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Sorry about the lack of posts recently, we've been really busy (in a good way).

MobiTV closes UK office, cuts off 3 and Orange. I owe you all a post about why I've been dubious of cell phone video for aeons.

There's a serious lobster shortage. Lobster Rolls at Red's Eats this year are $21! Eeek.

Podshow and Sirius have not renewed their contract. No one is talking about why.

Is Google making a big database of voices?

Bridge has new projections out,

"Growth of the podcasting phenomenon is severely limited by the process, according to this sample of the general population. A simplified process for listening to podcasts would greatly enhance the technology's growth potential."

Hey that's a good idea...

I love the GeekDad Blog

The NAB and the Satellite Guys

This is an interesting article as a follow up to our recent internet radio post.

The NAB has consistently opposed every bit of new technology offering new media options to consumers, going back to satellite television in the 1980s (for which a federal appeals court called the group a "Luddite"). How does it get away with it? Simple. It has a lot of money to throw around. Not to mention influence. One NAB program, for example, lets members of Congress and their families record public service announcements in NAB studios free of charge. The commercials are then broadcast in the members districts on NAB stations, also free of charge. That's broadcast time politicians often have to pay thousands of dollars to reserve.

BTW. So that's what John Ashcroft has been doing since he left office.

Various bits of news

Odeo is for sale. See our "Audio on the Desktop is Doomed" post to understand why.

Sirius and XM are merging. They're merging because they're scared of Foneshow. We move them to the top of the competitors list in the slide deck, and less than a month later they're consolidating to fight us. :-)