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Magic Lantern Productions, Channel 4: Fourdocs Web Site
Documentaries are enjoying a renaissance these days, at least on cable and in theatrical release, but that wasn’t the case a few years back in Great Britain when the concept of the Web site FourDocs (www.channel4.com/fourdocs) was formed. There was…
Guest Commentary: Time to Differentiate Harmful From Harmless
I am not thrilled by the politically controlled Federal Communications Commission and the rules that it has either implemented or wishes to have available to implement. I support the notion instilled in me as a child, which I have modified…
Digital Dealmakers: Ted Briscoe
The player: Ted Briscoe, CEO of Vibe Solutions, parent company of video service Pyro.TV The play: Vibe Solutions recently introduced Pyro.TV, a site that organizes, aggregates and syndicates Web video. Online video creators can pair up with Pyro.TV via its…
PBS: American Masters: Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
Filmmaker Ric Burns says it’s a good thing he really liked artist Andy Warhol, the subject of his Peabody-winning film, “because otherwise I’d be really irritated right now.” The four-hour profile “Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film” aired in two parts…
Internet Contributes to TV Use
Triangulation Links TV, Web Promos to Increase Viewer Ad Retention
Emmy Spotlight 2007: Comedy Series
When the Primetime Emmy nominations are announced on July 19, will the traditional sitcom—shows like “Entourage,” “My Name Is Earl” and “The Office”—take center stage in the comedy series category? Or will the hybrid, one-hour comedy-dramas, shows like “Ugly Betty”…
CBS News: 60 Minutes: The Duke Rape Case
Even weeks before his death, the late “60 Minutes” correspondent Ed Bradley was turning out Peabody-quality work. His two-part report on rape charges leveled against three Duke University lacrosse players who had been charged with assaulting a hired exotic dancer…
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Emmy Spotlight 2007: Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Regardless of its one-episode-and-done voting process, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences tends to pay attention to an actor’s cumulative performance in a memorable role. This summer no actor is bringing a more estimable body of work to the…