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A Day Late But Not a Dollar Short

November 22nd, 2009

We’re delaying this week’s episode of the podcast a day.  We had am interview lined up for Friday that had to be rescheduled, but we’re going to do it tomorrow morning and then put Episode 35 online.

Thanks for understanding.  I hope it’s worth the wait, and come back on Monday.

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Episode 34 - The Doctor is In

November 15th, 2009

In this week’s episode, the DTV coupons have expired. What? You still have one? Too bad. Plus, we talk about website branding and ask whether it’s better for your website brand to be tied to your on-air brand or to go in another direction. Then, NBC is restructuring Leno. What does that mean for affiliates? All these questions are answered and more.

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Episode 33 - Is it farewell to Oprah?

November 8th, 2009

In this episode, we tackle some big issues like: Is the nation’s number one syndicated show about to move to a small digital cable network? Plus, we talk about retransmission fees from cable companies and discuss how local stations can get a bigger piece of the pie…maybe with the help of their network partners. Then, we’ll talk to the folks at Grass Valley about the new mobile television technology they’re rolling out, and we’ll finish by discussing Apple’s foray into subscription television.

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Richard Fiore, senior director for transmissions and mobility at Grass Valley

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Episode 32 - What the CEA Has to Say

November 4th, 2009

In this episode, we get the other side of the pending spectrum battle from the Consumer Electronics Association. Last week, we got the TV industry’s side from Harry A. Jessell at TV NewsCheck. Now, we bring you an interview with one of the people in charge of lobbying for the consumer electronics industry in Washington. He tells us why getting more spectrum is imperative, but the two of us may disagree a bit on where that spectrum should come from.

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James Hedlund, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Electronics Association

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Episode 31 - Rant Against the Machine

November 1st, 2009

In this week’s episode, Doug’s angry, and he rants about the Olympics (now just 100 days away) and NBC’s monetary policy when it comes to The Jay Leno Show.  However, he is very sensible when it comes to WGCL’s decision to turn over their TV sports department to a sports talk radio station and mobile DTV deployment.  He’s kind of a two-headed monster that way.

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Episode 30 - Hey, Where’s My Spectrum?

October 27th, 2009

We talk to Harry A. Jessell in this special, mid-week episode about the possible, upcoming fight against cash-for-spectrum. Will the FCC and consumer electronics manufacturers push for television stations to give up their spectrum? We’ll discuss, plus we’ll tell you how over-the-air mobile television and local HD news plays into this issue.

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Harry A. Jessell, Editor and Co-Publisher, TVNewsCheck.com

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Episode 29 - How Much is that Hulu in the Window?

October 25th, 2009

In this week’s episode, we chat with Programming Insider Marc Berman to break down the winning and losing networks and shows in the fall season so far. Plus, we chat about the many rumors and floated ideas about Hulu becoming a paid site. In addition, we talk about the wish of affiliates that the Eye Network would not have so much time between the end of their 10 p.m. shows and the start of the late local news, and we break down the advantages of cable shows that are heading into syndication.

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Marc Berman, Programming Insider for Mediaweek

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Episode 28 - Balloon Boy Is Big Business in Denver

October 18th, 2009

In this week’s episode, we talk about Balloon Boy and how it helped KUSA in Denver do huge numbers on TV and the web.  Plus, added DVR viewers are helping keep some shows from being canceled, and we talk to reporter Matthew Flamm about LX New York’s not-so-good first weeks on the air.

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Matthew Flamm, Senior Reporter at Crain’s New York Business

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Episode 27 - All TV Station Have Websites…Except for Two

October 10th, 2009

In this episode, we dissect the new RTNDA research about TV station websites, who has news, and what kind of content is important.  We also talk about Comcast’s rumored interest in NBC Universal.  Plus, the Associated Press is looking to charge websites to get a half-hour jump start on releasing AP stories.  Um…I’ll give you three guesses what we think of that idea.

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Episode 26 - 74% of People Still Get Their News from TV

October 4th, 2009

In this episode, we talk to the pollster behind a new study that finds that people still watch a lot of TV and still get news from TV regularly despite projections by some that TV news is in permanent decline. Plus, we talk about NBC’s local news ratings which are down double digits in major markets following Leno. And lots of talk about syndication including MyNetwork TV’s move to be a syndicator instead of a network.

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Raymond P. Howell, president of Howell Communications

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