Shelly Palmer Videos

* T-Mobile tries to mend lost data situation. * AMP Energy's iPhone app causes branding problem for Pepsi. * Michael Jackson's "This Is It" stirs songwriting controversy. * Comcast, GE close to a deal on NBCU. Read more at http://www.ShellyPalmer.com

* Microsoft dealing with another mobile snafu. * Lufthansa readying comprehensive in-flight wireless service. * FCC investigating Google Voice rejecting calls. * Couples Retreat tops the box office. Read more at http://www.ShellyPalmer.com

* Richter to join Tonight Show. * Senate hears Ticketmaster, Live Nation case. * GMail crashes, GTalk phished. * Microsoft investing in R&D. * Liz Smith fired from NY Post. Read more at http://www.ShellyPalmer.com

* Richter to join Tonight Show. * Senate hears Ticketmaster, Live Nation case. * GMail crashes, GTalk phished. * Microsoft investing in R&D. * Liz Smith fired from NY Post. Read more at http://www.ShellyPalmer.com

THE DGA strikes a deal with the AMPTP. TIME WARNER CABLE to raise prices for heavy downloaders. COMSCORE releases November online video stats. YAHOO joins OpenID alliance. DOUG LIMAN launches digital production company with WGA deal. Get the full story at http://www.Media30.com.

NETFLIX drops streaming restrictions. Offers 6,000 titles. APPLE iPhone was the top mobile device on Google during Christmas. IMAGINE COMMUNICATIONS tech to squeeze more into same bandwidth. DGA enter negotiations with AMPTP. HAVAS acquires BLM Quantum. Get the full story at Media30.com

CHINA has issued draconian new rules restricting the broadcast of online video to state-owned and state-controlled sites. The regulations go into effect on January 31st and major online video companies are waiting to see how tightly the government will crack down on independent video sites. A YouTube spokesman called the developments a cause for concern. JAY LENO is drawing complaints from the WGA about his scripted monologues for The Tonight Show. During Wednesday s show Leno said he was writing his own monologues. Leno claims Guild West president Patric Verrone gave his personal approval of self-written monologues, while Verrone says otherwise. The Guild now claims Leno is in violation of strike rules and risks being brought before the Strike Rules Compliance Committee. MOTOROLA will introduce a new dedicated mobile television device at CES. The DH01 will play live TV using the DVBH standard and allow users to pause live broadcasts for up to five minutes. The device will also offer on-demand video and the ability to play content stored on a DVR. The DH01 will officially launch sometime this month. SAMSUNG and STARZ are teaming up to allow users of the Samsung P2 media device to download content from the Vongo service for mobile viewing. Vongo offers access to 2,500 titles for $9.99 per month. The P2 will join seven other media players with support for Vongo, including players from Archos, Creative and Toshiba. ALBUM SALES dropped 15% during 2007, falling to 500 million albums after a 2006 total of 588 million. Meanwhile, album downloads jumped 53% to 50 million. DVD unit sales fell 4.5%, the first major decline in the history of the format. Get the full story at http://www.Media30.com.

STRIKE NEGOTIATIONS have broken down, signaling a turn for the worse in the ongoing labor dispute. The AMPTP claims the current problems stem from radical demands being made by the WGA, such as the right to join strikes on behalf of other industry guilds. The producers are insisting that the WGA remove certain demands before talks can resume. The WGA says it rejects that ultimatum, as the strike enters its sixth week. NBC will be giving cash refunds to advertisers this holiday season because they have no inventory left for make-goods. In fact, inventory is tight across all of the broadcast networks. The CW has been out of sale for weeks and CBS, ABC and Fox will be doing make-goods in the first quarter of next year. WALT DISNEY s Steamboat Ventures has invested $6 million in content delivery network EdgeCast. A Steamboat spokesman said that optimizing online delivery of digital content is a strategic imperative for Disney. Steamboat provided funding for Move Networks earlier this year. DIRECTV has seen positive results for YES Interactive, an application that offers on-screen stats and extra camera angles during Yankee games. Newly-released stats show that 42% of households with access to Yes Interactive used it consistently during the 2007 season. On average, interactive users watched games for 54% longer than standard viewers. The feature will return in 2008 with increased advertising support. THE NBA will begin using MICROSOFT s Silverlight platform to deliver video content for NBA.com, WNBA.com and NBADevelopmentLeague.com. NBA VP of Interactive Steve Grimes said Silverlight will integrate with existing Flash applications and offer higher quality video playback. The NBA will begin using Silverlight video after the holiday season. IMEEM has struck a deal to give users free streaming access to UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP music and videos. In exchange, Universal will take a cut of advertising revenue on the social networking site. Imeem now has deals in place with all four major record labels. * Get the fully story at Media30.com *

* YAHOO licenses SONY BMG music for UGC. * DGA reaches tentative agreement with major networks. * APPLE may have to unlock the iPhone in Germany. * ABC STUDIOS in agreement to pay writers for webisodes of Lost. * NEWSPAPERS suffer more ad declines. Get the Story at Media30.com.

* NBC U to offer free, ad-supported downloads. * ABC adds shows to AOL. * APPLE brings iPhone to Germany. * STARZ MEDIA distributing via Unbox and Xbox Live. * DIRECTV VOD is coming soon. Read more at www.media30.com

* FCC passes dual must carry. * TV AD SALES drop 2.4% in the first half of '07. * NICKELODEON's "iCarly" is an online/offline success. * NEWS CORP. plans to stick with iTunes. * VIACOM rolls iFilm into Spike.com. * YAHOO signs deal with BEBO. Read more at www.media30.com

* ABC switches course, looks for online partners. * NAB fights unlicensed, "white space" devices. * DIRECTV uses TANDBERG's workflow system for VOD. * CBS adds affiliates to its Audience Network. * MYSPACE distributes videos for MY DAMN CHANNEL. * WPP buys SCHEMATIC. Read more at www.media30.com

* NBCU sells TV shows on AMAZON Unbox. * YAHOO acquires BLUE LITHIUM ad network. * APPLE hosting "special event" at 1 PM Eastern time. * HBO purchases film made in the Second Life "virtual world." * VIDEOEGG gets $15 million in funding. Read more at www.media30.com

* NBCU tells Apple it won't renew iTunes contract. * DAILYMOTION draws $34 million in funding. * JOOST lets developers make widgets. * MTV plans multi-platform push for video award show. * NBC to begin streaming Conan O'Brien. Read more at www.media30.com