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Read the full post 5 comments July 22nd, 2006

MSNBC.com celebrates ten years on the web

I’m still recovering from last night’s MSNBC.com 10th anniversary bash in downtown Seattle. I was lucky enough to get an invite after MSNBC.com graciously asked me to speak at a session earlier in the day on the state of the media industry. Some prominent alums were in attendance at the party, from founder Merrill Brown and former editor-in-chief Dean Wright to former MSN GM Scott Moore. It was great to meet many MSNBC folks in person after trading emails for so long. Congrats, MSNBC.com!

20 comments July 22nd, 2006

NBC signs popular YouTube show

Remember that pilot of Nobody’s Watching that was created for WB, rejected and then posted on YouTube? It’s been viewed hundreds of thousands of times, and now NBC is has signed the show. Says co-writer Bill Lawrence (who created Scrubs), “If network TV doesn’t embrace the internet as both a place to launch and test shows but also as a place where shows can live, they’re going to fall further and further behind.” Amen to that. Click below to watch the first part of the pilot… (Via Buzzmachine)

5 comments July 22nd, 2006

‘MySpace the Movie’ getting lots of looks

Speaking of YouTube success that’s getting Hollywood’s attention, the young guy who created an 11-minute parody of MySpace and posted it on YouTube has “spawned a high-profile feeding frenzy,” reports the NY Times. A quote from the story:

Mr. Lehre, who is 21 and lived at his parents’ home in Washington, Mich., when he created the video, shot it there with friends. He scored the music himself so he wouldn’t have to deal with copyright issues, designed the graphics and Googled any technical questions he had. This development and distribution process makes even independent films, with their retinue of maxed-out credit cards and frenzied film festivals, look positively mainstream in comparison.

Whaddya mean you don’t have to be a Hollywood producer with a mountain of cash to create something popular? Impossible!

4 comments July 22nd, 2006

Lost Remote’s RSS feed updated

I’ve updated Feedburner to point to the new RSS feed. If you still subscribe to our pre-Feedburner feed (if you signed up more than a couple years ago), please switch the URL to http://feeds.feedburner.com/LostRemote. Sorry for the inconvenience.

2 comments July 22nd, 2006

Microsoft’s answer to the iPod: Zune

Microsoft announced that it will introduce a new entertainment and music player later this year under the brand name “Zune”. Apple’s iPod currently claims 50% of the digital media player market and 70% of all digital media sales pass through iTunes. It will be interesting to see what Microsoft comes up with to put a dent in that market share! At CTAM earlier in the week, MTV chief Judy McGrath admitted to getting a sneak peak at Microsoft’s new music player. MTV and Microsoft recently launched Urge, a new online music store. The new device will supposedly have a web connection and WiFi access. She offered few other details, but did say, “We were impressed.”

3 comments July 22nd, 2006