By Hillary Atkin When a catastrophic earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12, news organizations around the world scrambled to get their people to the devastated Caribbean country to cover the huge story that unfolded, and which dominated the news cycle…
By Hillary Atkin Some are calling it "the newsroom in the palm of your hand." For news professionals across all strata of the business, the recent proliferation of information-based apps for iPhones and other smart phones has been a boon…
By Tom Petner Paddy Chayefsky, the novelist/screenwriter who wrote the 1976 film classic “Network,” has a quote that speaks to the love-hate relationship some people have with TV in today’s multiplatform world: “It’s the menace that everyone loves to hate…
By Andrew HamppAdvertising Age Mark Burnett has pioneered the reality show format for broadcast prime time ("Survivor," "The Apprentice"), cable (Discovery’s "Eco-Challenge," History’s "Expedition") and the web (AOL’s "Gold Rush"), integrating major brands along the way. Now the veteran television…
Advertising Age Staff Media companies have been racing to develop iPad applications, but only some will be ready from the start. And only some of those have built really new apps for the tablet, while others are kicking off with…
Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age On popular spy drama "24," the clock is always ticking as hero Jack Bauer tries to thwart terrorists, bombs and other nasty threats to national security. Now the seconds are slipping away as Fox, the network that…
COMPLETE LIST OF RECIPIENTS OF THE 69th ANNUAL PEABODY AWARDS Modern Family (ABC)Twentieth Century Fox Television in association with Levitan Lloyd ProductionsThis wily, witty comedy puts quirky, contemporary twists in family ties but maintains an old-fashioned heart. The Late Late…
Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age So much for "Keep it simple, stupid." ABC’s "Lost" may have shed millions of viewers as the show grew increasingly complex, but the remaining fans are so intense that marketers are spending big to appear in the…