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A National Strategy to Save the News
by Frank Beacham, 06.25.2009
The report has some of the best new thinking I've heard yet about what's needed to reinvent the news media in the United States. More...
To Avoid Oblivion, Cable Looks for Web Solution
by Frank Beacham, 06.10.2009
Cable companies are scrambling to find ways to give paying subscribers access to their programming on the Web. More...
Good Night, and Good Luck
by Frank Beacham, 04.23.2009
Few new television ventures leave me speechless, but this one did. More...
Pulling the Plug on Pay Television
by Frank Beacham, 04.09.2009
It's interesting how technological advancements—coupled with a deteriorating economy—can unexpectedly signal huge change in the habits of people. I sense that has begun to happen in the pay television industry. More...
A New Day at the FCC
by Frank Beacham, 02.23.2009
Leadership of the FCC could hardly be more different. More...
A New Generation of Reporters Emerges Online
by Frank Beacham, 01.13.2009
The winds of change have begun blowing through Washington, D.C. But how will we know what's happening? More...
RED's Modular Camera Breaks New Ground
by Frank Beacham, 12.18.2008
Its new Scarlet professional camera and Epic master professional cameras are the result of a radical transformation that creates a new generation of imaging technology for the needs of emerging multimedia outlets. More...
Pay TV Windfall From the DTV Transition
by Frank Beacham, 12.03.2008
After more than a decade of denials, we now know how important a good rooftop, rotor-driven antenna will be to millions of people wanting to receive DTV signals. More...
Wilmington—Spin From The Other Side
by Frank Beacham, 10.15.2008
A closer look at what happened in Wilmington only confirms what's been known for years: Simply knowing the DTV transition will occur doesn't fix the antenna and reception problems certain to follow. More...
CNN Introduces 'All-Platform' Journalists
by Frank Beacham, 09.17.2008
CNN has turned "one-man bands" into "all-platform" journalists, and announced an "expansion" of newsgathering with such people in 10 American cities. More...
A War for Control Of the Internet
by Frank Beacham, 08.06.2008
Internet for Everyone is a new organization with a single premise: all Americans should have access to fast, open, and affordable Internet service. Unfortunately, that’s not the case today. More...
It’s a New Game for Television News
by Frank Beacham, 07.23.2008
Though technology has vastly improved, human excellence has been decimated through pay cuts, layoffs and downsizing. Though there is more so-called “news” programming, its quality has generally hit bottom. More...
NBC, Microsoft Raise The ‘Broadcast Flag’
by Frank Beacham, 06.25.2008
In a remarkable case of viewer “gotcha,” NBC and Microsoft were recently caught red-handed playing footloose with the broadcast flag. More...
Ah, Back to Antennas Again!
by Frank Beacham, 05.28.2008
Does anyone actually believe that hordes of Americans will climb onto their rooftops—just as in the 1950s—to install an antenna in order to receive their local DTV stations? More...