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Amazon is playing hardball with book publishers. The Seattle online bookseller says it will give authors a 70% cut of the sale of e-books sold for its Kindle readers, essentially offering writers a way to bypass traditional book publishers.

Michael Roston think the New York Times is onto something with the new model they introduced yesterday, but believes that articles written to protect the public interest musn't charge if it to achieve it's goal. "Presumably, the New York Times still produces reported news that looks out to protect the public interest. If that news is being produced, it should be available to the public, regardless of whether or not they pay for it. It's difficult to educate members of the public about really important things they need to be aware of when you're hitting them up for a $3 day pass or something"

Consumer groups urge action on the cable industry's TV Everywhere, which the groups claim will limit online television development and access to protect traditional cable business models.

Update on the Comcast-NBC merger. The deal faces criticism that it could lead to higher cable TV rates, harm competition, and stifle online innovation. Comcast says it won't.

The RIAA argues ISP's should perform copyright enforcement, and claim Net Neutrality blocks such efforts.

Gaming industry executives gather for an online round panel exploring several industry developments that are leading to increasing growth in the video game sector. Increased broadband access, open platforms, new platforms and other structural developments are cited.

The Apple iPad doesn't support Adobe Flash, which means that many online advertisements won't reach people using the Apple iPad. Seems like the iPad will really change the advertising game, and not sure how it will unfold. I also wonder if Apple will incorporate adobe flash in the next version.

This is from the Radio Television Digital News Association, an "online destination for electronic journalists." This article provides guidelines for electronic journalists who blog or incorporate social media.

US Supreme Court decides that corporate ownership/finance of online political content should be no different than if it was written by a person -- leading to changes in rules for corporate/union finance of political campaigns.

Youtube is entering the business of online movie rentals with a few catches.

"IAC-owned local guide network Citysearch is expanding its local listings ad service CityGrid through a partnership with search marketer OrangeSoda. Citysearch is also providing an investment in Utah-based OrangeSoda, the amount of which is undisclosed. The move is part of a more aggressive effort by Citysearch to attract more ad dollars from local businesses. While Citysearch has been around for 15 years and has often catered to local online advertisers across a dozen city-centric sites, many other outlets are similarly stepping up their outreach to small marketers too. With CityGrid, Citysearch isn't trying to beat those other directory and local blog sites; it believes it can get those competitors to join them."

On demand March Madness coverage is one of the legitimate cultural viewing events that has grown on the digital platform and for workplace viewing.

Net-Neutrality sets precedent for online video traffic.

Nuts and bolts of funding for internet video