Miami.com covered standoff at own paper
A strange standoff at the Miami Herald is over, apparently safely, after about three hours today. The paper’s site, Miami.com, managed to cover the standoff even though the Herald building was evacuated. Jose Verela, a freelance cartoonist for El Nuevo Herald (owned by the Miami Herald) who claimed the paper censored his work, entered the [...]
Holiday Treat: The WKRP Thanksgiving Turkey Drop
A little dessert for you, as you finish your turkey meal: the famous WKRP stunt, the Thanksgiving Turkey Drop. (And ask yourself if it’s any sillier than any other sweeps stunt you’ve seen lately.) Happy Thanksgiving. We’re thankful for the smartest readers online. – Cory, Steve, Stephen, David & Richard. “As God is my witness, [...]
TV shows now available via Xbox Live
Shows like CSI, South Park and Studio 60 are now available for download via Xbox Live’s marketplace, as previously announced. Also, some download-to-rent movies are available in high definition. Full details and content list follows…
CBS-YouTube’s impact on affiliates
Yesterday we posted stats provided by CBS that shows the network is generating millions of video views on YouTube, and the Letterman clips are among the most popular. Yet affiliates are not allowed to post Letterman video on their sites for more than 24 hours, which leads Irwin in comments to say, “We still have [...]
TV and web equal for sci/tech info in broadband homes
The Pew Internet & American Life Project’s latest study finds that 40 million Americans rely on the internet (their lowercase “i,” not mine) as their primary source for news and information about science. That’s 20% of all Americans. For home broadband users, the web and TV and equally popular for science news. And the web [...]
Enthusiasm dropping for HDTV
As we move into the holiday shopping season, a new study concludes that consumers are still confused with HDTV choices, and their enthusiasm is dropping. A Magid study found only 47 percent of people buying a HD set this last year said they’re looking forward to watching TV shows or games in high definition, down [...]
Good FAQ on online video ads
With the online video ad market still a muddle, CNet posts a good FAQ that sorts out as much as possible. Best lessons: although the IAB says pre- and mid-roll ads should be no longer than 30 seconds – that’s still way too long, what Google is up to in this space, and why original [...]
TW names internal candidate president of AOL
Time Warner has named Ron Grant AOL’s news president and COO. Grant was TW’s SVP of operations, and before that was SVP of business affairs at AOL. This comes after last week’s surprise move that saw AOL’s Chairman and CEO Jon Miller ousted and replaced with Randy Falco. Expect the musical chairs to keep being [...]
