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CES Marks Year of the Touch Screen

iPhone Informs Gadgets as Convergence Becomes Reality

Column: Can iPhone Save Local TV News?

Last week ABC News started offering text and video reports from the network and its owned stations for free on iPhones, joining CBS News, which lets citizen journalists upload videos of news on the street using their iPhones with the…

Checking Out ‘Ellen’s’ New Look

Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution’s “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” is quickly becoming the feel-good story in the syndication talk-show genre. The program is posting year-to-year ratings increases in an environment where staying flat is considered success. Kicking off her sixth…

Brown Holds Court in a Packed Field

CBS Television Distribution’s “Judge Joe Brown” entered its 11th season in 2008, holding on to second place in the ratings in the syndicated court show genre for a majority of its run. TVWeek’s Andrew Krukowski sat down with “Brown” executive…

‘Ellen,’ ‘Wilkos’ See Year-to-Year Gains

‘Oprah,’ ‘Dr. Phil’ Not So Lucky to Date

‘Judy’ Still Rules Court Show Ratings

Viewership Flat in Crowded Genre

Syndie Ad Sales Stay Strong in Soft Market

Packaged Goods, Pharmaceutical Clients Help Soften Impact of Economic Downturn

Capitalizing on Marketers’ Tough Times

Savvy Planners Stay in the Game, Take Advantage of Opportunities

Editorial: DTV Switch Delay Needs to Happen

Barack Obama may not be president yet, but he showed the kind of leadership the media industry needs last week by asking for a delay of the planned Feb. 17 switch to all-digital television broadcast signals. The current administration should…

Guest Commentary: Celebreality: Play the Game, Not Yourself

The term “celebreality” was coined by VH1, but other cable and broadcast networks have all been quick to cash in on the money-spinning format with a host of celebrity reality vehicles including danceshows, docu-soaps, business competitions and more. With a…