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CBS Facing Tribal Council On The Next Survivor: Goodwill Island

Jonathan Weill with Bloomberg news noticed that CBS’ market cap is currently lower than their book value. When a stock is trading under it’s book value, vulture value investors tend to start getting interested, but in CBS’ case this may have all the makings of a value trap. The problem, most of the assets on [...]

DivX Looks Outside The Codec For The Future Of Web Video

DivX reported their 1st quarter earnings on Monday and while I’m still waiting to read the actual 10k before digging too far into the numbers, I did want to comment on what I see as a significant shift in strategy. Over the last 7 years, DivX has done an impressive job of building an eco-system [...]

MovieBeam Rises From The Dead – Again

Just when you thought it was safe to salvage your Moviebeam box for spare parts, there’s new hope on the horizon that Moviebeam may once again be coming to a television screen near you. Like a zombie from a bad horror flick, Moviebeam continues to rise from the dead feasting on the rotted brains of [...]

TiVo Kills In 3D