Archive for December 19th, 2007
I don’t watch a ton of TV, but a couple times in the last week I found myself surfing Comcast VOD for something… anything… to watch. It seems all the best shows are out of fresh episodes. 30 Rock is done. The Office and The Daily Show are in repeats. Heroes is over. My DVR is empty. Empty! I suspect many of you are in the same boat.
So kind Lost Remote readers, what’s out there that’s worth watching right now? It can be a TV show, movie, podcast, webisode, DVD, video game, anything. As you post comments, I’ll compile a helpful list…
December 19th, 2007
Pappas Telecasting said its open to selling “a portion” of its 27 stations in 24 markets. “After more than 40 years in the broadcast industry,” said Harry J. Pappas, chairman of the company, “the time has come to simplify my life and spend more time with my family.”
December 19th, 2007
In a $500 million mega-deal, Viacom has agreed to a broad partnership with Microsoft that spans advertising and content. Currently, Google’s Doubleclick powers ads on Viacom sites. But as Viacom is suing Google over YouTube, the move to Microsoft is not entirely a surprise — especially after Microsoft’s purchase of aQuantive. On the content side, Viacom units MTV, Comedy Central, BET and Paramount Pictures will license video to MSN and Xbox. And the two agreed to continue to work together on game development.
Meanwhile, Google says that the Viacom-Microsoft deal proves the point that there’s plenty of competition in the online ad market. As you may remember, Microsoft claims that Google’s purchase of Doubleclick creates an advertising monopoly. (The deal still doesn’t have a green light from the FTC.) But Microsoft said that even with the Viacom deal, Google+Doubleclick controls more than 80 percent of online advertising.
December 19th, 2007
