Archive for October 27th, 2006
Click on most of the links to Comedy Central clips on YouTube and you’ll get the message, “This video has been removed due to terms of use violation” or “This video has been removed due to copyright infringement.” NewsCloud reports that YouTube says it’s been asked by a “third party” (which would be Comedy Central, since it’s the copyright holder) under terms of the DMCA to remove clips of the Colbert Report and the Daily Show. Both shows haven’t had an issue with YouTube, well, at least before the Google acquisition. In fact, the Colbert Report has used YouTube in its green screen challenge. And Stephen Colbert has mentioned the site so many times on the air, he recently joked that he was owed $700 million in licensing fees. YouTube has been thriving with Comedy Central content — probably the most widespread TV brand on the site — so this will be the most noticeable content removal to date. And it’s interesting to point out that Comedy Central — a Viacom unit — appears not to be going along with CBS’ strategy of forming a strategic partnership with YouTube.
We’ll wait for reaction from the Comedy Central faithful who are regular YouTubers (after all, browsing video on ComedyCentral.com is not the easiest of experiences.) And of course, this move will be seen by many as the first shoe to drop in YouTube’s new Google existence. (Via Fimoculous)
October 27th, 2006
Mark Cuban is financing a web startup called ShareSleuth.com that aims to expose the wrongdoings of corporations through investigative reporting. Earlier this week, the site published a story on Tampa-based UTEK and the company’s stock plummeted 36 percent. Then there’s this little nugget — a disclosure at the end of the story, written by publisher Christopher Carey: “Mark Cuban, the majority member of Sharesleuth.com LLC… has sold short 75,000 shares of UTEK’s stock at an average price of around $20 a share.” UTEK closed at $12.15 on Thursday. As the site explains, “In certain instances, the majority partner of Sharesleuth.com is going to make personal investments based on information we uncover. Those investments will be fully disclosed, so that readers can evaluate any potential conflicts of interest.” Potential?
October 27th, 2006
A couple days ago, I mentioned that Studio 60s were stacking up unwatched on my DVR. Well, TV critic Tim Goodman has a name for it: TiNo’d. Other shows I’m TiNo’ing: Frontline (I need to watch, but never have time) and Countdown (Sorry, but I watch the 30-minute Daily Show instead). What shows have you TiNo’d?
October 27th, 2006
Mark Glaser interviews ABC chief investigative correspondent Brian Ross about breaking the Mark Foley story online and the ripple effect in the newsroom. “It was a big moment that was driving editorially the news division,” Ross said. “It changes and improves the standards of people who are going to be hired by ABC News into this unit. If there ever was a time where TV people didn’t have to write, just had to know what good pictures were or how to get to a fire — that doesn’t work for us anymore. Everyone has to be able to sit down and write a story in an understandable, logical way.”
October 27th, 2006
