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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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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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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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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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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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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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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September 27th, 2009
In this episode, we dissect the ratings from the first full week of the fall season. We look at winners and losers, day-by-day. Plus, there’s a leaked memo from CBS about their hatred of Hulu, and we talk about the new initiative from San Francisco’s PBS station to help start a non-profit journalistic enterprise. Then, we finish up with Sony spending a LOT of money to get almost every channel to run their movie trailer.
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September 20th, 2009
This week, we talk about the launch of LX New York, the replacement for Live at Five on WNBC. However, we still don’t know what the “X” in “LX” stands for. Can anybody help? And what will this new show mean to news viewers in New York and beyond? Plus, we talk about the continued expansion of hyperlocal blogs and NBC Miami’s lack on news online…well…except for the news that links to a competitor.
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September 17th, 2009
We chat with Aaron Barnhart of the Kansas City Star and TVBarn.com about the new fall season in this special, mid-week episode. From Jay Leno to the continued dominance of CBS, we cover it all.
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Aaron Barnhart, TVBarn.com & television critic for the Kansas City Star
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