A British broadcaster on Monday defended a documentary featuring graphic images of the Paris car crash that killed Princess Diana, including one showing a French doctor giving her oxygen through a mask, after critics demanded the program not be aired.
Broadcaster Defends Plan to Air Diana Photos
October 24, 2007All a TV writer wants for Christmas
October 24, 2007A top 50 list of Christmas wishes, including one of my favourite bits of unobtanium; The Complete WKRP DVD set with the original tunes. Sadly there’s some 4 letter Grinch preventing this from happening.
Hollywood Continues Its Attack On Consumers
October 24, 2007Hollywood is increasingly using one old technique that industries that can no longer compete do: they get laws passed to stifle the competition. In this case I’m talking about TiVo’s (TIVO) new Series3 HD model. It does have one strength that TV watchers will really like – the ability to record high definition programs. Now the bad news …
Slumping Fox News Celebrating 1st Decade
October 24, 2007Fox News Channel will mark its 10th anniversary this week in an unusual position: knocked back on its heels. The network is in the midst of its first-ever ratings slump. Cable news’ most stable lineup is being juggled.
Nick Lets Youngsters Make Own Cartoons
October 24, 2007The Nickelodeon network is giving its young viewers the chance to create cartoons, instead of just watch them. Nick has just made available on its Web site technology that allows young fans to make cartoon mashups of different scenes from favorites like “SpongeBob SquarePants” and “Avatar” and distribute them to their friends.
Despite what you may have heard, MORE reality TV coming
October 24, 2007ABC has nine. CBS has at least five. NBC, CW, Fox…they’ve all got them too. They’re new reality shows, and they’re coming, coming coming.
LAist Interview: Jenji Kohan, Creator of Weeds
October 24, 2007Interview with the creator of Showtime’s Weeds.
Brokaw Wins Emmy For “Global Warming: What You Need To Know”
October 24, 2007Last night Tom Brokaw was awarded an Emmy for his work on Global Warming: What You Need To Know. The two-hour special decoded eco buzzwords and armed viewers with clear definitions and visual depictions to explain the greenhouse effect, carbon dioxide emissions, CFCs, effects on weather and rising sea levels.
Analysis: 24 Prequel Looks More Like a Rav 4 Commercial
October 24, 2007Should 24 keep making the ‘prequels’ that they use for special features on the DVD’s? After watching this one I’m going to have to say, no. Read on for the commercial and an analysis of it.
Small Town News Station Heads to YouTube
October 24, 2007Temecula, California’s KZSW Television could be the first local TV station to take its local news beyond the station’s 30,000 viewers and into the world wide audience of YouTube.
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