Attorneys general of more than 20 states have written to Anheuser-Busch, asking the brewer to provide tighter access controls to make sure underaged viewers aren’t accessing its new beer-themed video site, Bud.TV. The site asks for your name, zip code and birthday to verify that you are 21 or over. The attorneys generals are asking […]

The New York Post is reporting that satellite radio operators Sirius and XM are expected to announce a merger today. The two sides were locked in negotiations over the weekend trying to hammer out a final agreement with an eye toward going public with the merger today in Washington, D.C., where XM is based, this […]

If Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs wasn’t a lightning rod for controversy after blaming Apple’s DRM on the music industry, he will be now. At an appearance at an education conference Friday, Jobs blasted teachers’ unions, saying that no amount of technology in the classroom would improve public schools until principals could fire bad teachers. […]

Forum Communications has added podcasting capabilities to its Consortium line of enterprise voice conferencing systems. Users have one-touch access and can download conferences as podcasts, letting users to conferences at their leisure. Both Consortium II and Consortium VIP now let users capture calls as podcasts for automatic download via their choice of software such as […]

The website for MusicStation, a new ‘all-you-can-eat‚Äô mobile music service that some are calling a mobile iTunes-killer, has a strangely familiar look and feel. Is MusicStation imitating Apple’s style in an effort to imitate Apple’s success in thew world of digital music? Check out these similarities, and judge for yourself…..

Omnifone, a UK-based mobile music company, has announced a collaboration with Musiwave, a leading provider of mobile music entertainment services, to distribute an ‚Äòall-you-can-eat‚Äô mobile music service, MusicStation, that works on all major music handsets. The service is the latest challenger into the mobile music market, which has gained new interest with the introduction of […]

The Sonny Rollins Podcast, a new monthly video series, focuses on tenor saxophone legend Sonny Rollins and his music. The series tells Sonny’s story through interviews with band members, friends, fans, family, and Sonny himself, and utilizes performances current and classic as well as backstage footage. “These podcasts are essentially an ongoing documentary film that […]

Wi-Fi TV plans to release 1,000 WiFi TV Personal Video Channels Monday as part of the next generation of the site. Wi-Fi TV members will be able to upload video content, profile pages and also will have a personal Wi-Fi TV page when they log-on. Wi-FiTVA- Wi-Fi Targeted Video Advertising will debut at the same […]

A majority of Americans (55%) said bloggers are important to the future of American journalism and 74% said citizen journalism will play a vital role, according to a new We Media – Zogby Interactive poll. Highlights: 72% said they were dissatisfied with the quality of American journalism today. 61% said they believed traditional journalism is […]

Fred Amoroso, CEO of DRM firm Macrovision, has responded to Apple CEO Steve Jobs’s call to dump DRM. In his letter, Amoroso asks Jobs to let Macrovision take over responsibility for Apple’s FairPlay DRM system. Last week, Jobs posted a surprising statement on the company‚Äôs site challenging the music industry to abandon DRM (copy protection) […]