This
could be the Christmas that music merges with the mobile phone.

“… the rollout of the new
phones sets the stage for an epic showdown between handset manufacturers and
Apple Computer…” (WSJ
Online, subscription may be required.) 

PaidContent.org
estimates the market size for mobile content is
“currently worth $17 billion but will grow to $47 billion by 2009 and $77
billion by 2011.”  

Verizon will be offering
video clips from both Revver
and YouTube
as part of its V Cast service in December. 

EPS Insights reports that Nature
Publishing Group “believes that its core strengths now lie in the online environment, and
has re-evaluated its recruitment
advertising model to reflect this: advertisers can now place single or
multiple job ads into the naturejobs.com database free of charge…added value
options that increase visibility and impact are sold to customers taking a
basic free listing.”

(UPDATE 12/2 – Richard Charkin (CEO Macmillan) talks about Nature classifieds).

According to HollywoodReporter.com,
“NBC is mulling broadcasting Friday night rehearsal sessions of "Saturday
Night Live" on the Internet.” Very
creative!