The Wall Street Journal is calling it "a watershed." As TV ad revenues continue to slide, YouTube.com takes off, and the Web is nudging out TV in teen time spent on entertainment, Disney's move could speed up changes in TV consumption even more, the Journal says. "On April 30, ABC will unveil a revamped Web site that will include a 'theater' where people with broadband connections can watch free … [Read more...] about Free ABC TV on the Web
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Net-music update
Music file-sharing hasn't been on US media radar screens much in recent months, but it certainly was across The Pond this week. File-sharers face what the BBC called a "legal onslaught," as the IFPI, the international umbrella for recording industry associations like the US's RIAA, announced it was suing nearly 2,000 P2P service users in 10 countries. Reuters added that the IFPI released data … [Read more...] about Net-music update
Webcams flying off shelves
That's good and bad. Webcams are being used for some creative films that are being uploaded by teens to video-hosting sites like YouTube.com. On the upside, for example, a creatively edited 75-second video called "Breakup," by 17-year-old "Bowiechick" (her YouTube screenname), received more than 210,000 pageviews as of yesterday, CNET reported. It's not clear, CNET says, how much "Breakup" … [Read more...] about Webcams flying off shelves
‘Paid for homemade’
That's one reason why young "auteurs" (homemade media producers) are flocking to sites like YouTube.com and iFilm.com – to get paid, yes. But more common reasons for all the "viral videos" up there on the Web are for winning contests, e.g., getting picked to produce a band's music video or – for most auteurs – just being able to upload their videos for all their friends to see. "The number of … [Read more...] about ‘Paid for homemade’
Auteurs at your house?
Probably. They're everywhere. Content is no longer king, conventional media people everywhere are finding out. "The customer is king," the BBC staidly put it, referring to uploaders, auteurs, or basically everybody on the Web. Bolt.com used the word "auteur" in its relaunch press release. It sort of means "author," but takes it further to suggesting a creator's control over all aspects of, say, a … [Read more...] about Auteurs at your house?