SnapStream plans a December introduction of the latest version of its software that allows for personal video recorder capability on the PC. The new release contains remote control support, a full-screen interface that looks and feels like a TV application…
In states that have not banned the use of noncompete clauses in employment contracts, their validity depends on three specific tests of “reasonableness”:Duration: Courts in many states have held that a term of six months to one year provides reasonable…
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is exploring the creation of a Latin Emmy Awards ceremony to recognize Spanish-language news, sports and entertainment programming.NATAS President Peter Price said he would like to see a Latin Emmys ceremony introduced…
WCIA-TV, Nexstar Broadcasting Group’s CBS affiliate in Champaign, Ill., raises revenue through its “Caring Companies” program. Five area sponsors participate with the station on a variety of public service projects, including closed captioning and a community calendar.An annual project that…
Despite years of conversation and compromise with educators, TV news directors say graduates of broadcast journalism programs still lack many of the basic skills they need to succeed. Educators counter that broadcasters are sometimes unrealistic in their expectations.A survey of…
They really ought to give out Emmys for the drama that goes on behind the scenes at the Emmys. When TV industry honchos go at each other like George W. Bush and Saddam Hussein, it’s more intriguing than any episode…
The plight of a broadcaster in the midst of a noncompete agreement might be compared to that of a couple of kids fighting over a toy. The first child doesn’t want to play with it anymore, but wants to make…
Sure the money was nice, but in the end it was three “F’s” that prompted Academy board members to give the broadcast networks the rights to the Primetime Emmy Awards over HBO: fear, Fox and a certain four-letter “F” word.Despite…
What it is: Ucentric Multi-TV personal video recorder from Ucentric in Maynard, Mass.What it does: Ucentric Multi-TV PVR is an unbranded PVR software application that combines Ucentric’s PVR capability with its home media software to provide PVR functionality on more…
Buena Vista’s rookie “The Wayne Brady Show” may have entered the season as a tadpole in the minds of some industry pundits, but the news last week that the ABC owned-and-operated stations had committed to the series through the end…