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...back to the kitchen. Go in there and make me some bacon and eggs, would you?" CEDRIC MAXWELL, Boston Celtics radio commentator, while criticizing a female referee during a game; he later apologized...
Anyone who watches news or comedy or viral videos or listens to XM radio on a Treo, mobile phone or PC knows that MobiTV has been making waves. Just after its co-founders conceived the start-up's objective seven years ago--to solve the problem of large-scale, global data transmission on mobile devices--a eucalyptus branch fell outside Phillip Alvelda's Oakland Hills home, where the three sat brainstorming. The tree smashed his hot tub. Alvelda, a physicist, can probably explain the energy wave given off. But he could not necessarily say what triggered him and Paul Scanlan...
Here, a few of Mikami's staff monitor about 200 audio and video channels for glitches in service for MobiTV's carriers. Can't hear XM Radio or NPR? Call Mikami. Frozen CNN video? Call Mikami--provided the rare instance that someone on his staff of 45 (up from 6 in April 2005) can't handle it. NOC-ers flag problems by closely analyzing snippets of audio and video contents. "The NOC folks act as the first tier and open up the trouble tickets and provide the meat of the information that allows our technical staff to handle the problem...
Satellite radio, the “savior” of the radio industry, is in for its biggest change yet.XM and Sirius, the nation’s only two providers, are set to merge for a whopping $4.8 billion. As the press, the politicians, and the interest groups debate the legality and wisdom of the merger, a larger question goes unasked: is satellite radio really the future of the radio industry?In its history, XM radio has never made a profit. Sirius has been beset with similar financial woes. Other than a fewconfused luxury car owners, consumers have basically ignored...
...screen, turn up the volume, and dance: Isaac Brock and the boys deliver a fisherman’s tale. Unapologetically dancier than older Modest Mouse tracks, “Dashboard” is a simple song that some may find a bit too tailored for radio. But really, this video isn’t about trying to say something new; it’s about fun, friends, and fish. Telling the tragic tale of a retired tidal traveler, the video shows a few old salts recalling their glory days on the ocean over pints of grog. But one yarn seems...