Frank Beacham

Ol' Blue Eyes springs back to life through advanced image technology

It was during the Thanksgiving holiday that Larry Thorpe, one of the major figures in modern television technology, decided at age 63 to leave Sony.

Rose Parade marks the beginning of the end of black-and-white

There are some new tools that can aid in reducing the grunt work and assure bulletproof accuracy of quotes from fast-breaking events.

For too many, apparently, it's just another day parked in front of the TV set - the nation's most popular baby sitter.

As broadcasters prepare to gather again for the annual NAB convention in Las Vegas, viewers are subscribing to new pay HDTV and video-on-demand (VOD) services at a brisk rate.

It's hard to imagine a greater "indecency" on broadcast television than faking the news or tricking viewers into believing commercials are genuine informational programs.

The public outrage over the FCC's action came in at hurricane force.

I couldn't help but feel a bit sick to my stomach after the FCC's historic media ownership vote on June 2.

CBS chief decries current 'scary climate'

Reports from Capitol Hill say the toughest unresolved issue in legislating a hard deadline for the end of analog TV is what to do about the "disenfranchised."

Live 8, the return of the space shuttle, and the London subway bombing each had an enormous impact on television technology in the summer of 2005. Then, Katrina paid a visit to the Gulf Coast.