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PATRICK GOTTSCH | 3 comments

RFD-TV: How an Ex-Farmer Built a $25 Million Media Empire for Rural America

BY Ryan Blitstein

How a scrappy ex-farmer from Nebraska built a TV channel for rural America. Hee Haw? Yeehaw!READ»

TV'S FUTURE | 1 comment

How Long Can Free Broadcast TV Last? Not Long, Perhaps

BY Kit EatonFri Nov 6, 2009 at 9:59 AM

Though Time Warner's CEO Jeff Bewkes has his own agenda to push regarding the future of TV, speaking to the Daily Beast recently he mentioned the future of free-to-air TV. He thinks it hasn't got one, and he may have a point. Among ...READ»

APPLE TV | 7 comments

Rumor: Apple Wants to Route Your TV Shows Through iTunes

BY Kit EatonMon Nov 2, 2009 at 12:26 PM

Apple rumors swirl practically every week, but there's rarely one that's as potentially game-changing as this one: According to insiders, the company's aiming to cut out the cable TV middle man, and serve up network TV to as many as ...READ»

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Seven Shows That Found a Second Life on Hulu

BY Dan MacsaiTue Oct 20, 2009 at 10:52 AM

Hulu's top 40 is teeming with shows that were too quirky ("Arrested Development"), epic ("Kings"), and out-there ("Firefly") to succeed on network television. Here's an in-depth look at seven exemplars.READ»

WEB TV | Comment

UK's Channel 4 Scores First Full-Length Programs on YouTube, Bad News for Hulu

BY Kit EatonFri Oct 16, 2009 at 11:11 AM

You might not be as familiar with it as the 60 million people living in the U.K. are, but local terrestrial TV station Channel 4 has just scored a World's first: It's the first broadcaster to get its full-length program archive shown ...READ»

FROG | Comment

Frog Designs' New iPhone App Lets You Talk TV

BY Chris DannenWed Sep 30, 2009 at 2:19 PM

Frog Design is releasing an iPod app that allows you to talk to your friends about shows as you watch them. Called TVChatter, the app allows you to follow a Twitter stream about your favorite show and respond to other viewers with ...READ»

ONLINE ADS | 1 comment

Online Ads Turn a Corner: More Spent on Internet Ads Than TV in U.K.

BY Kit EatonWed Sep 30, 2009 at 6:55 AM

A new report by the Internet Advertising Bureau and Pricewaterhouse Coopers has revealed something amazing: The U.K. has become the first major economy to see advertisers spending more on internet adverts than traditional TV ones.The ...READ»

3-D TV | 1 comment

Panasonic Dips a Giant Toe Into 3-D TV With a 50-Inch Plasma

BY Kit EatonMon Sep 28, 2009 at 7:24 AM

With lots of industry players working on 3-D TV, and the supporting HDMI 1.4 cable format on its way, 3-D television is guaranteed to be pushed on consumers during this holiday shopping season and the next. Panasonic certainly plans ...READ»

INTEL ATOM | 1 comment

Will HDTVs Be Intel Atom-Powered?

BY Kit EatonFri Sep 25, 2009 at 11:40 AM

We're all familiar with Intel's tiny, low-power Atom CPU--without it the netbook revolution probably wouldn't have happened. But Intel has just pulled the covers off its next-gen Atom system on a chip, and it has a new target device: ...READ»

APPLE IMAC | 7 comments

iMac Rumors: Blu-Ray and Core i7 Chips?

BY Kit EatonFri Sep 25, 2009 at 6:23 AM

Steve Jobs famously poo-poohed the idea of Apple adopting Blu-ray, describing the technology as a "bag of hurt." But with hot rumors of an imminent iMac redesign, the Blu-ray drive issue is again in the spotlight. Is Apple about to ...READ»

HULU | Comment

Does Hulu's Advertising Intimidate Women?

BY Chris DannenTue Sep 22, 2009 at 1:22 PM

Comcast is betting it does. The cable giant's online TV portal, Fancast, believes that Hulu's ads alienate and confuse women, and they're planning to use their massive new ad push to tap that demographic for themselves. But is the ...READ»

BADVERTISING | 3 comments

Blowing Up Cadillacs to Sell Cars

BY Chris DannenWed Sep 16, 2009 at 2:31 PM

This fall, Cadillac will be running a new TV spot entitled "Re-ignition." The commercial is meant to show consumers that Cadillac and its woebegone parent are ready to come back into the luxury fray. Instead, it does something ...READ»

INTERACTIVE | 3 comments

Will Anyone Use Interactive TV Ads?

BY Chris DannenWed Sep 16, 2009 at 1:07 PM

Cablevision plans to begin showing "interactive" advertisements to its cable customers next month, according to the Wall Street Journal, and other cable companies are following suit. The push is to make TV a "lean-forward" medium, ...READ»

BUSINESS LEADERS | Comment

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BY Gregory PattersonTue Sep 15, 2009 at 1:40 AM

Check out my work with Cassie Gannis... an amzing up and coming young teen who will be rocking NASCAR silly soon!! READ»

APPLE TV | 1 comment

Four Ways to Make Apple TV Fabulous

BY Kit EatonWed Sep 2, 2009 at 9:45 AM

There has been ample speculation that the Apple TV will get a long overdue refresh during the September 9 Apple press event. And yesterday news surfaced that shipping time for the device has leaped to 1-2 weeks, which could be an ...READ»

BUSINESS LEADERS | Comment

Hair Stories... number 1!

BY Gregory PattersonSat Aug 22, 2009 at 2:08 AM

Come visit my new blogspost... www.gregoryshairstories.blogspot.com to see up to the minute hair dramas... and experiences... READ»

VIDEO GAMES | 1 comment

When Is Live Television Coming to Game Consoles in the U.S.?

BY Kevin OhannessianThu Aug 20, 2009 at 4:31 PM

Microsoft and Sony both have plans to provide live television on their respective gaming machines this fall in Europe. Sony announced at GamesCom on Tuesday that it will bring BBC to U.K gamers, and other channels to various European ...READ»

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AMC’s 'Mad Men' Season 3 Premiere

BY Clay DillowSun Aug 16, 2009 at 1:00 AM

No show has so perfectly blended postwar Americana, raw sexual tension, office politics, and the five martini lunch quite like AMC’s Mad Men. Season 2 left viewers with enough questions to fill the trunk of a ’62 Cadillac, and ...READ»

MATCH.COM | 1 comment

Finding Love From Your Couch, or Failing to

BY Chris DannenThu Jul 16, 2009 at 9:26 AM

A British tech blog is reporting that Match.com is making its services available on select TVs starting this month through a special DVR being sold by U.K. telecom provider BT (seen below). Which begs the question: why would you want ...READ»

PALM | 23 comments

What's Wrong With This Palm Ad?

BY Chris DannenMon Jul 13, 2009 at 8:46 PM

Below, you'll find the latest television ad for the Palm Pre. It's simply shot, backed by soothing music, and consistent with Palm's other Beijing-opening-ceremony style ad from June. It's also bizarrely, pervasively creepy. What's ...READ»

NETFLIX | 2 comments

Netflix to Stream Movies Directly to Sony's Bravia TVs

BY Clay DillowThu Jul 9, 2009 at 11:50 AM

The gap between the Web and television just narrowed a bit further. Starting this fall, Netflix users will be able to stream movies directly from the site to Sony Bravia Internet-enabled televisions. bringing Netflix's 12,000-title ...READ»

ENTERTAINMENT | 1 comment

Top 10 Most Creative People in Movies and Television

Thu Jun 18, 2009 at 9:03 AM

1. Rich Ross, President, Disney Channels Worldwide A lifelong TV addict, Ross has expanded Disney's channels beyond the box into film, radio, mobile, and online. But he'll be remembered most for unleashing Hannah Montana and High ...READ»

DIGITAL TV | 1 comment

Digital TV Switch Hailed as Success, Big-Bang Detection Included

BY Kit EatonMon Jun 15, 2009 at 9:53 AM

Well, it's done: After a delay caused by project mismanagement, the U.S. is now a digital television-only nation. According to the FCC, the big switch on Friday went well. And there is a scientific benefit in the short term, as well.READ»

D-TV | 1 comment

Your Antenna TV Is Dead in Two Days

BY Chris DannenWed Jun 10, 2009 at 3:43 PM

Lest you had forgotten, antenna TV is being forcibly retired by the FCC in favor of a hard-wired digital connection that will offer better picture and sound. Earlier this year, the transition deadline--the date that antenna TV would ...READ»