Latest articles by Frank Beacham
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.
A Perfect Storm Hits Media Businesses
The year 2009 will most certainly go down as an historic turning point in our industry.
A New Generation of Reporters Emerges Online
The winds of change have begun blowing through Washington, D.C. But how will we know what's happening?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Corporations Co-opt Citizen Journalism
Advertising forecasters predict double-digit growth for online media outlets in the new year.
Mobile Technology Collides With Policy
One of the clear trends in this first decade of the 21st century is the rapid move toward mobile telephony and wireless computing.
Wilmington—Spin From The Other Side
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.
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.
