Local Stations Bring Wildfire Story Home
Reporters Cover the Community as San Diego Burns
In Depth
Figuring Out Where Mobile Television Is Going
Content Providers, Distributors Agree Consumer Education Is Key for Future
Media Ownership Battle Heating Up
Congress Opposed to Martin’s Speedy Review
Guest Commentary: High-Definition Production Becomes New Standard
There’s been a lot of buzz about the launch of high-definition channels over the past several months, and programmers—both network and cable—are ramping up their HD productions like never before. All of this is great news for viewers, but it’s…
Advertisers Planning to Stick With TV
A writers strike would cost the broadcast television networks some ad revenue, but it won’t send sponsors running. With the ad market extremely strong right now, the extent of the damage caused by a strike will depend on how long…
Digital Dealmakers: Iain Molland
The player: Iain Molland, CEO of Vividas USA The play: Vividas offers streaming video technology that delivers high-quality video to a computer or to a television if the computer is connected to one. Consumers don’t need to install a player…
The View From Above
Larry Welk, the grandson of TV legend Lawrence Welk, knew he was in for a bumpy night the moment he got to the hangar housing the helicopters for Los Angeles TV stations KCBS and KCAL. The howling Santa Ana winds…
Q&A: Curry Takes Off For South Pole
Two weeks in the life of the increasingly peripatetic Ann Curry: Curl up on “Today” colleague Hoda Kotb’s couch for a three-hankie interview about Ms. Kotb’s battle with breast cancer earlier this year. Travel to Pakistan to interview former Pakistani…
Ratings Soar as U.S. Watches Fires
Viewership Up for Network, Local Newscasts
QuickTakes: Will a writers strike cripple the new TV season?
“The strike hurts our industry, our colleagues and our community, no question. That being said, it will probably give cable a boost in that our programming is primarily unscripted and repeat-oriented … so that we should get some additional sampling,…