Category Archives: media

Taking newspapers beyond tonight’s fishwrap

Posted on March 4, 2007 by Rakesh Agrawal

The newspaper business works much like an old-style manufacturing business where stories go from reporters to assigning editors to copy editors to layout editors with the final destination being the next day’s newspaper. A lot of thought and knowledge goes … Continue reading →

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MovieBeam’s (sort of) video on demand

Posted on December 18, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

Imagine a Tivo that could only record one channel, would only record shows that the networks thought you might be interested in, charged you every time you wanted to watch something and then would delete it whenever it wanted. Doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Comcast tests early release movies on demand

Posted on December 18, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

Comcast is testing the release of movies on settop boxes at the same time they are released on DVD, according to The New York Times. The tests are being conducted in Pittsburgh and Denver. The big winners in such a … Continue reading →

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Happy Cyber Monday

Posted on November 27, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

If you believe the incessant media hype, today is the biggest online shopping day of the year. Not true. Cyber Monday is a fiction created by a flack for the retail industry perpetuated by much of the mainstream media. But … Continue reading →

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CNN tries to rewrite its history

Posted on November 14, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

Bill Maher outed Republican National Committee chairman Ken Mehlman on Larry King Live last week. But you won’t find that in CNN’s transcript. In its place, you’ll find “(A PORTION OF THIS TRANSCRIPT HAS BEEN REMOVED).” The outing was also … Continue reading →

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Verizon and Comcast take different paths on user created video

Posted on November 8, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

Verizon and Comcast have announced divergent approaches to user-created video. Verizon is working on a deal with YouTube to present videos on Verizon Vcast phones and the TV service that is slowly rolling out. The Wall Street Journal broke the … Continue reading →

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Election night’s big winner: the Internet

Posted on November 8, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

Election night is a perfect example of one of the best aspects of the Internet: instantaneous delivery of information to widely fragmented audiences. No waiting for the next day to get results from the newspaper. I didn’t even have to … Continue reading →

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YouTube pulls Comedy Central clips

Posted on October 30, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

YouTube has begun to remove Comedy Central clips from shows like The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. It’s unfortunate. Colbert’s show has been one of the leaders in embracing the Internet and engaging with viewers online. The Internet audience, … Continue reading →

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Spoonfeeding the reporters

Posted on October 28, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

It seems that more and more news stories these days are just the results of what publicists, leakers and political operatives spoonfeed to reporters, with very little investigation. Take the latest salvo in the ugly campaign for Virginia Senate between … Continue reading →

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Pick your own World Series

Posted on October 25, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

I was driving home tonight and heard a promo on XM for tonight’s World Series broadcasts. Listeners have their choice of four programs: The Detroit feed The St. Louis feed The network feed The Spanish language feed It’s another indicator … Continue reading →

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