Archive for August, 2006
Waiting for Daylife to launch
If you haven’t heard of the site, well, you should. It’s a citizen news startup funded by Craig Newmark (yes, Craig from Craigslist) with Jeff Jarvis as editor-in-chief. “Daylife will gather, analyze, organize and create a new, distributed platform for the world’s news,” explains Jarvis, who won’t say much more about it (yet). [...]
Schieffer hands over the anchor desk
A year and half ago, Bob Schieffer unexpectedly took over for Dan Rather on the CBS Evening News anchor desk. Nobody anticipated it, but Schieffer became an instant hit (and a personal favorite of mine) due to his honest, credible, warm and conversational manner. Fast forward to tonight, and Schieffer officially handed the [...]
Kyra does Letterman’s top ten
As you must know, some loser audio tech at CNN left Kyra Phillips’ microphone on as she went to the bathroom. And not for a split second, but for a good minute or so. The clip has been played on YouTube, like, a million times. The good sport that she is, Kyra [...]
George Bush to suffer CGI assassination
The UK’s Channel 4 has produced a movie that opens with the assassination of President Bush in front of a Chicago hotel. But what makes it even more interesting is the fact they’ve used CGI special effects to use Bush’s actual face. “We studied hours and hours of footage of Bush,” said director [...]
Newspaper column predicts near-end to journalism
It has been a while since I have read an article that made me genuinely angry. This one did it. Same nonsense about how newspaper problems signify the end of journalism, different country. The Australian’s Mark Day hits the panic button this time. “If newspapers can no longer afford to underwrite the best journalism, it [...]
Web Editor, WNBC.com
New York, NY
CMT launches made-for-mobile series
The Canadian country music band The Road Hammers are coming to a very small screen very near to you. CMT has kicked off its made-for-mobile series featuring the group, featuring video of the band as they go out in search of a record deal. 28 episodes will be available through various mobile provider deals.
CSTV’s new broadband college sports site launches
The CBS college sports channel, CSTV, launches a broadband site Friday that will stream games on a subscription basis. CSTVXXL.com will have channels for each of the schools it covers, and those schools will stream games that aren’t being shown on TV. Subscription is $14.95 a month or $99.95 a year. Mac users can forget [...]
The Chilling Effect: CBS stations may delay 9/11 doc
Some CBS affiliates are getting cold feet about re-airing the excellent documentary, “9/11″ in its scheduled 9 p.m. slot and are reportedly going to move the show to 10 p.m. to avoid any repercussions from the FCC. (“Indecent” speech is just fine after 10.) 9/11 has aired twice without resulting in fines, but in the [...]
Video of Katie Couric behind the scenes
Ah, the PR machines are in full motion. Today Lost Remote received an email from AOL with links to two clips of Katie Couric behind the scenes at CBS gearing up for her debut next week. (The clips are highlighted on the AOL Television section.) Both are a glimpse into Couric’s hectic [...]
New Netscape drops way off in Alexa ranking
It has been three months since Netscape relaunched as a Digg-like portal. The result? A huge drop in visitors, at least according to its Alexa ranking. Frank Barnako at MarketWatch reports Netscape has dropped from the 238th most-visited site to #438. (That’s per Alexa rankings, which are a little fuzzy – but still…) The new [...]
Original ‘Star Trek’ TV series gets digital remix
Much of the charm of the original “Star Trek” TV series was its low-budget look. Now it’s being re-released for its 40th anniversary with all new computer-generated graphics and an HD upgrade. John Eggerton at Broadcasting & Cable is right – this facelift is risking the Wrath of the Trekkies. Among the updates: new CG [...]
Graphics Designer, KPTV-TV
Portland, OR
FT Writer, KPTV-TV
Portland, OR
PT writer, KPTV-TV
Portland, OR
Editorial Mgr., MSNBC.com Today Show
Secaucus, NJ
Sales Promo/Research Dir., KSEE-TV
Fresno, CA
Production Asst., KSEE-TV
Fresno, CA
News Reporter, KSEE-TV
Fresno, CA
Editor, KSEE-TV
Fresno, CA
