Interviews with Digital Media Thought Leaders

Getting Paid for Music

Podcast Audio | Posted by Phil Leigh on August 25, 2008

 
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Sales of recorded music in the United States are nowabout 30% lower than when Shawn Fanning introduced Napster in 1999. Sales in the physical form (e.g. CDs) are down by nearly half. There is little doubt that the Internet has been a “game changer” for the record label business. 

In this audio program we explore a couple of ways that the Internet can add revenues. One is already generating more money for the industry and promoting new artists. The second appears to be an idea whose time has come. Read more…

Will the iPhone SDK Live Up to Expectations?

Podcast Audio | Posted by Phil Leigh on March 30, 2008

 
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Steve LangSummary: If you are curious to know whether the new Software Developers Kit for the Apple iPhone is a genuinely significant industry development, this interview is for you.
 
Subject: Our guest today is Steve Lang who operates the MadMaxMedia.com blog. Steve believes that the new SDK is a truly important and will live up to the general media hype. He feels that in the future there will be a multitude of 3rd party applications that will make the iPhone a portable “teleputer” upon which voice conversations shall be merely one of a great many applications.   Read more…

Analysis of New Products from Mac World

Podcast Audio | Posted by Phil Leigh on January 24, 2008

 
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Jefferson GrahamSummary: If you would like a professional opinion on the products from the recent Mac World conference, this interview is for you.
 
Our guest today is Jefferson Graham who is a Technology Reporter with USA Today. He and Ed Baig are the Co-Hosts of the Talking Tech podcasts. After stints at The Hollywood Reporter and Entertainment Tonight, Graham joined USA Today in 1984 covering entertainment. He switched to tech in 2000. Graham is also the author, or co-author, of nine books, including Aaron Spelling: a Prime-Time Life. 

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A Second Opinion on the Google Phone

Podcast Audio | Posted by Phil Leigh on November 13, 2007

 
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Summary: If you would like to hear a second expert opinion about the implications of the Google Wireless Phone Open Platform, this interview is for you.

Our guest today is Chetan Sharma who is the Founder of Sharma Consulting. His firm specializes in strategy and intellectual property consulting in the wireless industry. Last week we heard from Alan Reiter who is the founder of the Wireless Internet and Mobile Computing consulting firm, and this interview provides a second opinion.  Read more…

The Google Phone

Podcast Audio | Posted by Phil Leigh on November 7, 2007

 
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If you would like to hear an expert opinion about the implications of the Google Wireless Phone Open Platform, this interview is for you.

Our guest today is Alan Reiter who is the founder of the Wireless Internet and Mobile Computing consulting firm.

 Length: This audio interview is about 20 minutes long.

Will iPod Touch Stimulate Demand for Ubiquitous WiFi? (Part 2 of 2)

Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on September 13, 2007

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Could the new WiFi enabled iPod Touch induce a trend toward abundant WiFi connectivity? If you would like to learn about the market opportunity for municipal wireless networks from a company that builds and operates them, this interview is for you. (Part 2 of 2).

Our guest today is Lou Pelosi who is the Vice President of Marketing at MetroFi.   Read more…

Amazon.com Movie Download Service (Part 2 of 2)

Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on July 31, 2007

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If you would like to learn about the movie download service available at Amzon.com, this interview is for you.  (Part 2 of 2)

Our guest today is Roy Price who is the Director of Digital Video at Amazon.com. While nearly everyone knows that Amazon.com is one of the biggest sellers of physical DVDs, last year they also launched a service enabling you to buy, or rent, popular recently-released motions pictures as digital downloads. You can even get them via your television from the comfort to your favorite TV-viewing sofa or chair with selected models of TiVo. Read more…

Amazon.com Movie Download Service (Part 1 of 2)

Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on July 28, 2007

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If you would like to learn about the movie download service available at Amzon.com, this interview is for you.
 
Our guest today is Roy Price who is the Director of Digital Video at Amazon.com. While nearly everyone knows that Amazon.com is one of the biggest sellers of physical DVDs, last year they also launched a service enabling you to buy, or rent, popular recently-released motions pictures as digital downloads. You can even get them via your television from the comfort to your favorite TV-viewing sofa or chair with selected models of TiVo.

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