The Insider: A Smokin’ DVR Diary
The Insider is not about give up her TV. Indeed, she feels about her remote control what the late Charlton Heston felt about his right to wield a rifle: You’ll have to pry it from her cold, dead hands. One…
Monthly Archives : October 2008
Adalian Column: Putting Together a Political Dream Team
David Gergen is my homeboy. I’ve never actually met Mr. Gergen, the former White House adviser who currently spends about 23 hours of every day talking politics on CNN. But I’ve been watching him wax wise since the Reagan administration….
NBA TV Gets Into the Game
Turner-Managed Net Ups Live Content
Column: Giving Up TV Is No Real Sacrifice
I got so used to watching TV via the Internet last week that I got sick of it. Yep, I was up to my eyeballs in television, to the point where I had to cut myself off for a day….
Web Video Sees Layoffs
Break, ManiaTV Among Firms Hit
QuickTakes: How Badly Will the Economic Downturn Affect Stations Through 2009?
How badly will the economic downturn affect stations through 2009? “Every broadcaster is looking at ways to operate differently, to trim costs, knowing that we’re probably in this for a longer period than any of us would like. I had…
Editorial: Actors, Producers Take Positive Step
We were heartened to hear last week’s announcement that the Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers have both agreed to meet with federal mediator Juan Carlos Gonzalez in an effort to resolve their longstanding…
Guest Commentary: Parents Want Industry to Act Responsibly
I am partly surprised at the vicious attack against the Parents Television Council by Josef Adalian in his recent column (“PTC Uses Kids as Human Shields,” TelevisionWeek, Oct. 13). Television industry advocates often do not appreciate the views of an…
An Argument Against Promotion
Steer Ambitious Planners Toward Learning on Road to Advancement
Playing Politics in TV
What Party People Focus on in Viewing