RIP Mike Wallace – And Not A Moment Too Soon
CBS newsman Mike Wallace died this week at the age of 93. The airwaves and much of the blogosphere was filled with eulogies extolling his greatness as a ‘journalist’. I beg to differ. Wallace was certainly great in that...
Read moreReport from The NAB
We are just back from a week in Las Vegas at the NAB. NAB stands for National Association of Broadcasters – and it’s their big annual trade and equipment show. The Convention Center in Las Vegas is filled with...
Read moreAs Goes Kodak So Goes SONY?
Hard to believe. Hard to believe but true. Sony, the company that brought us The Walkman, The Trinitron, Betacams and a whole lot of other great stuff could be on its way out… of business. An article in today’s...
Read moreThe BBC Is Looking For a New Head. I’m Up For the Job
The BBC is looking for a new DIrector General. That is, the guy who runs the whole place. How do I know they’re looking for a new head? Â They posted an ad on their website. I briefly gave thought...
Read moreInstagram 1 Billion, Kodak 0
photo courtesy Keith Kay, Facebook Yesterday, Facebook bought Instagram, a company that was founded a little more than a year ago, has 20 employees and no income, for $1 billion. Admittedly, a billion dollars isn’t what is used to...
Read moreAre Talking Heads Necessary Any More?
Charlie Tillinghast, President of MSNBC.com spoke to Beet.tv He told them that online, you don’t want or need ‘talking heads’ to deliver the news. Tillinghast seemed to imply that text would take the place of narrative and that the...
Read moreGames, Games and more Games
Games, it turns out, are great predictors for the way new technology will be used. When I was in college in the late ’70s, (shocking but true), we had a ‘Computer Center’ that had a massive IBM mainframe. Â You...
Read moreThe Titanic and The Internet
We are heading toward the centennial of the sinking of the Titanic. On the evening of April 14, 1912, the Titanic, steaming toward New York on her maiden voyage, struck an iceberg and within a few hours sank to...
Read moreWhat Happened To Current TV and Why – Keith Olberman or Not
He said, she said… Apparently, Keith Olberman is going to be on Letterman tonight to give ‘his side of the story’. Apparently, Olberman compares himself to a “$10 million chandelier in need of a suitable house. Current was not...
Read moreWhy Networks Are Toast
Not anymore… This morning I took part in an online discussion entitled “How Do We Adapt To TV’s Digital Collision” on the Guardian website. I started by saying “TV is dead”. I like this for two reasons: Â First, there’s...
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