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Over the past 20 years, there’s been much speculation about what the convergence of computers and TV would ultimately look like. Paul Graham says that we now know the answer: computers.
“Convergence” is turning out to essentially be “replacement.” Why did TV lose? Graham identifies four forces: 1. The Internet’s open platform fosters [...]

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Leading media buyer GroupM’s Marc Goldstein praised NBC’s gamble to put a Jay Leno-fronted show weeknights at 10 p.m. Critics, he said, say NBC is making the move due to declining ratings and network economic models in flux.
But Goldstein called it a “stunningly innovative step” and added it “remains an original and [...]

There have been a a lot of questions about how to get information regarding the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration $40 digital-to-analog converter box credit coupon. View details at the NTIA website. Digital-to-analog box converter program
Starting January 1, 2008, all U.S. households will be eligible to request up to two coupons, [...]

The Hollywood union strike between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers is turning into an all-out war. Last week, the WGA made more threatening demands, but the Alliance refused to budge, choosing instead to reply with rhetoric aimed at turning rank-and-file writers against the union’s “power-hungry” leaders. [...]

If you haven’t noticed it yet, the TV industry is in a bit of trouble.Between the writers’ strike, Arbitron’s delay of the TV “piracy” — it’s tough to see a happy future for the traditional television business.
Like any giant industry in its death throes, the TV folks aren’t taking the end of their business model [...]

The landscape of online video becomes more interesting by the day. While YouTube find itself bogged down in a quagmire of takedown requests and DMCA notices, Blinkx has decided to roll out a new search tool specifically aimed at directing users to television content that they can view and/or download.
Fans of Babylon 5, Buffy the [...]

Kudos to AOL for the free TV site, chock full of classic TV episodes that can be streamed (no commercials) or downloaded for a limited time, free. This is one of the real fun sites to visit and a very pleasant diversion. A must to bookmark.
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