Cablevision has sent its subscribers an email with an offer to by-pass Fox networks, this by another subscription cost to watch the World Series via MLB.com however, its not the actual broadcast feed but of specific cameras covering the event.  Of course, the other option is to put up an inexpensive antenna (remember those) to receive the broadcast for free.

Its the old adage I learned from baseball, its hard to fell bad for either party, millionaires fighting with billionaires, in this case they are all the later.

Digital Media Wire and others reported the the BBC would be spending almost 40Mil in local and on-line programming however, according to BBC director general Mark Thompson warned that the

What will make for an appliance that can bridge the gap between lean forward and lean back entertainment in the living room, a question that's been out there since the Roku, Vudu and of course Apple TV all started claiming they had figured out what the masses want in their homes.

What factor or factors has thus far limited wide spread adoption to the general public?  Is it the form factor of the device, the remote, the sets UI, connections, screen size, access to content, cost, or all of the above?

With the entry of the integrated Sony/Google TV perhaps some of these questions might get answered. 

Webcast shot yesterday about IBM's server product launch at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.

Note: streaming event produced by our team (Visual Media Services) at ibm.com inside sales division

This country is facing some of the most challenging issues of the day - with a polarization on domestic issues, personal attacks on our leaders that I can only characterize as mean spirited and hateful and subversive radio hosts that are fomenting hate, its no wonder this legislation passed, its the best they could do.

111th Congressional Agenda

The U.S. Congress and Senate have prioritized the need to establish that television stations and cable companies maintain a consistent volume level from the programs they interrupt.

The Senate unanimously passed the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act yesterday, which would direct regulators to set limits on the volume of TV ads, before members left Washington to campaign for the Nov. 2 election.