According to initial reviews of the Xbox Live Video Marketplace, Apple won’t have to worry about Microsoft’s iTunes Store-killer for the near future. The Microsoft movie download service is apparently struggling under the weight of all that high-definition content. Some people are reporting extraordinarily long download times, and others report being charged for videos they […]

iPods are bad for America, according to controversial television personaity Bill O’Reilly, host of The O’Reilly Factor TV and radio shows. In a recent “Radio Factor”, O’Reilly took issue with both the iPod and Sony PS3. “I don’t own an iPod. I would never wear an iPod,” said O’Reilly. “If this is your primary focus […]

According to researchers at the Pew Internet Project (PDF), the audience for podcasts has increased by over 70% in six months. 12% of Internet users say they have downloaded a podcast so they can listen to it or view it at a later time. This compares to 7% of Internet users who reported podcast downloading […]

Microsoft has announced that the XBox Live Video Marketplace is now open. “Xbox Live Marketplace will now provide gamers with easy access to hundreds of full-length TV shows for download to own and movies for download to rent from CBS, MTV Networks, Paramount Pictures, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and […]

One month after launching the CBS Brand Channel on YouTube, CBS‚Äôs daily feed of news, sports and entertainment clips have become some of the most widely viewed content on the site. CBS has uploaded more than 300 clips that have a total of 29.2 million views on YouTube, averaging 857,000 views per day, since the […]

Nielsen Media Research recently announced that it has begun gathering information on usage of Apple‚Äôs iPod, and has found that most iPod owners spend far more time using them to listen to music or audio podcasts than they do using them to watch TV or movies. This report, which is of qualified significance because its […]

Nielsen Media Research has announced that on December 11, 2006 it will launch a new service to measure mainstream Video On Demand VOD content using the same National People Meter sample it uses to provide television ratings to national programmers. Clients will receive household and demographic ratings for VOD content along with other detailed audience […]

AppleInsider reports that Apple Computer’s second-generation iPod shuffle is in extremely high demand this month, with sales tracking in excess of 5 million for the quarter. As a result, the entry-level player is selling out at some resellers faster than Apple can provide fresh stock. Apple vice president of worldwide sales, Phil Schiller, characterized early […]

KnowNow today announced a partnership with Automattic, the creators of the WordPress.com blogging service to provide a blog communication and authoring platform for enterprise customers. As part of the agreement, KnowNow will market, sell, and support Automattic‚Äôs blog authoring solution as KnowNow WordPress Enterprise Edition. WordPress is a free blogging tool that has become a […]

Despite frequent media reports about iPods that kill, an iPod may have saved the life of a Oregon man who got lost in the woods while hunting for mushrooms. Pini Nou, 25, was on his first outing and got separated from his mother, an experienced mushroom hunter. When Nou did not show up by nightfall, […]