TechnologyHow unbundled cable could save Canadian televisionJesse Brown on the Conservative government’s "pick and pay" pledge
UncategorizedGoin’ To CabletownThere’s more discussion lately ( See here and also here for starters) about whether cable has plateau-ed and whether its...
UncategorizedCable Networks Have Hits and Flops NowI’m a bit late to this discussion, but I took a slightly different meaning from this piece, where Tim Goodman argues that basic...
CultureConan in exileWhen Conan O’Brien took a job on basic cable, some saw it as a step down. Now it’s looking smart.
UncategorizedWhy TV Still Needs Mainstream HitsThe cancellation of Lone Star has touched off, in addition to the usual irritating snobbery, some discussion about whether there’s...
UncategorizedWhat We’re Watching: NCIS, NCIS and More NCISThe subject heading is an exaggeration, but only slightly. Here’s Nielsen’s list of the top-rated cable programs in the U.S. for...
UncategorizedDoes Not ComputeThis Wired blogger argues (with backup from the human quote machine, Robert J. Thompson) that the problem with the broadcast...
UncategorizedLieutenant CableCBS is going to promote a cable comedy, TBS’s The Bill Engvall Show , by giving it a special one-time-only network showing in...