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Tracking the Path to Digital Transition Delay

In the end, a bad brew of poor planning and politics led Congress to delay the nation’s transition to all-digital television signals by three months to June 12. In the poor planning column: An underfunded coupon program to help pay for analog converter...

Published Sun, Feb 8 2009 10:10 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Digital, DTV, Barack Obama, Print Edition, FCC, Nielsen, Coupons, DTV Delay

TV’s New Date With Destiny

On Tuesday, the House of Representatives will vote on whether the transition to digital broadcast television will be delayed, setting off a new scramble by broadcasters to adjust to a changing DTV switch deadline. After a political back-and-forth that...

Published Sun, Feb 1 2009 10:59 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, DTV, Barack Obama, Print Edition, FCC, Senate, House of Representative

Genachowski May Enhance FCC Clout

President-elect Barack Obama’s expected appointment of longtime friend Julius Genachowski as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission will put the agency’s leader closer to power than any FCC boss in recent administrations. Mr. Genachowski’s...

Published Sun, Jan 18 2009 10:18 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Barack Obama, Print Edition, FCC, Julius Genachowski

Inauguration Poses a Nightmare for News

The historic installation of the nation’s first African American president is creating unprecedented interest in programming related to Tuesday’s inauguration—as well as logistical nightmares for TV news crews. EXPECTING A CROWD Barack Obama will have...

Published Fri, Jan 16 2009 7:34 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Barack Obama, Print Edition, CNN, NBC News, ABC News, CBS News, Inauguration

Cable-Station Sparring Spikes

After a 2008 full of brinksmanship and bullying between television stations and the cable operators that carry their signals, 2009 may shape up as the jittery calm before a bigger political storm over retransmission consent. More than 50% of the agreements...

Published Sun, Jan 4 2009 10:16 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Barack Obama, Print Edition, NAB, Retransmission, Gray Television, House Energy & Commerce Committee, Economy

Obama Focusing on DTV Transition

As President-elect Barack Obama juggles a cratering economy and two wars, broadcasting and consumer groups are throwing him another sticky issue—the impending switch to digital over-the-air broadcasting. While less than 1% of TV viewers lost their signals...

Published Sun, Nov 30 2008 10:38 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Digital, DTV, Barack Obama, Print Edition, FCC, NAB, Wilmington, NTIA

Obama Effect: Syndicated Newsmagazines Surge

Barack Obama’s election as president is fueling ratings among syndicated television newsmagazine shows—and they are returning the favor. It’s a symbiosis in which shows such as “Access Hollywood” and “Entertainment Tonight” cover the Obama family like...

Published Sun, Nov 23 2008 10:44 PM by News

Filed under: Syndication, Barack Obama, Print Edition, The Insider, Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, TV Ratings

Obama Knocks at FCC Door

The sun is starting to set on the administration of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin. President-elect Barack Obama last week named Susan Crawford, a University of Michigan professor of communications law, and Ken Werbach, a Wharton...

Published Sun, Nov 16 2008 10:37 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, DTV, Barack Obama, Print Edition, FCC, Kevin Martin, Ken Werbach, Susan Crawford

TV Watches Obama

The prognosticators were wrong about how quickly the media, television and advertising could be impacted by the Nov. 4 election. Instead of the results playing out next year, they started to play out in Congress within 48 hours. U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman...

Published Sun, Nov 9 2008 10:31 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Barack Obama, Print Edition, House Energy & Commerce Committee

Obama Infomercial Had to Tell Story, Team Says

It turns out President-elect Barack Obama’s half-hour network TV campaign advertisement, which drew rave reviews and an audience of 33.5 million viewers, came together in little more than a month. Now that the election is over, production details of the...

Published Sun, Nov 9 2008 10:31 PM by News

Filed under: Advertising, Barack Obama, Election, Print Edition, Mark Putnam

Ad Spending Surges as Campaign Enters Final Days

A historic presidential campaign is ending with a blitz of negative ads and a surge in spending by the presidential candidates, but a surprise shortfall in spending by independent groups. It’s also ending with the unexpected emergence of Georgia, North...

Published Sun, Nov 2 2008 10:30 PM by News

Filed under: Advertising, Barack Obama, Election, Print Edition, John McCain, Political Ads

Monday’s Network Newscasts Stretch to an Hour to Handle Election News

All three broadcast networks are producing hourlong editions of their flagship newscasts on Monday, the eve of the groundbreaking, high-stakes national election. At last count on Friday, it appeared the rare second half-hour would be carried by significant...

Published Sun, Nov 2 2008 10:30 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, ABC, CBS, Barack Obama, Election, Print Edition, John McCain, Good Morning America, ABC News, World News, Nightly News

Election Signals Major Changes on Media Issues

It may be the end to the presidential campaign, but Tuesday’s vote kicks off a high-stakes battle over media issues in the next Congress and administration. Broadcasting, advertising and consumer groups say that no matter who wins the presidency, there...

Published Sun, Nov 2 2008 10:30 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Barack Obama, Election, Print Edition, FCC, John McCain

Landslide for TV

The 2008 race for the presidency has been memorable for many reasons, not the least of which is the jaw-dropping effect it has had on the television industry. The campaign brought to media companies a record $750 million in advertising revenue—of which...

Published Sun, Oct 26 2008 11:31 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, CBS, NBC, Saturday Night Live, MSNBC, Barack Obama, Election, Katie Couric, Print Edition, John McCain, tom brokaw, SNL, Political Ads, Sarah Palin, Keith Olbermann, Chuck Todd, Chris Matthews

Obama, McCain Push Web-Video Democracy

If viral video views were tea leaves, fortune tellers might predict Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will win the election in November. He’s way ahead in online video views for both the month and the year. Online video views, of course,...

Published Sun, Sep 7 2008 11:45 PM by News

Filed under: Digital, Barack Obama, Print Edition, Web Video, John McCain

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Tracking the Path to Digital Transition Delay

TV’s New Date With Destiny

Genachowski May Enhance FCC Clout

Inauguration Poses a Nightmare for News

Cable-Station Sparring Spikes

Obama Focusing on DTV Transition

Obama Effect: Syndicated Newsmagazines Surge

Obama Knocks at FCC Door

TV Watches Obama

Obama Infomercial Had to Tell Story, Team Says

Ad Spending Surges as Campaign Enters Final Days

Monday’s Network Newscasts Stretch to an Hour to Handle Election News

Election Signals Major Changes on Media Issues

Landslide for TV

Obama, McCain Push Web-Video Democracy