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Dobbs planning return to CNNAt a news conference in New York last week, Time Warner brass welcomed Lou Dobbs back into the CNN fold nearly two years after he left to run Space.com. Starting May 14, Mr. Dobbs will be…
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Caught in crossfire of stations vs. networks
As the National Association of Broadcasters, one of the most powerful lobbying groups in the nation, heads to its annual convention in Las Vegas next week, the titan is hobbling.NAB has been wounded in the economic firefight that has divided…
Studies tout ads as recession strategy
Dismayed dot-commers and worried wunderkinder, both in Hollywood and on Madison Avenue, may be reeling from the economy’s sudden lurch downward, but downturns, recessions and even worse are nothing new.Studies of previous recessions have turned up one indisputable fact: “Reducing…
Tech Briefs
Motorola upbeat despite loss, cutsMotorola was bullish about its digital TV and broadband-oriented hardware business during last week’s conference call. The report was in stark contrast to the otherwise dismal news of its first-quarter loss, expectations for a weaker second…
Poll: Consumers are ready for interactive television
Consumers are craving interactive TV devices and applications, according to a new study. In a poll sponsored by a group of interactive technology companies including Motorola and OpenTV, many of the 500 cable and satellite TV consumers who participated said…
Product Spotlight: ‘Dr. Mario 64’
What it is: Interactive television version of Nintendo’s latest “Mario” game, “Dr. Mario.” It is now available in the 250,000 hotel rooms in the United States and Canada that are equipped with Nintendo 64 software.Provider: LodgeNet Entertainment Corp., a broadband…
Pro sports jumping into digital arena
The National Hockey League became the latest rights holder to see the benefits of managing and distributing its video assets electronically. Last Thursday it announced it would provide on-demand highlights of 2001 Stanley Cup Playoffs on NHL.com. “The deal is…
Guest Commentary: Tough to chart high-tech future
On a recent trip to Japan my 29-year-old friend Tai-Hei took me on a tour of the famous Akihabara district, the world’s biggest electronics bazaar. Imagine all the hype and neon of Las Vegas, but substitute gambling with gadgets, motherboards,…
Local Market Spotlight: Mobile, Ala.-Pensacola, Fla.
The Mobile, Ala.-Pensacola, Fla., market is flat compared with a year ago, but station managers are hopeful the market will turn up by the end of the year.“Local business continues to be flat to up moderately and national business is…
Correction
In the Technology Profile (EM, April 9), the name of the president of AOL Mobile, America Online Inc. is Lisa Hook.