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David Letterman’s boring top 10 list on why you should buy an iPad 2
When a new Apple product launches, David Letterman doesn’t waste much time incorporating said product into his Top 10 list. Most recently, Letterman lists out the top 10 reasons why you should buy an iPad 2. Predictably, the list is horribly unfunny.
Continue reading...Katie Couric and Bryant Gumble don’t know what the Internet is in this 1994 Today Show episode
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
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Katie Couric and Bryant Gumbel expend a few brain cells trying to figure out what the Internet is in this funny January 1994 clip from the Today Show.
Continue reading...BooBoo kills Yogi Bear [Video]
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
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Not Apple related at all, but this video is at a sufficiently high WTF level as to warrant posting. BooBoo wacking his dear old dad Yogi for a $5,000 reward – say what?! This spoof of an alternate ending was the brainchild of 25-year old Rhode Island School of Design grad student Edmund Earle. Check […]
Continue reading...$0.99 NBC TV Episode rentals coming to iTunes?
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
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You haven’t been able to rent individual TV episodes from NBC off of iTunes for some time now, but 9to5Mac did some snooping around in iTunes and took the screenshot displayed below. Shown within is the iTunes page for season 5 of The Office, and lo and behold, there is a rental option (inside the […]
Continue reading...When it comes to watching TV, the key is to keep things simple
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
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No company has quite yet figured out how to take control of the living room. From the Apple TV to various initiatives from Microsoft, the battle for the living room is littered with lukewarm successes at best. Google TV is the latest big fish to toss their hat in the ring, though they’re already experiencing difficulties as […]
Continue reading...Comcast bringing DVR management and streaming content via its Xfinity TV app
Friday, November 19, 2010
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One of the cooler, more futuristic apps out there, in my humble opinion, is the DirecTV app which lets subscribers browse TV schedules and record shows to their DVR remotely. Okay, maybe futuristic is pushing it a bit, but when you watch as much TV as I do, having that type of functionality is a […]
Continue reading...Regulators looking to ensure Comcast/NBC Universal will play nice with Apple
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
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Not surprisingly, the mega merger between Comcast and NBC Universal has raised the eyebrows of federal regulators who are closely scrutinizing the deal to better gauge the implications it may have on the industry. While one shouldn’t expect a true antitrust investigation that would block the deal (since the 2 entities aren’t competitors), the Wall […]
Continue reading...Google TV content blocked by TV Studios
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Electronista reports: Google TV is being blocked by TV studios at least partly out of piracy fears, tips alleged on Thursday. Disney’s ABC as well as CBS have all confirmed that they prevent the TV OS from watching their free Flash video sites. The WSJ understood from leaks that at least Disney and NBC had […]
Continue reading...iPad and iPhone take the stage on last night’s episode of The Office
Friday, October 8, 2010
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Apple is no stranger to product placement, especially on The Office, and last night’s episode was no exception. In a somewhat unusual plot, Andy is taking part in a community production of Sweeney Todd and the whole gang comes to watch him perform. Below, Kelly asks Ryan what time it is, and well, check the […]
Continue reading...Time Warner’s Jeff Bewkes is the latest TV executive to dismiss $0.99 TV Episode rentals on iTunes
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Joining the chorus of TV executives who are less than enthusiastic about Apple’s $0.99 TV episode rental initiative, Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes didn’t mince words while speaking at the Royal Television Conference in London. “How can you justify renting your first-run TV shows individually for 99 cents an episode,” Bewkes said, “and thereby jeopardize […]
Continue reading...Viacom and CBS not feelin’ $0.99 TV episode rentals on iTunes
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Thus far, only 2 networks (ABC and FOX) have jumped on board Apple’s $0.99 rental model for individual TV episodes. Meanwhile, executives from both Warner Brothers and NBC Universal have explained that the low price point for individual episodes is not something they’re willing to get behind out of fear that it undermines the quality […]
Continue reading...NBC Universal Chief Executive Jeff Zucker gets the boot
Saturday, September 25, 2010
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After two decades with the NBC, Chief Executive Jeff Zucker will no longer be with the company once Comcast takes control. Zucker got a cancellation notice, so to speak, o after failing to turn around dwindling ratings and making questionable business decisions such as the Leno/Conan fiasco from earlier this year. Now how does this […]
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Thursday, March 17, 2011
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