Hear This: On Digital Media, Episode #17

In this episode, John Federico, Ken Gellman and Steve Hatch discuss:

• Verizon wins approval to deliver FIOS service in New Jersey. John is awaiting installation like a child on Christmas morning...


• John got his hands on a La Fonera router from Fon. Steve is jealous.


• The Netherlands recently switched to an entirely digital distribution system for television.


• Ways to have social media or consumer generated content put cash in your pocket.


• Shelly Palmer interviews Steven Starr, CEO and Founder of Revver.com on his new podcast, Media 3.0


• Break.com; MetaCafe "Producer Rewards"


• Big Media are in discussions to create an online video destination site to compete with GooTube...but still, no one knows how to measure this stuff yet...including the IAB.


• "The Page View is dead."


• The DVD Forum approves download-to-burn standards using CSS...which is already easily cracked.


• VC Funding reaches "dot com levels" while M&A will continue to be strong in '007.


• Nintendo retracts of 1 million Wii's by end of this year, announces replacement program for wrist straps on Wii-motes; Sony reaffirms plans to ship 6 million PS3's by March of '007.


• ShopWiki, others, soliciting user-generated video product reviews. John may produce a few just for laughs...

Our closing music is Democracy from Alexander Blu.

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