The Guardian: The Bauers – who are they?

Posted on 1 September, 2008 by Martin Stabe

"Given the size of the company - in 2007 it was projected to turn over €1.79bn - it is surprising just how little leaks out of Bauer; publicly available information could fit on a side of A4."

Shane Richmond: BBC Radio: worse than I thought

Posted on 29 July, 2008 by Martin Stabe

"[T]hanks to a new tool on the BBC website, I’m now able to see that they don’t actually play any of the music I listen to."

Shane Richmond: BBC Radio: worse than I thought

Posted on 29 July, 2008 by Martin Stabe

"[T]hanks to a new tool on the BBC website, I’m now able to see that they don’t actually play any of the music I listen to."

TechCrunch: NPR Launches API That Serves Up 13 Years Of Content

Posted on 16 July, 2008 by Martin Stabe

"National Public Radio (NPR) has introduced an API that it says will allow developers to serve up mashups that include audio, images, and full text articles from the non-profit media organization’s archives that go as far back as 1995."

Times Online: BBC ready to help its rivals develop their programmes

Posted on 21 June, 2008 by Martin Stabe

"The BBC will propose sharing regional news resources, including non-exclusive footage, to help ITV with the costs of its regional bulletins, and it will tell commercial radio companies that it is willing to spend heavily to market digital radio."

Economist: Short-wave radio: Snap and crackle goes pop

Posted on 21 June, 2008 by Martin Stabe

"Though the BBC's World Service uses around 15 different technologies to reach its listeners, short-wave is still king: latest figures, published last week, show 105m of its 182m-strong global audience still listen that way."

Broadcasting & Cable: Barack Obama’s Media Agenda: An Exclusive Interview

Posted on 17 June, 2008 by Martin Stabe

"[Obama] said the Federal Communications Commission needs to take merger reviews more seriously; asserted that FCC chairman Kevin Martin, like his predecessor, has tried to “dismantle” rules that protect the public..."

Gary Andrews: Exeter bomb blast: a case study in online coverage and social media

Posted on 23 May, 2008 by Martin Stabe

"However, there’s aspects [of the Express & Echo's coverage] that are far from perfect. The bitty nature of the articles is quite frustrating. Also, every piece is finished with a plug for tomorrow’s echo, where the full story will appear."

Google Maps Mania: Live Helicopter Tracking on Google Maps

Posted on 17 May, 2008 by Martin Stabe

Track the helicopter used by the local TV news in Schaumburg, Illinois...

BBC News: The Editors: Cameras in court

Posted on 10 May, 2008 by Martin Stabe

In a rare exception to the usual rules, the BBC was given permission to film inside the courtroom when judges delivered the verdict in a murder trial.

New York Times: Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon’s Hidden Hand

Posted on 20 April, 2008 by Martin Stabe

"Hidden behind that appearance of objectivity, though, is a Pentagon information apparatus that has used those analysts in a campaign to generate favorable news coverage of the administration’s wartime performance, an examination by The New York Times h

Framing Science : If You Watch FIVE HOURS of Cable News, Expect to Find ONE MINUTE of Coverage Devoted to Either Science or the Environment

Posted on 18 March, 2008 by Martin Stabe

The State of the Media report: if one were to have watched five hours of cable news, one would have seen about ... 1 minute and 25 seconds about the environment ... 1 minute about science and technology...

eBay: Never used RTS Award on eBay, also, Slightly Unusual, Weird Stuff, Collectables

Posted on 7 March, 2008 by Martin Stabe

Not quite the stolen Pulitzer that was on eBay a few months ago, but and RTS award is nice, too.

Deus Ex Malcontent: Say What You Will (Requiem for a TV News Career)

Posted on 19 February, 2008 by Martin Stabe

CNN producer sacked for blogging hits back: "CNN fired me, and did it without even a thought to the power that I might wield as an average person with a brain, a computer, and an audience."

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Category Archives: Broadcasting

The Guardian: The Bauers – who are they?

Shane Richmond: BBC Radio: worse than I thought

Shane Richmond: BBC Radio: worse than I thought

TechCrunch: NPR Launches API That Serves Up 13 Years Of Content

Times Online: BBC ready to help its rivals develop their programmes

Economist: Short-wave radio: Snap and crackle goes pop

Broadcasting & Cable: Barack Obama’s Media Agenda: An Exclusive Interview

Gary Andrews: Exeter bomb blast: a case study in online coverage and social media

Google Maps Mania: Live Helicopter Tracking on Google Maps

BBC News: The Editors: Cameras in court

New York Times: Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon’s Hidden Hand

Framing Science : If You Watch FIVE HOURS of Cable News, Expect to Find ONE MINUTE of Coverage Devoted to Either Science or the Environment

eBay: Never used RTS Award on eBay, also, Slightly Unusual, Weird Stuff, Collectables

Deus Ex Malcontent: Say What You Will (Requiem for a TV News Career)