTunes sells a Disney movie online, it costs...
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by martino on October 09, 2006
in separate news, the NY Stock Exchange issues new exchange traded fund in lawsuit futures Internet billionaire Mark Cuban said a couple of weeks ago that only a "moron" would buy YouTube...
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the Empire Strikes Back We have a countless number of pundits exclaiming that new media options spell the end of traditional television. But I would not be the first to point out that there is a new...
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by martino on October 09, 2006
The New York Times reported on its DealBook blog this morning that Google and YouTube are expected to respond later today to the acquisition chatter that began Oct. 5 when a post on TechCrunch stated...
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in this murder mystery, it is Hollywood that is the villain Call in Hercule Periot to solve this mystery. TiVo users are among the most fanatic, brand-loyal of consumers rivaling even the...
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by martino on October 09, 2006
Quebec still giggling that Microsoft picked a name that is a euphemism for male or female genitalia Well, Microsoft revealed its Zune digital media player; pricing it to compete with the Apple iPod -...
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by martino on October 08, 2006
The Substance of Fake News Last week I wrote about 'authenticity' and how that is a larger topic today than it was in the past. Today, I read an article in AdAge (sorry, subscription required)...
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by martino on October 06, 2006
the dog, the legend, the myth Let me leave you with the shocking story of Arnesto Martinez, the famous Taco Bell dog whose partying habits and lurid lifestyle were infamous during the late 90's...
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by martino on October 06, 2006
Company says: don't mind us, were just here looking for a little more online inventory to subvert under our control. Can it be true? Is Google in talks to buy YouTube!?! According to the Wall...
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by martino on October 06, 2006
Nickelodeon upgraded its Internet video platform TurboNick, giving users the ability to create their own "mash-up" cartoons using clips, stills and audios from the site's videos. Other...
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by martino on October 05, 2006
sorry we tanked, your new phone may now be used as a paperweight or a very stylish tree ornament ESPN bought into the industry fever that touted content as the holy grail of cell phone service,...
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