Latest articles by Frank Beacham
Copyright Protection: Be Careful What You Believe
It’s one thing to inflate piracy figures, but the MPAA and RIAA have far more dangerous ideas for the future.
Apple's iPad and the Future of Video Media
I suspect it is the first step in a grand design that will offer a new multimedia distribution platform that could reinvent the journalism business.
NBC, Microsoft Raise The ‘Broadcast Flag’
In a remarkable case of viewer “gotcha,” NBC and Microsoft were recently caught red-handed playing footloose with the broadcast flag.
A War for Control Of the Internet
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.
The New Video Crafts For Multimedia
In the film industry, new technology has traditionally come at a snail's pace. Because of this, filmmakers have had time and tradition for perfecting their craft.
Revisiting a '50s Audio Classic
In the rush of new production technologies that constantly come and go, it's easy to forget valuable tools that have been around for a long, long time simply because they do a single job very well
Question for Broadcasters: What Do We Get for Our Spectrum?
With the demise of analog television fast approaching, over-the-air broadcasters have made a lot of noise lately in favor of educating America's television viewers about the digital transition.
Where's the Big DTV Sound?
During a dinner at the recent AES show in New York City, I listened as a highly respected audio expert ridiculed the sad state of television sound.
Answering the Next Generation's Question
One of the interesting things about getting older and having survived as a freelancer is that younger people ask for advice.
Pay TV Windfall From the DTV Transition
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.
Digital Media Is Changing The Election—and More
Because digital media is causing such change, we simply don't know how accurate traditional media measurement systems are because they can't fully measure today's issues and media.
CNN Introduces 'All-Platform' Journalists
CNN has turned "one-man bands" into "all-platform" journalists, and announced an "expansion" of newsgathering with such people in 10 American cities.
The Impact of Mobile Technology
Who could have predicted that Apple's iPhone would forever change television and democratize the way the nation receives its news and information?
RIAA Shifts From One Wreck to Another
The RIAA announced recently it has abandoned the mass lawsuits it has been bringing against Internet users who it claims steal music.
To Avoid Oblivion, Cable Looks for Web Solution
Cable companies are scrambling to find ways to give paying subscribers access to their programming on the Web.
The Dark Side Of Apple’s iPhone
The controversy involves a very real threat to “net neutrality.” It was spawned from a remarkable statement made by a top executive at AT&T, the telco that has exclusive network rights to the iPhone.
Trapped in an Endless Commercial
In the spring of 1987, I was privileged to attend a 10-week series of lectures at UCLA by Sylvester “Pat” Weaver, a remarkable broadcast pioneer who served as president of NBC between 1953 and 1956.
