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Silicon Valley Insider
Today's Quote 08.06.08
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 7, 2008 - 7:08amLast updated: August 7, 2008 - 7:10am
"We'll spend most of the Olympics cursing NBC for forcing us to watch the Olympics according to their schedule and style, not ours."
-- Silicon Alley Insider's Henry Blodget
NBC Blows Olympics Coverage
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 5, 2008 - 7:25pmLast updated: August 5, 2008 - 7:25pm
NBC, through its unprecedented Internet coverage, will be broadcasting the Olympics on a larger scale than ever before. Even so, Silicon Alley Insider's Henry Blodget says, the company is still producing the content "for themselves and their legacy TV business, not you." How so?
Obama's Video Guru: How We Owned The YouTube Primary
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 18, 2008 - 7:27amLast updated: July 18, 2008 - 7:27am
At the polls, the Democratic primary was a squeaker. Online, however, it wasn't close: Barack Obama dominated the discourse and steamrolled Hillary Clinton in every relevant metric, including the number of people watching Obama-related video online.
NBC To Take Over More Local Stations' Web Sites
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 16, 2008 - 7:55amNBC is going to bring the Web operations of eight owned stations currently managed under contract by Internet Broadcasting back into NBC, where they will be managed by a group headed by Brian Buchwald, NBC SVP of Local Integrated Media.
