this WEEK in MEDIA 07: Internet Video

The crew talks online content, compression, photography, and as a special treat some insight into the world of MySpace from our local afficionado Emery Wells.

*Subjects...*

*MTV launches a service that looked exactly like what we asked for! -
Will we give up the iPod?*
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060515/ap_on_hi_te/mtv_online_music;_ylt=Atp2310Ea.MlzvpURbvZLBMjtBAF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--

*related:*
MTV Overdrive doesn't do Macs:
In order to offer a broad selection of full-length music videos
on-demand and free of charge, MTV Overdrive uses Windows Digital Rights
Management (DRM) to protect videos from unauthorized re-distribution.
http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/

*High-definition video could choke Internet*
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8HJNIG00.htm?campaign_id=apn_tech_down&chan=tc
<http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8HJNIG00.htm?campaign_id=apn_tech_down&chan=tc>

*Tivo and Blockbuster team up...to get rid of the DVDs*
http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/15/tivo-and-blockbuster-partnership-goes-live/

*related:*
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060515/ap_en_bu/porn_downloads;_ylt=Ar6LO7Ws8ygUlM.EmRGfkG8jtBAF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--

*Other news*

*Sony and Panasonic creates new format*
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060511-6815.html