Archive | September, 2008

Storm Over Television News

Dateline, Saturday, September 6, 2008. 7pm, EDT — Tropical Storm Hanna is making her way up the East Coast and into the New York metropolitan area. Already, the US Tennis Open and the New York Mets games have been postponed. Two-inches of rain is falling … sideways. Winds about 40 mph and gusting. Flash flood [...]

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Daily Insights: Travel Takes on The Amazing Race

(9/05) Travel Takes on….

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Daily Insights: Nat Geo Gets Ratings Boost from Specials

(9/04) Nat Geo Gets….

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Daily Insights: HGTV Shifts Programming in New Direction

(9/03) HGTV Shifts Programming….

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Daily Insights: Discovery Needs to Catch Some New Programs

(9/02) Discovery Needs to….

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One if by land, two if by sea, or three if by TV!

The British are here! In case you haven’t noticed, we’re in the midst of a new British Invasion, remarkably in television. In full disclosure, I’m as complicit as anyone in this newest invasion because I spent almost four years working at BBC America. Because of that experience, I recognize most of the fine British actors [...]

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