Last night, the Webby Awards celebrated their 15 years in existence. However, they also celebrated a lot more than that -- they celebrated the best of the web, the best of social media and the best of what the...

At one point, Blockbuster used to be the go to place for renting videos. Although their collection was fairly limited, it was the only big player in town. The transition from VHS to DVD was easy. Same content on a different physical medium. Recently, despite desperate...

Advertising has come a long way. Something that was once a true luxury is now affordable, thanks to Google, Yahoo!, Bing and many others.

Small businesses can make an account at either of the fore mentioned sites and start creating highly targeted ads. And, it works.

A new addition to...

According to some statistics, travel contributes to much as 10% of the global GDP. Given the current global GDP is in excess of 50 trillion dollars annually, that is a staggering number.

However, travel companies - airlines,...

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TV networks make money in a few different ways. Some of these revenue streams are large, while most of them are incremental. For traditional TV networks, the 2 primary sources of revenue are: 1) advertising...

The cost of content creation and acquisition has gone down significantly over the past 3 years. While most of this cost reduction has been fueled by great technology and new creative mediums, good talent still has high value. This includes everyone who works...

Over the past 5 years, media has changed at a pace is that is both thrilling and frightening. A few years ago, touch screens were a fantasy. Apple was still a computer company. Google was just a search company. Hulu was just a word that people made...

Last week, Roku announced the release of its new set-top boxes. Starting at just $59.95 and along with a few new partnerships, Roku has effectively made itself a very serious contender in the set-top box market.

Pricing:

Roku made a big splash into the connected devices market with its standalone box and Netflix partnership. While the box has evolved over time to add different partners and features, the device still delivers a core promise -- online media...

Apple TV has been around for a few years. Apple considers it a hobby. Passionate users consider it their media portal. Despite it's price, it doesn't do much. You load up your iTunes library, and Apple TV will stream that content to a connected TV...

After much anticipation and rumors, Hulu officially announced Hulu Plus. Priced at $9.99 per month, it offers 3 distinctive benefits:

• Ability to watch content beyond the computer screen -- mobile devices and TVs.
• Access to a wider library of content...

Ask anyone in the media production industry and they'll say that there are 3 crucial business factors -- good, cheap and fast. In order to create media, you can pick 2 and inverse the other one. So, a video can be a good and cheap, but it won't be delivered...

Last night, millions of viewers said goodbye to Lost, ABC Studios' top-rated and highly anticipated show. A show that ran for 6 seasons. A show that often times confused viewers. And, a show that actively participated in what will be defined as one of the most disruptive and innovative times...

Mobile technology has come a long way in the past few months. With the release of the iPad to the latest Android phones, devices are more powerful today than they've ever been in the past.

However, most of this has been platform innovation. Large companies have gone out and...

This week, various publications have published articles detailing why the TV business isn't going to be like the music and newspaper business. For the most part, these articles go in-depth of how the business works and what the future of this multi-billion dollar industry is.

In summary:
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On April 11th 2010, a large group of web video producers were invited to attend the second annual Streamy Awards in Los Angeles.

An event that received positive coverage last year has been the target of skepticism and criticism this year....

Online video has changed drastically over the past few years. Just a decade ago, companies were using postage-sized videos on the web. There was no YouTube or Hulu.

Today, that has changed. Video is accessible and available on mobile devices and computers.

However, challenges remain.

Global access:
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Disclosure: I have no financial interest in Apple, its products or its services.

For technology journalists and analysts, the past few weeks have been busy with extensive coverage of the Apple iPad. Just over a week ago, the first reviews of the device hit the web. Today, over 300,000...

Creating and distributing high quality content is not easy. It takes financial resources, creative talent and time. The same applies to digital content. The only difference is that digital content can be instantly published and is available on demand.

Traditional media companies are hesitant of investing a lot of...

With the soon-to-be-available Apple iPad, media companies are looking to build solutions for an entirely new platform. Many industry analysts have claimed that with digital media, it's essential to develop a 3-screen solution. However, new devices introduce new platforms. Today, companies need to have...