Station picks worst possible call letters
A Honolulu newspaper had to point out to KM Communications that the call letters it selected for its new low-power digital station in Maui were… well, highly objectionable. The new station name? KUNT. “(It’s) extremely embarrassing for me and my company and we will file to change those call letters immediately,” wrote Kevin Bae, VP [...]
AP to close down its ASAP service
The Associated Press will shutter its ASAP service on October 31. ASAP was started in 2005 as a way for the AP to reach out to the younger, bloggier audience: ASAP offered multimedia, web-centric packages of materials. The AP says the division was simply not a financial success. It plans on using some of the [...]
The day after the crash
A sampling of stories and links about the Phoenix helicopter accident: – AZ Central: Colleagues struggle to report emotional news from collision – Stories on Scott Bowerbank, Jim Cox, Rick Krolak and Craig Smith – AP: Arizona crash a first for TV news choppers – KTVK photographer: “Wow, what a punch in the gut” – [...]
Leave your crash condolences
When the news first broke about today’s tragic accident, TV newsrooms everywhere let out a gasp. The very nature of our business — moving from station to station — means that everyone knows someone from just about everywhere. And chopper accidents are especially traumatic because photographers, reporters, assignment editors, producers and news directors always have [...]
Midair photo of the collision
La Voz and Arizona Republic photographer A.J. Alexander snapped this terrifying shot of the choppers going down shortly after they collided: You can see more photos on AZCentral.com.
FOUR DEAD IN TV CHOPPER COLLISION
The helicopters for KTVK and KNXV in Phoenix collided while covering a police pursuit, killing all four on board. For KTVK, pilot Scott Bowerbank and photographer Jim Cox died in the crash. At KNXV, pilot Craig Smith and photographer Rick Krolak were on board. (Screen grab from KPHO moments after the crash.) KTVK’s anchors tearfully [...]
Adobe Premiere Pro CS3′s Intel only world
In today’s edition of David’s Daily Grump, Adobe is making me mad. I’m evaluating some software for various reasons, a fine Friday afternoon thing to do. After lengthy downloading and much time wasted (and yes I should have read the Premiere Pro CS3: FAQ first), I’ve learned painfully that it won’t run on my trusty [...]
ComScore: 3 Out of 4 U.S. Internet users watch online video
Enough of my game, print and advertising yakkin’. Here’s the latest ComScore report on online video. Measuring May 2007, nearly 75 percent of U.S. Internet users watched an average of 158 minutes of online video per user during the month. No surprise to see that sites in the Google family pulled down more than 20 [...]
Nielsen GamePlay Metrics
PlayStation 2 is the big winner in the first release of Nielsen’s new GamePlay Metrics, accounting for 42 percent of all metered gaming in the month of June. Nielsen will be providing monthly updates on game console use and PC game play. From the release: 68.1 million individuals used a video game console in June, [...]
Fortune: If Washington Post can’t make it online, who can?
In a story that seems like it was written for LostRemote commenter Hart, Fortune’s Mark Gunther gives us “Can the Washington Post survive?” Gunther lays it all out: the declining revenues in print, the increased focus in multimedia journalism, the hyperlocal strategies. Having earned a slew of industry awards in every category from design to [...]
Has Aruba theater broken ‘Simpsons’ embargo?
Just came from taking the family to “The Simpsons Movie,” showing here in Aruba at the cinema in Oranjestad. It started playing on Wednesday, and methinks the theater is breaking the embargo. The movie “opens worldwide” Friday. This version has Spanish subtitles, and I’m guessing it arrived in the mail a little early. Given the [...]
Beyonce falls… clips yanked
The Associated Press and other outlets today are reporting a “dramatic fall” by singer Beyonce Knowles. The AP story says the clip is on YouTube. But most of the items now have been pulled, and carry this tag: “This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Sony BMG.” You can hear [...]
RTNDA requests meeting with NFL commissioner
Lost Remote has frequently posted about the extremely restrictive (and sometimes zany) NFL guidelines for local coverage of games. Yesterday RTNDA Executive Director Barbara Cochran sent a letter to Roger Goodell requesting a meeting to discuss local coverage guidelines. Some of the issues RTNDA would like to cover include limitations on use of video and [...]
Cast of four take over TVNewser
With Brian Stelter settling into his new gig at the New York Times, the “new” TVNewser has stepped out of the shadows after blogging for several weeks (and full time since Brian signed off Friday). As Jossip already tipped – former MSNBC EP Chris Ariens takes over as editor of the blog. But as he [...]
Fox Business spoiling for piece of huge pie
Of all the reasons for News Corp. to jump in to the business news fray, is it any wonder that the fact that there’s a killing to be made would be chief among them? TVWeek’s Michelle Greppi figures CNBC takes home $680 million between ad sales and subscriber fees – with Bloomberg News pulling down [...]
Joost crosses million user mark
The online video site that hopes to bring TV content to the masses via an innovative peer to peer network just crossed the million user mark. Niklas Zennström let the number slip at a Skype press event. Joost, of course, is still in beta.
Fall shows leak online, some think it’s intentional
A host of television shows set to debut or return this fall already have episodes floating around on Torrent networks, leading some to speculate that the “massive leak” is anything but piracy. Episodes of Weeds, Chuck, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Pushing Daisies, Californication, Reaper and Brotherhood can all be picked up online right now.
It’s the end of the World as we know it, online feels fine
Ten days ago I wondered which newspaper would be the first to take the plunge and stop printing and go online only. Who knew it would be this soon. The Weekly World News announced it will stop printing its crazy stories and instead distribute its news product via a direct telepathic link to users. Or [...]
