In a surprise move that may signal a new broadband direction for TiVo, the digital video recorder marketer has quietly purchased a company that creates broadband-based content delivery systems, MediaDailyNews has learned. ...Read the whole story
Interactive program guides (IPG) have emerged as the offline equivalent of an online navigation portal for a majority of U.S. TV homes, according to new research scheduled to be released by ESPN. The findings, which were previewed to MediaDailyNews, show that IPGs are now present in more than half (54 percent) of TV households, and that nearly that many (49 percent) use them "most of the time" to decide what channels they will watch. ...Read the whole story
Few programming events are as closely associated with their advertising as the Super Bowl, but research from a major media shop finds that despite the heavy dose of high-profile commercials, the Super Bowl is a relatively uncluttered--and high-rated--advertising environment. ...Read the whole story
Having worked in and around news organizations for most of my life, I have come to understand that news is too often in the eye ... ...More
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