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» 2007Dec 31, 2007
4) The Hollywood Writer's Strike Hobbles a Lackluster Network TV Season -- At a time when network TV should be presenting its strongest product yet to counter cable and the YouTubes of the world, the industry offered a …
Tagged: government, pop culture, reality tv, media business, cable tv, network tv, diversity minority affairs, journalism ethics, tv journalism
Dec 31, 2007
I was surprised as anyone to find I had written one of the most-viewed stories featured on Tampabay.com this year. Imagine my greater surprise when I realized the story in question wasn't about Don Imus, or media …
Tagged: internet, radio, government, newspapers, pop culture, media business, cable tv, network tv, local tv, diversity minority affairs, journalism ethics, tv journalism
Dec 28, 2007
When I gathered with a bunch of experts at the Peabody Awards offices in the University of Georgia earlier this year to discuss the state of the TV industry, we dissected one topic that wasn't quite heady enough to …
Tagged: music, pop culture, media business, cable tv, network tv, video streams
Dec 27, 2007
I got an email a few days ago, noting the retirement of WFLA-Ch. 8 anchor Bob Hite and relatively small community impact from the death of top WTVT anchor Hugh Smith, asking the question: Has the era of the big anchor …
Tagged: pop culture, media business, local tv, journalism ethics, tv journalism
Dec 24, 2007
The final winner on ABC's incomprehensible six-evening game show Duel turned out to be Port St. Lucie resident Ashlee Register, known as "The Nurse", who walked away with $1.795-million in winnings after tonight's …
Tagged: pop culture, reality tv, network tv
Dec 22, 2007
For those of you who don't know him, Harlan Ellison is a brilliant science fiction writer who is also one of the more irascible types working in the field. I always loved his work as an author, and he's also written …
Tagged: pop culture, media business, video streams
Dec 21, 2007
Fresh from his gig as a backup dancer for Karl Rove, sometimes Today show host David Gregory shows how to really get down during a performance by Mary J. Blige. Frankly, Blige and her band were kicking it so hard, I'd …
Tagged: media business, network tv, journalism ethics, tv journalism, video streams
Dec 20, 2007
Here's the tough question regarding VH1's bold new reality series Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew : Is it puncturing the nation's fascination with big names dying from addiction, or wallowing in it? That question kept …
Tagged: pop culture, reality tv, media business, cable tv, video streams
Dec 20, 2007
He says it was a mutual decision, born of a desire to try new things and differences with WFLA-Ch. 8 management over how to cover sports in the Tampa Bay area. But rumors that WFLA sports director J.P. Peterson would …
Tagged: local tv
Dec 20, 2007
One thing I've noticed about the impact so far of the Hollywood writer's strike: many of the things it's eliminating are institutions the big TV producers wanted to see gone, anyway. Networks often complained about …
Tagged: pop culture, media business, cable tv, network tv