I recall from the 1980's watching a revival on PBS of a 1967 CBS series called "The Prisoner." The series was only shown once on CBS and had a total of 17 episodes (a few of which that...

If you miss a vital football game on New Year's Eve, fox sports is going to give you the chance to download the game for $2.99. Fox will also sell preview shows and highlights for $1.99. But you...

In a move sure to please Islamic fundamentalists and radicals, Viacom is working to create a version of MTV in Arabic for the youth market in the Middle East. To do this, they've signed a deal...

Competition is a good thing for consumers. Right after AT&T announced plans to roll out its television service called U-Verse in parts of the San Francisco Bay Area, Comcast announces that it will...

Motorola's got its credit card out and it is not afraid to use it! Back in January, Motorola bought Kreatel Communications, an IP set-top box and middleware vendor. Last month Motorola bought...

Changes are afoot at YouTube. Perhaps the most significant one is that users now have the ability to instantly record videos by using Flash software and Web cams. The site also is offering a new user...

AT&T said it would roll out its IPTV service by the end of the year in 15 markets and technically it squeaked in to my area with 6 days to spare. U-Verse is now available in limited areas of......

When I write about the Telco's emerging business in IPTV, it is difficult not to bump into the topic of cable-franchising. Click here to see a list. In that same vein we have the city of...

For years we've seen some TV shows come and go. Fans sometimes successfully revive a canceled show (like "Family Guy"), while others were canceled because they appealed to a niche...

There has been a big tug-of-war this last year about whether time-shifted television viewers should factor into a show's ratings. I don't write much about it because on its surface it may...

Amanda Congdon is likely the first cross-over star from broadband video to television. She initially rose to fame as the singular personality behind Rocketboom. When I used to tune into that program,...

This year's lineup yields the strongest signs yet that some sort of life force is returning to network television after years of absence; at least that is what the Wall Street Journal says....

A new show that I like is '30 Rock.' It has some good laughs and memorable lines. I see that NBC is making all previously aired episodes available for free over the holidays. They are doing...

SIVOO is an Internet TV network of multicultural programming. Now, they will distribute some of their content on Brightcove.com. SIVOO will initially feature 30 full-length Spanish-language programs,...

During my recent use of Revver, I've sensed that the company is not hitting on all cylinders. And today I read in AdAge that the management team at Revver has been shaken up. Steven Starr will...

During my recent use of Revver, I've sensed that the company is not hitting on all cylinders. And today I read in AdAge that the management team at Revver has been shaken up. Steven Starr will...

We have to erect a statue in honor of the person who first figured out that people hesitate to pay over a $1 to purchase a song but will pay 4x that to purchase just a portion of that same......

Here is some breaking news: The new Internet video Web site collaboration that has been discussed by media heavy hitters including NBC Universal, News Corp., CBS, and Viacom may be on the rocks after...

One of the better mash-ups of movie trailers. Mike Dow and Ari Eisner recast the Steve Spielberg classic that made you afraid to go into the water as a romantic comedy in which love comes to the...

Question: how large will AT&T's potential universe be for its IPTV service called U-Verse. Answer: Rollouts will begin in ernest in 2007. It plans to make U-Verse available to 19 million...