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Budget season is in full swing at TV stations across the country, which are deciding how best to allocate their resources for the coming year. Unknowns abound, such as whether the economy is truly in recovery mode and whether newscasts…
Here’s a story you probably won’t see on the evening news. A new study by the Lear Center Local News Archive backs up what anyone who watches TV newscasts already knew: Election coverage is scarce on the local news.The study,…
What it is: Cuda 12000 from ADC, a cable modem termination system that also supports IP telephony. AT&T Broadband has selected the product to replace its proprietary non-DOCSIS equipment as part of its network upgrade. ADC began shipping to the…
“In local TV news I’m encouraged by the fact that RTNDA surveys show about one-third of all news directors are women. Women far outnumber men in journalism schools, so it’s just a matter of time before sheer numbers prevail.”Terry Anzur,…
The change and turmoil driving companies to distraction today is just a warm-up for what’s ahead in 2003. Chances are, it’s going to get worse before it gets better. But there will be plenty of business opportunities for players who…
Interactive TV company Buzztime Entertainment said 42 percent of digital cable customers on Susquehana Communications’ York, Pa., system tuned into and played on its trivia channel during the first three months of its trial run. The operator’s churn rates in…
Nexstar Broadcasting Group’s CBS affiliate in Rochester, N.Y., has joined with USA Today to educate schoolkids. WROC-TV and sponsor Bryant & Stratton College launched the “Experience Today” project to put more than 300,000 copies of the daily newspaper, along with…
Someone once said, or might have said, “You see one green room, you’ve seen them all.” OK, nobody to my knowledge did say it, but I do feel as though I have seen them all. The reason is simple, as…
As the specter of war in Iraq looms larger every day, television networks are preparing not only to dispatch journalists but also to deploy technological resources to the region. In some cases, the technology represents an improvement over the tools…
The faltering economy has taken a toll on the number of new direct broadcast satellite subscribers who are willing to pay for premium services. That percentage has fallen from 62 percent in 2000 to just 50 percent in 2002, according…