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Television Moves to The Internet
by Frank Beacham, 02.16.2010
When industries get into trouble, they tend to blather about things that don't really matter. More...
A Thrilling 40-Year Ride From Portapak to iPhone
by Frank Beacham, 01.14.2010
Those of us who grew up in the “portable” revolution of video sometimes wrap our memories in nostalgia. More...
Reporters Take Control Of Their Future
by Frank Beacham, 12.17.2009
The need for well-told, accurate news stories has never been greater. More...
Privacy is Lost in the Age of Social Media
by Frank Beacham, 11.16.2009
People are giving away their privacy online more than ever before. Sadly, they don’t seem to know or care about it. More...
Answering the Next Generation's Question
by Frank Beacham, 10.15.2009
One of the interesting things about getting older and having survived as a freelancer is that younger people ask for advice. More...
YouTube Challenges Local Television News
by Frank Beacham, 09.18.2009
It was bound to happen. More...
A Perfect Storm Hits Media Businesses
by Frank Beacham, 08.25.2009
The year 2009 will most certainly go down as an historic turning point in our industry. More...
The Impact of Mobile Technology
by Frank Beacham, 07.20.2009
Who could have predicted that Apple's iPhone would forever change television and democratize the way the nation receives its news and information? More...
A National Strategy to Save the News
by Frank Beacham, 06.25.2009
The report has some of the best new thinking I've heard yet about what's needed to reinvent the news media in the United States. More...
To Avoid Oblivion, Cable Looks for Web Solution
by Frank Beacham, 06.10.2009
Cable companies are scrambling to find ways to give paying subscribers access to their programming on the Web. More...
Good Night, and Good Luck
by Frank Beacham, 04.23.2009
Few new television ventures leave me speechless, but this one did. More...
Pulling the Plug on Pay Television
by Frank Beacham, 04.09.2009
It's interesting how technological advancements—coupled with a deteriorating economy—can unexpectedly signal huge change in the habits of people. I sense that has begun to happen in the pay television industry. More...
A New Day at the FCC
by Frank Beacham, 02.23.2009
Leadership of the FCC could hardly be more different. More...
A New Generation of Reporters Emerges Online
by Frank Beacham, 01.13.2009
The winds of change have begun blowing through Washington, D.C. But how will we know what's happening? More...