Mediatwits #36: Facebook IPO Fever; Dive into Media; $30 Million to Columbia/Stanford
Welcome to the 36th episode of "The Mediatwits," the weekly audio podcast from MediaShift. The co-hosts are MediaShift's Mark Glaser and Dorian Benkoil, who is filling in for Rafat Ali. It's been a crazy week in media + tech, with Google p...
HBO Comes to the iPad, a Couple Days Early
All the "Sopranos" and most other great HBO shows you can eat--as long as you're already paying for the TV service. Works on iPhones and some Android models, too.
The Bull Case for Demand Media–And Why Wall Street May Not Buy It
Demand Media says reactions to Google's algorithm changes have been overblown, and at least one Wall Street analyst believes it. But what if Google's not done making changes?
Gripe About the Cable Guys if You Want, but They’re Having a Very Nice Quarter
If you're reading this, there's a good chance you think the TV business is begging for disruption. But for now, at least, it's doing just fine: Advertisers are spending more on the tube, and so are you.
See? Apple Is Totally Tracking You. Ask South Park. (Video)
Sure, you could take Steve Jobs at his word. Or you could listen to Kyle and company.
NBC Digital Exec JB Perrette Leaves
Comcast is still shuffling executives in the wake of its NBCUniversal merger. The latest is Jean-Briac (JB) Perrette, who at one point headed up digital distribution for NBC and was bumped up to a larger distribution role in 2009. Perrette was also one of NBC's reps on Hulu's board of directors, back before it gave...
Eric Schmidt Plays Oprah With Tina Fey (Video)
Now that Eric Schmidt isn't running Google anymore, he has time for this kind of stuff: An hour-long interview with Tina Fey, conducted last week at the Googleplex.
Movies You’ve Heard Of Coming To YouTube. Will You Rent Them?
YouTube is finally ready to move its movie rental service from a long-running test into a real, bona fide movie store. The problem for both Hollywood and YouTube: Consumers seem to like the Netflix subscription service more than one-off rentals.
Netflix: We’ll Do a Couple More "House Of Cards"-Style Originals
The video rental service, which made a splash when it bought an HBO-style series that will run next year, says it wants to do more.
