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Lots of blogging about the lackluster track record of media mergers in the wake of the official announcement of the Comcast/NBC Universal deal. My POV differs from that of Michael Wolff’s assessment on Newser, although I’ve ordered The Curse Of The Mogul cited in his blog. This is a merger that will work, and will redefine [...]
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A couple of years ago I spent some time digitizing some of my production work. Most of it is on a mix of source formats, 1/4 inch analog tape, DAT, CD, and even a few reference copies on cassette. For anyone who has undertaken format conversion, I feel your pain. While ultimately rewarding, it’s a time [...]
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Over the weekend I was thinking about what the core requirements are to force a change in a consumer’s behavior. For instance, how could Microsoft get someone to not just try Bing, but become a regular user, when Google is more than good enough for most users and searches. Or, could Fox Business materially disrupt [...]
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Last Friday, CKX-TV in Brandon, Manitoba (population 51,000) signed off after the 6PM newscast. Dark, for good. CTVGlobemedia, who owned the station, stated that a deal to sell it to Bluepoint Investments for $1 Cdn. had collapsed when Bluepoint walked away from the deal. CKX-TV had been on the air since 1955, and was the [...]
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As the number 4 online destination with 85 million monthly visitors, YouTube is the go to source for answering the “What do you want to watch?” question. The other night I was searching around and was curious to see if any of the TV shows I’d produced had somehow, ended up on the site. Now, [...]
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I posted about this album back in August, when the 40th anniversary of the front cover shot was taken. Back before music was thought of as a product, before the cover, liner notes, disc and even the recordings were considered parts, this iconic album was created. Today marks the 40th anniversary of its release. So [...]
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MediaNet officially announced their new API Platform yesterday. You can see the release here. The team has been working on this platform for a number of months, and it’s great to see it in the market. In addition to Intertech, Mog, iLike there are some large portals not mentioned in the release, who are launching products [...]
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Last week, Sprint announced a landmark outsourcing deal for mobile carriers, turning over its network operations to Ericsson. The headline number is $5 billion value to the deal and 6,000 Sprint employees wlll become Ericsson employees. Clearly this is a major win for Sprint, which can now focus its resources on customer acquisition, service enhancements, [...]
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