Media Paradox » Digital Divide

Cablevision Not Murdoch’s Only Problem

techmanager — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 04:53:08 +0000

Cablevision’s battle with NewsCorp over retransmission fees is not Rupert Murdoch’s only regulatory problem at the moment. Leo Porter began his post titled “Why the Web Mustn’t Become the New TV” with the news that “A consortium of rivals are gathering to impede media tycoon Rupert Murdoch’s bid to gain total control of [British] cable outlet BSkyB.”

The anti-Murdoch consortium wrote to the British government last week saying “We believe that the proposed takeover could have serious and far-reaching consequences for media plurality.” Besides a group of UK newspaper publishers, the letter was also signed by executives of the BBC and BT, the UK’s biggest telephone company.

FCC Report Backs Claims of Digital Divide

techmanager — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:36:13 +0000

READ THE ORIGINAL B&C ARTICLE HERE.

(I always said there was a digital divide…)

TV Nets Face Struggle to Stay Viable

techmanager — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:42:35 +0000

There it is, right on the front page of the 2/28/09 edition of The New York Times, a column 1 article warning that the nets must change or die. One possible scenario – become cable nets themselves – perhaps leaving their affiliates out in the cold.

(And check out the comments here.)

Local TV Next To Fall ?

techmanager — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:31:26 +0000

"We’ve been wringing hands over newspapers and magazines but TV and
radio aren’t far behind. Broadcast is next." says
Jeff Jarvis in his Buzz Machine blog.

USC’s ETC Does NextGen Consumer Research

techmanager — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:55:21 +0000

Check out the website and blogs of the The Entertainment
Technology Center at USC. The ETC is a consortium funded by the
major content, technology, CE and service companies. Their goal is to
understand next-gen consumers and explore new opportunities for reaching
them with digital content.

The ETC was founded in 1993 at the University of Southern California,
with help from George Lucas, with the goal of bringing technology and
entertainment visionaries together to collaborate on the future of
entertainment technology.

Slowly Pulling Out the Rug

techmanager — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:25:22 +0000

Slowly but surely my cable provider (Cablevision) is yanking analog
channels from its basic (no cable box) service. In September it will be
the two Public / Government Access channels. You might think that my
town government would have something to say about that. But nary a peep has been heard from Town Hall…