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like father like son

Every now and then I marvel at how different our children’s lives will be compared to ours.
The above photo is of me doing my MBA homework while my youngest son, Seth, plays games on PBSkids.org. When I was his age my father was getting his Masters and I was watching Sesame Street on PBS. […]

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Blogs, Ad Networks and the future of the Associated Press

I first mentioned a rumor reported on TechCrunch about Federated Media receiving $50 Million in funding. TechCrunch reports that the rumor is indeed true. It will be fascinating to see what they do with the money. While they aren’t saying just yet, I’m certain that they do have a plan. […]

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Why can software make it work but the media can’t?

Can competing business models co-exist? Some people have argued that open source will only flourish at the expense of traditional software models. 
From Seeking Alpha: I came across this article praising IBM for their Open Source initiatives which seem to be working for them. Microsoft Be Warned: IBM Boards the Open Source Software Express.  Then this article points […]

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The Real Problem with the Media Business

I saw the other day that Radiohead is now selling their album on iTunes, after ’selling’ it from their own site for what ever price the fan wanted to pay, even $0.00. I don’t know if we’ll ever know how much they will have made on this new album, but I have to believe […]

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TV will give up more ground to the Web in 2008

FORTUNE: Techland Online TV at the tipping point « Annotated

I think 2008 will be a big year for internet TV. The writers strike should help independent internet only video cross the chasm. Since the networks won’t be able to do their big ‘up front’ pre-buy, the ad dollars will be moving online. […]

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Ad supported video more profitable than paid downloads

Yesterdays post was getting so long I decided to break it up.
Greg Loftis, over at Forrester sent me several reports that James McQuivey has done around media and advertising. (If your company uses Forrester’s services you can read the full reports. If not you’ll be taken to the excerpts.)

Online Video Syndicator Hulu.com Overperforms At Beta […]

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I told you so: DVD advertising

I recently blogged about my extreme frustration with NBC:

Their decision to pull their shows off iTunes
They make you use an online player that doesn’t work
And have horrible commercials you can’t skip.

Then in a post about NBC running ads during an episode of Heros along the bottom of the screen, I posted a more recent […]

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If You Can’t Beat ‘em, Piss ‘em off

I recently wrote about NBC’s crappy online viewing experience since pulling their content off of iTunes. Apparently they aren’t just out to ruin the online experience but the live television viewing experience as well.
Adrant reports on in show banners that ran in the bottom 1/4 of the screen during parts of last nights episode […]

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I Hate NBC!

Between work, family and my MBA program I have one guilty pleasure. The Office .  The TV show The Office is by far my favorite TV show ever.
I don’t watch much TV. I know everyone says that but seriously I don’t watch any TV. I don’t have time. I don’t care about sports. I get […]

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