USA Network Is Experiencing Incredible Website Growth in 2008
USA Network's website is experiencing some incredible growth in 2008. Both USANetwork.com and CharacterArcade.com are showing high quarterly growth.
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Hulu sells out ad inventory
The good news for Hulu, the video portal jointly created by NBC Universal and News Corp., is that it sold out of advertising inventory. The bad news for Hulu viewers is that more ads are on the way. Jeff Zucker, president of NBC Universal, made the statements during a gathering of the International Advertising Association …
The Moth Storytelling Competition Debuts New Podcast (2008)
The Moth podcast is a digital version of the popular storytelling competition that aims to bring great stories to a global audience.
China Now Has More Internet Users Than US
Wake it up America! The United States is no longer the nation with the largest number of Internet users. China overtook us last month in users for the 1st time ever... at least according to the state-run China Internet Network Information Center. BDA China Ltd., a Chinese research firm, says there are over 220M Internet users in China. The United States only has 217M.
‘American Idol’ Makes Money for an Entrepreneur
There is something about “American Idol” that extracts intense emotions from the audience: devotion for the contestants, perhaps, or passion for the songs. For Dave Della Terza, it elicits utter disgust. But it also turns a profit. Frustrated by what he called the manipulative nature of the televised singing competition, Mr. Della Terza started encouraging …
HD-DVD Rip
The format war between HD-DVD and Blu-ray came officially to a end this week when all six major Hollywood studios announced that they joined the Blu-ray Disc camp and Toshiba said that they would abandon the format in March 2008. Toshiba had been trying to put a positive spin on the loss of Warner Bros …
CBSNews.com Will Start Linking To CBS Affiliates Websites (2008)
Following the lead of CNN.com, CBSNews.com has begun linking to its CBS affiliates for local news stories.
Apple Pulls Out Of NAB (2008)
Apple is pulling out of NAB this year. What does this mean for the future of this broadcast conference?
American Podcasting Audience Soars Past 18 Million Users (2008)
If you thought podcasting was just a fad, then think again. The U.S. podcasting audience reached 18.5 million in 2007, according to eMarketer, and is projected to top 65 million by 2012 with 25 million listeners downloading one or more podcasts a week. Podcast Advertising Growth Ad spending on podcasts in the U.S. is also …
Apple Announces 16GB iPhone With 3G
Yesterday, Apple unveiled a new 16GB iPhone ($499) that will work on AT&T’s faster 3G network. When the iPhone was first announced in January 2007, Steve Jobs said 3G would need to become more widespread in the United States and much more energy efficient before it’s included in the iPhone. I guess that time has …
Apple TV Update Delayed
Last week Apple announced they needed another couple of weeks to finish updating the Apple TV software that will finally allow users to rent movies directly from the TV rather than having to download on the computer and sync or stream the video to the Apple TV device. This anticipated software upgrade will be available …
Croatian Smurfs Fail World Record Attempt (2008)
395 Croatian Smurfs gathered in an attempt to set a world record for "most Smurfs gathered together at one time." However, it was all in vain.
Star Trek Actor Wil Wheaton Endorses Barack Obama For US President
Wil Wheaton endorses Barack Obama for US President.
Quarterlife TV Show Gets An Official Premiere Date From NBC (2008)
Good news for fans of Quarterlife. Not only has NBC has acquired the popular Internet series, but they've set a premiere date and a time slot.
Apple TV Take 2: Movie Rentals, No Computer Required
Steve Jobs announced an update to the Apple TV at Macworld San Francisco this week as well as iTunes Movie Rentals, which were already rumored to be part of his Macworld keynote speech. Jobs admitted that Apple’s online video plan had been a disappointment and that users didn’t take to watching online video the way …
MacBook Air Announcement: Steve Jobs Announces New Laptop At MacWorld (2008)
Steve Jobs' official MacBook Air announcement took place at Macworld today. The new laptop is incredibly thin but powerful.
Apple Pivots Video Strategies To Help Boost Apple TV Adoption
Apple plans on overhauling their Apple TV strategy by making a couple major changes.
