Friday, November 18, 2005

Free Classic TV moves to the Web

Ad supported free television moves to the Web. Can broadcast television survive this migration from the airwaves to the Internet.


Internet Service to Put Classic Television on Home Computers

Friday, November 11, 2005

Video News is the Future

Microsoft and Associated Press to Join in News Video Distribution

AP to start offering video clips online in an effort to hang on to their advertisers.

Emmy's for iPods

And the Emmy for Best Actor on iPods Goes to...

Should award shows like the Emmys, usually saved for standard television content, include content for the small screen? Or should there be a separate award system for this content?

Wednesday, November 09, 2005

General Interest or Restricted Content

Cell phone carriers Verizon and Cingular are going to be rating the video content distributed on their phones.

Carriers Adopt Content Rating for Cell Phones

Tuesday, November 08, 2005

Competition for the Video iPod

NBC and CBS make deals with sattelite and cable companies to compete with ABC and their deal with Apple and the video iPod.


NBC and CBS to Sell Reruns for 99 Cents Each

Controlling the Internet and Big Business

Interesting article on the companies and their dealings with dictatorial countries who control the Internet.

Critics Press Companies on Internet Rights Issues

Monday, November 07, 2005

Yahoo and TiVo Team Up

This partnership between will allow users to control their TiVo box through Yahoo online TV listings and also view Yahoo weather and traffic content on their television.

They are also exploring options of showing Yahoo video content through the TiVo box. Yahoo and TiVo are further blurring the lines between television and online media.

Yahoo Plans to Connect Services with TiVo

Friday, November 04, 2005

Content for Large and Small Screens

Video content now has to be created in different ways for the large and small screens. Consumers are getting excited about these two extremes in video devices.

The Extra-Large, Ultra Small Medium

Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Product Placement

The new form of advertising is blatant product placement on today's most popular television shows.

On Television, Brands Go From Props to Stars

(NYTimes)