tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007:/cgi/mt//feed/TV News 2007-07-06T15:38:07Z Movable Type 3.33 12 1 12 tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007://1.183 2007-07-03T01:09:45Z 2007-07-03T00:46:15Z The 8 p.m. cable news shows just started. On MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann, the first story on (and still on as I type) is President Bush commuting the sentence of Scooter Libby. On CNN, conservative commentator Glenn Beck is... tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007://1.179 2007-06-29T23:47:18Z 2007-06-30T00:58:25Z In the aftermath of the Paris Hilton interview, Anderson Cooper (who had refused to speak Paris' name on air) and his guest analyst Marc Lamont Hill say basically what I said in my last post. Then, Anderson goes on... tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007://1.175 2007-06-23T13:29:51Z 2007-06-23T13:41:02Z Do you all know of any TV station that lets users mash-up its news stories into a "broadcast" of their own? Someone must be doing this, but I can't find it anywhere. Syndicates let local TV stations "mash-up" their content... tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007://1.155 2007-05-04T03:03:58Z 2007-05-04T03:28:24Z The latest Gallup Poll says everyone hates Katie Couric. Well, not exactly. Everyone hates Couric a little more than they hate Brian Williams and Charlie Gibson. Not sure what to make of this survey. The likeability of anchors is considered... tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007://1.147 2007-04-24T01:09:42Z 2007-05-19T13:28:49Z Stop cramming Katie Couric into a half-hour long program. She needs at least an hour, just so she can breathe. I've said it before, and I'm going to repeat myself because the anti-Courics are at it again. Here's TV critic... tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007://1.146 2007-04-22T23:08:11Z 2007-05-19T13:28:29Z News is a supply-and-demand business, like any other. Critics of NBC News’ decision to air the video and photos from the Virginia Tech killer ignore this point. Critics allege the public is outraged that the video was aired. Meanwhile, it’s... tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007://1.142 2007-04-21T14:36:09Z 2007-05-02T10:58:56Z Once upon a time, as co-host of a weekly television segment about online trends, I compared Netflix to Movielink back when they were both new. Netflix mailed movies. Movielink played them right on your computer. Idealists were hot for Movielink... tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007://1.108 2007-02-18T12:53:30Z 2007-04-07T15:21:13Z Tribune Co. has sued Fox News, accusing the network of ripping off the name of its youth-targeted tabloid “Red Eye” and using it for a late-night talk show. Fox’s explanation boils down to “Oops.” TVNewser, where I found this story,... tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007://1.104 2007-02-14T00:07:58Z 2007-05-22T16:11:38Z Borrell Associates released a report about video advertising that offers an insightful take on what’s happening across the industry. In 2006, newspaper-run Web sites captured about $81 million in locally spent streaming-video advertising, while local TV broadcasters captured about $32... tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007://1.85 2007-01-23T02:21:23Z 2007-04-07T13:24:31Z Many wondered aloud why Bill O’Reilly would venture onto a show with a comedian who is clearly making fun of him. Well, the answer is obvious.... tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007://1.70 2007-01-05T19:30:08Z 2007-04-07T13:24:31Z Wow, media columnist Jon Friedman sure can overreact. It’s been four months since Katie Couric debuted as anchor of CBS Evening News and he’s already calling for her removal. “Couric's record says she is in third place,” he writes. “It's... tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2006://1.44 2006-12-06T02:38:29Z 2007-04-07T13:24:31Z When the CBS Evening News quickly returned to its third place rank after the debut of Katie Couric, the higher-ups got nervous and started hacking away at new ideas, replacing them with what they deemed real news. Here’s the actual...