J. Frank Wilson

Nielsen moves to cast a wider net

J. Frank Wilson on Oct 10, 2006

The TV viewing habits of family members who are away at college or other schools will be included in the ratings. Moving to assuage critics who say …

J. Frank Wilson on Oct 10, 2006

On Sunday, Oct. 1, Dick Ebersol was in Chicago working the night shift. Since the beginning of the football season, the chairman of NBC Sports & …

J. Frank Wilson on Oct 10, 2006 (Updated: Jan 8, 2019)

It’s official. Say hello to Chad and Steve, the worlds newest millionaires. Web-search giant Google has acquired YouTube for roughly $1.6 …

J. Frank Wilson on Oct 9, 2006

William Jonathan Drayton Jr. once made headlines for giving his girlfriend a trouncing on a public street in Roosevelt, his birthplace and an …

J. Frank Wilson on Oct 9, 2006 (Updated: Jan 8, 2019)

YouTube and CBS said today they have struck a content and advertising deal through which CBS and sibling cable operations Showtime and College Sports …

J. Frank Wilson on Oct 9, 2006 (Updated: May 21, 2020)

The latest prize in the great Internet land grab, online-video company YouTube Inc., could soon be snapped up by Google Inc. Web-search giant Google …

J. Frank Wilson on Oct 9, 2006

Over the past year, a handful of executives have risen in prominence at broadcast and cable television networks in the role of “digital …

J. Frank Wilson on Oct 9, 2006

There are an awful lot of nice things to say about the Philips HTS9800 DVD Home Theater System . This 6.1 wireless home theatre system has an air of …

J. Frank Wilson on Oct 9, 2006 (Updated: Jan 20, 2023)

Atari debuted a touch-sensitive "Pong Wall" game at Nextfest. No monitors or game controllers needed. Players just use their hands to position …

J. Frank Wilson on Oct 6, 2006 (Updated: Feb 3, 2019)

NBC is shutting down production of its low-rated series "Kidnapped" midseason. Remaining episodes will be available on NBC.com.

J. Frank Wilson on Oct 5, 2006

Looking for more educational content for your iPod? Apple and A&E Television added several shows from the Biography and History Channels to the …

J. Frank Wilson on Oct 5, 2006 (Updated: Jan 8, 2019)

Apple posted a downloadable QuickTime movie of the new iPod Nano ad on their website. You’ve probably already seen the ads on TV. If not, …

J. Frank Wilson on Oct 5, 2006

ESPN recently ended its highly touted run as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO)—a company that buys network capacity from a network operator to …