Fancast campaign offers new program “grid”
I love this take on the old programming grid. You know, the kind you used to look up in your newspaper each morning to see what was on that night? (Flashback: me, in my parents’ room, looking for the E...
View ArticleMichael Eisner is a funny man
On the train home to Boston from an exciting and successful event sponsored by Veoh Networks. I’ll have more to say tomorrow about the great content we debuted there, but for now let me say how much...
View ArticlePanel of online TV heavyweights tells it like it is
Last night I had a chance to be the peanut butter and jelly in an impressive online video sandwich. I was spread between Michael Eisner on the one side and a panel of online TV heavyweights on the...
View ArticleYouTube joins the online TV game late
As widely reported yesterday, Google is now going to add full-length TV shows to YouTube. It’s about time. Finally, we can all watch what we really want: MacGyver. See the pilot episode below....
View ArticleBlockbuster $99 set top box finally available
After a brief announcement a few weeks ago that was light on details, Blockbuster today announced it would sell what is calls the MediaPoint, a $99 video-on-demand set top box. As you can see from the...
View ArticleDVRs threaten the 10pm primetime hour
Note: Sorry that posts have been so sparse the past two months. In the few posts I’ve offered during this time you’ll see I keep saying I’ve just gotten over a sickness and will be back to work on the...
View ArticleApple TV vs. Roku vs. SlingBox
NOTE: This post is nearly four years old but continues to get traffic, enjoy the read, though I shut down comments years ago because of spam, sorry. In the meantime, please check out my book, Digital...
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