Internet Crushing TV Networks
Sliding attention isn’t only a problem for newspapers, as ABC, CBS, and NBC all saw viewership decline through 2007. read more More: continued here internet crushing tv networks
StarTrek.com Team Fired; Reorg Cited
Four days after participating in “Star Trek Day” on the Writers Guild of America’s picket lines at Paramount, the StarTrek.com production team received its walking papers from CBS Interactive. read more More: continued here startrekcom team fired reorg cited
CBS Radio Wants To Expand On Web
The old media vs. new media arguments are usually based on the idea of print vs. the Internet. CBS Radio is also looking to update itself, however, by embracing and expanding its online branches. Impressive growth, big arrangements – it’s all part of what sounds like a fairly realistic plan. CBS Radio “will invest in [...]
The Writers Strike And The Future Of The Net
The Writers Guild of America strike has been an interesting debacle to watch, complete with a host of issues the public might not have thought of before. The inevitable convergence of the Internet and TV is one of them; the continued homogenization of American culture is another. Fortunately, the revolution is being blogged about. What [...]
Google Wants To Be An American Idol
Talks between Google and Simon Fuller – TV and music impressario – to develop a global online video presence, according to reports and rumors. Fuller was part of the creative team that developed American Idol and the UK version Pop Idol and has been in talks with Google for over a year. IPTV is seen [...]
Specific Media Ad Network Raises $100 Million
It’s not clear exactly how much money Specific Media got in a recent round of funding. What is clear, though, is that the online advertising company intends to go on an acquisition spree. In its current state, Specific Media isn’t exactly tiny; comScore puts it in third place behind Advertising.com and ValueClick, and its advertising [...]
Strike Outs or Home Runs?
In honor of the current World Series, we looked at the search capabilities of the most popular sports web sites. Nearly all these sites featured stories about the latest games, so there’s sufficient content to discover. After two games, we would expect to see consistently strong search results. After all, the Series is definitely newsworthy [...]
Google News Now Featuring YouTube Videos
Two months ago, we reported that some people had seen video clips appear on Google News. Not us, mind you – a sort of regional test may have been taking place – but some people. Now we’ve seen one for ourselves, and the clip came straight from YouTube. Greg Jarboe seems to have been the [...]
Microsoft, Viacom Posture On Content Sharing
The newly announced User Generated Content Principles, backed by several media companies, exhorts websites to filter content while paying lip service to fair use.CBS, Disney, Fox, NBC, and Viacom are among those boosting User Generated Content Principles, a set of guidelines for sharing content online without violating anyone’s copyrights. Sharing through a service like YouTube [...]
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