from Charlie’s Diary … July will see the publication of my next SF novel from Ace and Orbit, “Glasshouse”, a psychological thriller among the posthuman survivors of a vicious civil war within the human civilization that emerges from the setting of “Accelerando”, hundreds of years hence. … Looking forward to 2007 and beyond, I’ve got […]
Read more "more Stross goodness on its way"from USATODAY.com Fine-tuned ad technologies expected to advance in 2006 BOSTON MobiTV built its business by sending TV broadcasts to cellphones. People willing to stare at the small screen for extended periods can tune in channels such as ESPN and MSNBC. But MobiTV recently began doing more than just relaying the signals. Now the […]
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Read more "a novel marketing book"Suddenly, Internet TV is hot. Networks like ABC offer hit shows through Apple Computer Inc.’s iTunes download service, while established tech companies like America Online and Yahoo Inc. have beefed up their offerings of video that can be viewed via Web pages or transferred to a pocket-sized gadget
Read more "..Edgy Internet TV helps writers reach mainstream.."Microsoft announced today that it will be teaming up with the music channel to create a new online music service, which will be integrated into an upcoming version of the Windows Media Player
Read more "..Microsoft, MTV team up on music service.."from Foreign Policy Romancing the Globe … Accounts of the global impact of Latin American soap operas, or telenovelas, are now legion. In post-communist Russia, the Mexican hit Los Ricos Tambien Lloran (The Rich Also Cry) became the countrys top-rated show; roughly 70 percent of the Russian population, more than 100 million people, tuned in […]
Read more "the rise of the “telenovelas”.."from theage.com.au Nigeria becomes a B-movie factory Chike Bryan, the hapless director of “The Last Sacrifice,” had named his movie well. Plagued by technical glitches, filming had dragged into its third week – an eternity by Nigerian standards. The unpaid cast and crew were holding the executive producer for ransom in his stuffy hotel room. […]
Read more "profile of Nigeria’s film industry"from Media Week Fox Adds Web Family Guy Run Fox will produce original episodes of it’s resurrected hit Family Guy exclusively for the Web sometime next year. Speaking at the UBS 33rd Annual Global Media Conference in New York, Ross Levinsohn, the president of Fox Interactive Media said that the original Family Guy episodes will […]
Read more "..Fox Adds Web Family Guy Run.."from Yahoo! News Time Warner, Microsoft near ad deal NEW YORK (Reuters) – Time Warner Inc is closing in on a deal with Microsoft Corp. to team up on an online advertising service to compete with Google Inc, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the talks. The paper said the […]
Read more "Yahoo!’n’Microsoft vs Google?"from http://www.engadget.com iTunes now offering NBC, SciFi, and USA television for download Well, now we know why NBC is thinking of suing TiVo over their announced PSP and iPod support as expected they want you to pay for the content. So those rumors were true, Apple is now offering NBC programming in addition to […]
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The Committee to Nuke Elysium 