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Weekly Rewind: Let Me Stand Next to Your Fire (HD)

September 7, 2012
By Greg Franzese

Amazon didn't reveal one new Kindle Fire this week. No, the e-retailer unveiled four -- count 'em -- four new tablets in varying sizes and specs, even a 4G 8.9-inch version to take on the iPad.

Obama's acceptance speech at the DNC set a new "record political moment," according to Twitter, generating 52,757 tweets per minute.
 
The Democratic National Convention's on-demand footage wouldn't play on YouTube after the event closed the first night, showing a message that the content was "blocked in your country on copyright grounds." YouTube says the error was brief, and the live stream wasn't affected.
 
Like the intersection of politics and online video? Then you'll love our latest Video Index report, released this week. How do blue and red states watch online content? Find out.
 
After Amazon inked a multi-year licensing deal with cable channel Epix, investors sunk Netflix shares down as much as 10 percent.
 
Don't expect any Apple TV this holiday season. Analysts say negotiations with media companies and cable providers mean Cupertino won't be releasing a new TV product this year.
 
Taobao, China's largest e-retailer, has agreed to remove pirated movies from its store, after signing a memorandum with the Motion Picture Association of America.
 
What is the most social brand? Apple's iPhone, according to Bluefin's Social TV Brand-scape infographic. Sundrop Soda leads the way for most buzzworthy commercial and most social sponsor of the Billboard Music Awards. Check out the full list over at Lost Remote.
 
Wired ran a great series of articles looking at cord cutters. As much as you want to punish Comcast by getting rid of cable, it's the networks that take the hit.
 
What kind of ad skipper are you? The casual skimmer, mute master, pee-breaker, bull in the China shop, matrix, zero-tolerance or hopper? Personally, we're the engaged viewer who scans every QR code, Shazams every ad and interacts with every second-screen app.
 
 
It's tough being a small TV station, but investors are buying them up in hopes their airwaves will surge in value.
 
The user-generated content space is heating up. Revision3, a recent Discovery acquisition, signed the Fine Bros, a channel with more than 1.7 million subscribers, the latest snatching of YouTube's top talent.
 
An Israel-based startup offering an over-the-top streaming box at IBC. The company's name? Vidmind. (Awkward…)
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