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MediaBytes 01.31.08
* TNS MEDIA RESEARCH will analyze data from 100,000 DirecTV boxes.
* SHOWTIME to stream Emmy screeners online.
* THE NAB says the DTV education campaign has worked. Consumer Reports disagrees.
* THE OSCARS prepares back-up plan for awards show.
* AT&T and YAHOO reach ad rev sharing deal.

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MediaBytes 01.30.08
* VERIZON announces that FiOS TV has over 1 million subscribers.
* NIELSEN will use HeyNielsen.com to record Super Bowl ad feedback.
* SPECTRUM BIDDING has passed $6 billion.
* NBC acquires LX.TV for increased local media production.
* VISIBLE MEASURES acquires Vidmeter and Vidmetrix.
* LIBERTY MEDIA tries to remove Diller from IAC's board.
* PLUS: The Grammy's WGA deal and more.

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MediaBytes 01.29.08
* VERIZON announces that FiOS TV has over 1 million subscribers.
* NIELSEN will use HeyNielsen.com to record Super Bowl ad feedback.
* SPECTRUM BIDDING has passed $6 billion.
* NBC acquires LX.TV for increased local media production.
* VISIBLE MEASURES acquires Vidmeter and Vidmetrix.
* LIBERTY MEDIA tries to remove Diller from IAC's board.
* PLUS: The Grammy's WGA deal and more.

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MediaBytes 01.28.08
* MEDIAVEST to shift some TV advertising to movie theaters.
* JEFF ZUCKER isn't a fan of mobile TV.
* NBC bumps up Quarterlife premiere.
* QTRAX to launch free P2P music service with major label support.
* BRIGHT HOUSE launches large Start Over service.
* PLUS: The L Word, Lance Armstrong and more.

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MediaBytes 01.25.08
* YOUTUBE overhauls its mobile site, adding millions of videos.
* THE NTIA says converter boxes will be available February 18.
* THE WGA signs interim deals with Lionsgate and Marvel.
* NIELSEN launches VOD ratings service. Comcast signs up.
* LIBERTY MEDIA sues IAC over breakup conditions. IAC sues back.
* PLUS....Vudu, Microsoft and more.

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MediaBytes 01.24.08
* FCC launches auction of coveted analog spectrum today.
* NBC clarifies pilot season stance.
* MINDSHARE research shows impacts of strike on TV viewers.
* CBS unveils ad-supported on demand music via Last.fm.
* NETFLIX beats earnings and reaches 7.5 million subscribers.
* MYSPACE to add BBC video content.

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MediaBytes 01.23.08
* FOX, CW and NBC announce truncated pilot seasons.
* GOOGLE and PUBLICIS to share technology and talent.
* WGA starts informal talks with AMPTP today.
* MPAA retracts study findings on the impact of file-sharing.
* CBS plans press conference with Last.fm founders.
* IFC launches online content studio with Red Bull as sponsor.
* BBC3 to simulcast TV signal online.

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MediaBytes 01.22.08
* THE FCC begins spectrum auction this Thursday. Will post bids online.
* COMCAST begins marketing TiVo software for DVRs.
* NBC chooses YuMe to serve ads for NBC Direct.
* HD DVD disc sales falling off.
* VERIZON sues COX for VOIP patent infringement.

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MediaBytes 01.21.08
* HBO to offer subscribers full online access to content.
* WGA to meet with studio heads this week.
* JEFF ZUCKER talks about getting rid of pilot season, the upfront, and more.
* YAHOO on the verge of major layoffs.
* GETTY IMAGES is putting itself up for sale.

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MediaBytes 01.18.08
* THE DGA strikes a deal with the AMPTP.
* TIME WARNER CABLE to raise prices for heavy downloaders.
* COMSCORE releases November online video stats.
* YAHOO joins OpenID alliance.
* DOUG LIMAN launches digital production company with WGA deal.

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MediaBytes 01.17.08
* NBC pushes NBC in gas stations, gyms -- everywhere!
* DISNEY shelves Stage 9 online productions.
* TURNER SPORTS to announce management of NBA digital properties.
* AD REV for streaming jumps 38% in 2007.
* HASBRO and MATTEL try to shut down Scrabulus.

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MediaBytes 01.16.08
* APPLE makes major VOD play.
* OPRAH and DISCOVERY to launch OWN.
* PBS creates virtual world for children.
* STRIKING WRITERS to start online StrikeTV.
* COMCAST has digital PEG conversion stopped by judge.

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MediaBytes 01.15.08
* APPLE unveils iTunes HD rentals directly from Apple TVs. And more!
* FCC reveals bidders for spectrum auction.
* MICROSOFT brings video ads to shopping carts.
* WGA reaches deal with Media Rights Capital.
* TOSHIBA slashes prices on HD DVD players.

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MediaBytes 01.14.08
* NETFLIX drops streaming restrictions. Offers 6,000 titles.
* APPLE iPhone was the top mobile device on Google during Christmas.
* IMAGINE COMMUNICATIONS tech to squeeze more into same * bandwidth.
* DGA enter negotiations with AMPTP.
* HAVAS acquires BLM Quantum.


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MediaBytes 01.11.08
* APPLE to announce iTunes movie rentals next week.
* HARVEY WEINSTEIN signs interim deal with WGA.
* SONY BMG offers entire catalog on Amazon DRM-free.
* ECHOSTAR takes Best of CES award for converter box with DVR.
* CBS sells four TV stations.
* THE FCC approves deal to take Clear Channel private.


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MediaBytes 01.10.08
* WARNER BROS. to layoff up to 1000 employees due to strike.
* UNIVERSAL reverses exclusive HD DVD support.
* CBS reaches tentative agreement with news writers.
* APPLE to lower British iTunes prices to comply with regulations.
* FYRE releases impressive IPTV box....for adults only.


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MediaBytes 01.09.08
* FRONTLINE misses auction deadline. Now "Closed for business."
* KEVIN MARTIN says transition deadline will not be delayed.
* DATA PORTABILITY PROJECT gains Facebook, Google and Plaxo.
* GOLDEN GLOBES advertisers withdrawing. NBC to lose over $10 million.
* MICROSOFT puts in $1.2 billion bid for Fast Search and Transfer.
* VIACOM signs new online syndication deals.
* SPRINT confirms April WiMax launch.


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MediaBytes 01.08.08
* COMCAST to expand on-demand video to 6000 titles.
* CISCO announces "entertainment operating system."
* ECHOSTAR unveils fully-subsidized converter box.
* PANASONIC shows off world's largest HDTV.
* PARAMOUNT may abandon HD DVD.
* SONY BMG reveals details of DRM-free music plan.
* BITTORRENT signs up Netgear and D-link as Device Partners.


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MediaBytes 01.07.08
* BILL GATES opens CES with keynote. MS makes online video announcements.
* COMCAST and other cable providers to standardize platforms during 2008.
* WARNER BROS goes Blu-ray only.
* LG announces new system for mobile TV.
* SONYBMG offers music DRM-free.
* PLUS: More announcements from CES.


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MediaBytes 01.04.08
* CHINA drafts new rules restricting online video.
* JAY LENO faces complaints from WGA over written monologues.
* MOTOROLA to introduce new mobile TV device at CES.
* SAMSUNG adds Vongo downloads to the P2.
* CD and DVD sales drop in 2007.


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MediaBytes 01.03.08
* THE NTIA begins accepting orders for converter box coupons.
* THE FCC will allow some broadcasters to stop analog signal early.
* LATE NIGHT talk-shows return tonight. Only Letterman brings his writers.
* NFL TRI-CAST scores big. Brings in 34 million total viewers.
* E.W. SCRIPPS shuts down 126-year-old Cincinnati Post.


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MediaBytes 01.02.08
* THE NTIA begins accepting orders for converter box coupons.
* THE FCC will allow some broadcasters to stop analog signal early.
* LATE NIGHT talk-shows return tonight. Only Letterman brings his writers.
* NFL TRI-CAST scores big. Brings in 34 million total viewers.
* E.W. SCRIPPS shuts down 126-year-old Cincinnati Post.

   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

 

 
   

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