http://netvouz.com/sondradotcom/folder/2309002843864506035/New+Media+Weekly+Digest?feed=rss sondradotcom's bookmarks in folder New Media Weekly Digest on Netvouz http://www.nielsenmedia.com/nc/portal/site/Public/menuitem.55dc65b4a7d5adff3f65936147a062a0/?vgnextoid=cb34338e8998c010VgnVCM100000ac0a260aRCRD Nielsen recently released a report indicating that 6% of U.S. adults have downloaded a podcast in the last 30 days. Of those listeners, 38% say they are listening to radio less often as a result. New Media Weekly Digest sondradotcom Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:05:04 GMT http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060711/ap/d8iq1l8g0.html The first week of July was the least-watched week in recorded history for the four biggest broadcast networks. New Media Weekly Digest sondradotcom Tue, 25 Jul 2006 20:42:25 GMT http://thinksecret.com/news/0607itunesmovies.html <b>What?</b> Apple appears ready to mainstream a subscription model for video content.<BR> <B>So What?</b> This may help to legitmaize the "subscription" models we've been kicking around internally, especially as they apply to feeding money to the local stations.<br> <b>Now What?</b> Let's wait and see how well it works for Apple (assuming they actually implement it). Perhaps PBS could get in early and capitalize on the hype? New Media Weekly Digest sondradotcom Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:00:33 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/07_july/19/future.shtml As part of the BBC reorg, they centralize Future Media & Technology and put FM&T controllers with all three main content areas: Journalism, BBC Vision and Audio, and Music. New Media Weekly Digest sondradotcom Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:59:20 GMT http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5145236.stm BBC will offer a service called MyBBCRadio as part of BBC's iPlayer. The free service will offer seven days of BBC TV on demand, as well as existing services such as podcasts and the BBC Radio Player. New Media Weekly Digest sondradotcom Tue, 25 Jul 2006 20:49:20 GMT http://movies.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1182477.php/CinemaNow_launches_first_secure_DVD_download_and_burn_service_ CinemaNow already offers download to own movies at between $14.99 and $19.99 per title, and download to rent at between $2 and $4.99 per title. Those both limit the user to viewing the program on their computer. The Burn to DVD feature is priced at around $19.99 and is currently only being offered for older titles. New Media Weekly Digest sondradotcom Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:21:33 GMT http://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=4384 An interesting use of mobile technology for public service. Perhaps it can serve as an inspriation for local stations who want to offer text message notification services to help local public institutions (Police, Fire, etc.) to reach citizens. New Media Weekly Digest sondradotcom Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:38:38 GMT https://kangotang.wordpress.com/2006/07/21/net-neutrality-for-dummies/ A great, easy to understand (if a bit reductive) summary of the issues around Net Neutrality. This issue will certainly heat up in the months ahead. New Media Weekly Digest sondradotcom Tue, 25 Jul 2006 21:11:27 GMT http://members.amie.st/splash.php Amie St. allows aspiring musicians to upload their songs for download and allows all users to recommend songs on the site to each other. As a song becomes more popular, the cost to download the song automatically increases. Artists take 70% of the royalties, Amie St. keeps the rest. Interesting "public media" model that allows users to be their own curators and therefore bypasses our "Public Media" system. New Media Weekly Digest sondradotcom Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:45:19 GMT http://www.podcastingnews.com/archives/2006/07/podcast_peer_aw.html An Academy Awards-like organization, called the Podcast Peer Awards, has formed and will take nominations up to August 31st. The emphasis will be on quality over popularity. New Media Weekly Digest sondradotcom Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:34:42 GMT