Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Microsoft, Fox Team Up to Create Worst Episode of Family Guy Ever
The last time Microsoft was featured in an episode of “Family Guy,” it was the butt of Zune joke. Peter Griffin’s father-in-law asked Bill Gates to help him program his Zune and then taunted the Microsoft chairman, noting that he owns an iPod “like the rest of the world.” This time it’s going to be different. That’s because Microsoft is paying to make it so. The company has teamed up with Fox to sponsor a “Family Guy” special built around Windows 7.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Weekend Update 10.03.09–The Media-Mangle Edition
Books vanishing from e-readers…magazines on Hulu…DVDs from a kiosk…cats and dogs living together…mass hysteria!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Finally: Disney, Hulu Deal Announced
Took ’em long enough. After weeks of rumor and speculation, Walt Disney Co. has finally taken a stake in Hulu, the video-streaming site operated by NBC Universal, News Corporation and Providence Equity Partners. Financial terms and the structure of the deal weren’t disclosed, but sources say Disney’s stake in the venture will be 27 percent.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Weekend Update, 03.07.09
Will [insert company name here] find a viable revenue strategy any time soon? Everyone’s hustling, that’s for sure. It’s this week’s theme.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Coming Soon to YouTube: “Dude, Where’s My Business Model?”
Looks like the deal that brought “MacGyver” and other full-length CBS TV programs to YouTube is one of many such agreements the site is pursuing with Hollywood. At least one of the big studios is nearing a deal that will bring its content to YouTube, perhaps by the end of this year.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
And Finally, We’d Like to Thank the Academy, Whose Total Lack of Foresight Made All This Possible
Not only is iTunes the world’s largest music retailer, it’s apparently also the world’s most popular online TV store. This according to proprietor Apple, which said today that iTunes has sold some 200 million TV episodes.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Yahoo No. 1 in Display Ads? Surely You Can’t Be Serious.
Well this is interesting, given the big news of the day. According to new research from comScore, Yahoo is the Web’s No. 1 publisher of display ads. The company’s network of sites claimed 18.8% of display ad views in November. In contrast, Fox Interactive Media claimed 16.3%, Microsoft 6.7%, Facebook 1.5% and Google 1.0%.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Correction: You ‘Had’ a Good Relationship With Apple Until You Made That Crack About iTunes Pricing
Looks like NBC Universal is the lone protester in its hastily organized iTunes walkout. News Corp.–owner of the Fox movie and TV studios (as well as this site)–will continue to sell shows through Apple’s digital-media storefront.
In an interview with Reuters, News Corp. COO Peter Chernin said that, contrary to speculation from industry observers, News Corp. [...]
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- Has Bell Invented the “Telegraph Killer”?
While the technology behind the Telephone is new, the design is reassuringly old-fashioned, reminiscent of a phrenologist’s horn or ear-candle in form. We found the experience far more comfortable than the one we had with the Telegraph.
- Godzilla’s Food, Exercise, and Dream Diary
12:58 AM: Breakfast: Two schools of fish from Tokyo Bay. Calories: 782,000. How I was feeling when I ate this: confused, irradiated, hating my size.
11:37 AM: Exercise: “Taxi Stomp” (alternating legs, for 30 blocks). Calories burned: 148,900,183. - Scenes From An Alternate Universe Where The Beatles Accepted Lorne Michaels’ Generous Offer
1983. The Beatles announce their first tour in thirteen years, but likewise announce that Michael Jackson will be going on tour with them as a one gigantic mega-concert event.
- The Golden Age of Video
Best video mashup ever.
- I’m not dead yet
A Facebook Memorial
- Pulp Fiction Audio Mix
Wow.
- A world without the Internet
Worth it for the Rickrolling photo alone.
- Google Wave Cinema: Pulp Fiction
Excellent.
- Dead Fly Art
Flughumor!
- Happy Birthday Monty Python …
… you vacuous, toffee-nosed, malodorous perverts
