New-media inroads too risky to bypass
As an eventful year draws to a close, there are troubling signs that some media companies are settling into an artificial status quo and abated …
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`Late Night’ Manatee Becomes a Web Star
Conan O’Brien has gotten an impressive amount of mileage out of a blubbery, slow-moving aquatic herbivore. The “Late Night” host has …
FCC Hears Arguments for, Against Easing Ownership Rules
The Federal Communications Commission heard calls for easing media ownership curbs and arguments over newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership Monday night …
Sling Media Slingbox PRO ( SB200-100 )
Most of us simply accept that when we go on vacation, the TV programming we watch in our living room is inaccessible. Most of us understand that when …
GE accuses Mexico’s TV firms of Telemundo plot
The U.S. company says news spots vilifying it were aimed at sinking its Spanish-language unit’s licensing effort. General Electric Co. lashed …
TV’s YouTube Rival
A range of parties have told us that the major media companies have talked seriously about launching a jointly backed video portal that could rival …
How The Apple Lisa Computer Was Explained To Local TV Viewers In 1984
This video clip from a local TV cable show has a rare demonstration of the Apple Lisa computer.
Brian Williams Is Media Web’s Broadcaster Of The Year
Brian Williams is America’s most-watched television news anchor. But this is surely not destined to be a wholly popular selection. Pundits scoff …
FCC Hacks Away at V-Chip
The FCC thinks the V-chip isn’t much help in preventing kids from seeing programs that may have dicey content. And in a filing to a federal …
Politics & Economics: Media Titans Again Discuss Site to Rival YouTube
Four major media companies, including News Corp.’s Fox, Viacom Inc., CBS Corp. and General Electric Co.’s NBC Universal, are in talks …
The Most Beautiful Speakers Ever
BeoLab 4 is their name and, of course, it’s gotta be a ‘Bang & Olufsen’. These pyramid-shaped loudspeakers have built-in …
A cast of thousands of homes
A residential and office complex is planned for Universal Studios lot. Universal City, already the world’s largest movie studio lot, would also …
Overnight Ratings: Victoria’s Secret Buried
On Tuesday night, there weren’t that many eyes on the catwalk. TheVictoria’s Secret Fashion Show special on CBS was buried by a rerun of …
FCC fires back at networks
The FCC insisted Wednesday that Cher’s “F-word” at the Billboard Music Awards justified a citation. Fox’s live broadcasts of …
Yahoo Revamp Leaves Braun, Rosensweig Out of Jobs
Yahoo media group chief, Lloyd Braun, a former ABC executive, left the Web company after a broad restructuring that reduced his power. The executive …
Tetran Eats iPod Headphones
Looking for a creative way to wind up and manage your headphone cables? The Tetran is a cable wrap for iPods and other portable media players that …
