Comcast/NBCU Merger: It’s gonna be a tough ride!

FROM AP via Forbes
Feds pledge tough review of Comcast-NBC deal
Associated Press, 03.11.10, 12:58 PM EST
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are pledging a rigorous review of the proposed combination of Comcast Corp. and NBC Universal.
Christine Varney, head of the Justice Department’s antitrust division, and Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said their agencies will examine [...]

ABC Back On Cablevision As Talks Go On

from TVNewsCheck
By Karen Matthews
Associated Press, Mar 8 2010, 6:00 AM ET
NEW YORK (AP) — Cablevision and ABC were negotiating a deal Monday that tentatively ended a dispute over fees and restored millions of viewers’ access to the Academy Awards telecast in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut shortly after the broadcast began.
The two sides, who [...]

Augmenting Reality Before Breakfast

Great article courtesy of my friend Richard Carey about our Augmented Reality Breakfast on Jan 21st (photos courtesy of Tim Dwight Photography)
The panel discussion on Augmented Reality I moderated for Sobel Media’s executive breakfast series was eye-opening — and not just because the early hour allowed for watching the sun rise down Central Park South [...]

HarperCollins Is in Talks With Apple Over Tablet Device?

I was in the Apple Store this morning and heard this rumor…but wasn’t confirmed…now it appears the WSJ is confirming it.
Technology Alertfrom The Wall Street Journal
HarperCollins is negotiating with Apple to make electronic books available for the introduction of a new tablet device from Apple, according to people familiar with the situation, posing a challenge [...]

AM Radio: New York is listening!

Interesting story from Taylor On Radio Info
New York’s two big all-newsers are 1-2 in the 2009 revenue rankings.
The big music stations like AC “Lite” WLTW (106.7) that have occasionally led the parade dropped back in rank in the latest Miller Kaplan numbers reported by Crain’s New York Business. WLTW repeats in fourth place, while CHR [...]

Harry Jessell: TV’s Biggest Chance And You Blew It, Jay

Another of our regular contributors is Harry Jessell, founder and Editor of  TVNewsCheck. Prior to launching TVNewsCheck in January 2006, Harry worked for more than 25 years as a reporter and editor for Broadcasting & Cable (formerly Broadcasting), the leading business magazine for the TV and radio industries.
TV’s Biggest Chance And You Blew It, JayBy [...]

Limor Schafman: Augmented Reality at CES

Seems like you can’t escape Augmented Reality…especially if you are in Las Vegas at the CES. I just got off the phone with our buddy, a SobelMedia regular and our correspondent at CES the one and only Limor Schafman.  Just yesterday she met with the folks at the Intel booth and they were talking about…of [...]

iPhone app for breaking tech news

Our friends at NY Convergence have just released a app for the iPhone that keeps you updated on breaking tech news in the NY/NJ/CT Tri-State Region at: http://appshopper.com/news/ny-convergence. This free app offers similar functionality to the Web edition of NY Convergence, the only online news site exclusively covering digital media and tech industry developments across [...]

Marketing & eCommerce Agency Definition 6 Acquires Leach Communications

More exciting news from Definition6
Atlanta-based marketing & eCommerce focused agency Definition 6 has acquired NY-based PR agency Leach Communications, the company announced today. The move is aimed at positioning Definition 6 as a full service agency.
Alfred Leach, founder and president of Leach Communications, will lead Definition 6’s National Public Relations & Communications practice. Leach itself [...]

Photos from “The Four Screens…”

Thanks to my friend Tim Dwight we now have a bunch of photos from the event last week!
Tim…you are the best!
CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE PHOTOS

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