TVBlog
by David Goetzl
Top sports leagues have an extraordinary business model going, notably the NFL. How many other businesses can charge increasingly higher fees (fortunes) to customers, who would be content just to … Read the whole story
by Karl Greenberg
Like rollerball-style instruments, InkJoy pens are designed to offer a butter-like writing experience compared to the cold-liverwurst experience of writing with some traditional ballpoints. Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
John Martin, EVP/CFO of Time Warner, called the ad market "mixed" -- although the first quarter is looking up. That's especially true now that … Read the whole story
by Karl Greenberg
Doritos is on the home stretch of its yearly campaign, which it introduced for Super Bowl XLI in 2007. The pre-game campaign involves consumer-created … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt is honest about the net's programming problems. He sees potential for the future, as Comcast is in for "the … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
The NFL is still the strongest sports franchise, according to analysts -- even though it dipped last year in overall viewership. Total viewers on … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
TV Everywhere deals for TV networks might be part of TV distribution deals in the future with cable, satellite and telco TV program package … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Ed Martin
Television critics started compiling year-end top-10 lists back when there were only three networks. Aren't longer lists called for by now? Allow me to … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Wayne Friedman, Staff Writer
I can understand some of what Keith Olbermann has been going through at Current TV. For example, I watched a repeat of Current TV's … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Daisy Whitney, Op-Ed Contributor
We're cutting the cord and we're not cutting the cord. A just released report from Deloitte on the state of the media business said … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Wayne Friedman, Staff Writer
Governor Rick Perry spent the most TV money of all Republican Presidential candidates in Iowa -- $17 million, according to one estimate -- only … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Jane Clarke
The act of commercial avoidance via fast-forwarding is an example of time-shifting behavior. More common however, is program time-shifting for viewing at one's convenience … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Steve Smith, Staff Writer
The long wait for local digital TV broadcasts coming straight to smartphones may be near an end. Almost. MetroPCS is partnering with the MCV … Read the whole story