Vid-Biz: AT&T, DVD Stats, Akamai
AT&T Dissing Dish Networks; telco won’t resell the satellite service as of Dec. 31. (The Wall Street Journal)
DVDs Dominate, But Young’uns Turning to New Ways; study from Knowledge Networks shows Generation Y (ages 13 – 29) streams and downloads, but isn’t buying, video content. (release)
Mixed Bag of Decisions in Akamai/Limelight Court Case; Judge won’t give permanent injunction against Limelight and does not grant Akamai a summary judgment, but Limelight also won’t get a new trial or revised judgment. (paidContent)
Producers Outline Cost of Potential Actors’ Strike; AMPTP says work stoppage would cost California $266 a second (the writers’ strike was estimated to cost CA $2.1 billion). (TVWeek)
Networks Try New Tactics to Avoid Ad Skipping; micro-series and behind-the-scene glimpses are among the ways they’re trying to keep you tuned in during breaks. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Internet Broadcasting to Expand Services; company will offer its content and sales management tools beyond just TV station web sites to all web publishers. (MediaWeek)
Stream Live Opera; catch a performance of the five hour “Die Meistersinger von Nuernberg” from Germany’s Bayreuth opera fest online (but it’ll cost you $77). (Variety)
Popular
- Tumblr Marriage Proposal: Behind the Scenes of Justin and Marissa's Engagement
- BitTorrent After The Pirate Bay: Do You Still Need Trackers?
- Ten Sites for Free and Legal Torrents
- Nielsen: Facebook Now the No. 3 Video Site
- The Megawoosh Waterslide Viral: How It Was Really Done
- 5 Ways to Test If Your ISP Throttles P2P
Recent
Network
- Get Ready for Flash Player 10.1 to Stream P2P Video to Millions, Swap Files BitTorrent-style [NewTeeVee]
- Green Computing Needs a Data Center Whisperer [GigaOM]
- Pogoplug Updates: Gets File Sync, Extra USB Ports [WebWorkerDaily]
- First Look at Google Chrome OS — Extensions, Options and More [jkOnTheRun]
- 4 Substantial Risks That Google Takes With Chrome OS [OStatic]
- Source Expects Tesla IPO Filing “Any Day,” Tesla Calls it Rumor [Earth2Tech]
© 2009 The GigaOM Network. Marketing consulting by ACS.


