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McDonald's Launches Own TV Channel

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:56:05 CDT

Bored with merely eating and talking when you indulge in a McDonald's visit? Soon you'll be able to watch TV—that is, McTV. The mega-fast-food chain is launching its own exclusive channel, McDonald's Television, with corporate-approved content like entertainment news, advertising, and bits on local moms and athletes. "The intention...

Glenn Beck Launches News Website

Rob Quinn — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:47:17 CDT

Glenn Beck has launched a news and opinion website that supporters believe has the potential to become "the conservative Huffington Post." TheBlaze.com is being edited by former Breitbart TV host Scott Baker. The site, launched late last night, will focus on "news and information,” Baker tells Mediaite . “Some commentary...

This Week Move Risky for ABC, Amanpour

Harry Kimball — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:20:00 CDT

Christiane Amanpour isn't an obvious choice to host ABC’s Sunday gabfest This Week , but the network is confident in its choice. ABC says “Interviews and analysis about domestic politics and policies” will remain the show's focus, with the addition of an “international perspective.” Counting on a woman who speaks with...

Online News Overtakes Radio, Print

Harry Kimball — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:15:00 CST

More Americans get their news today from Internet sources than from local or national print newspapers or from the radio. More than 60% of respondents in a Pew survey get their news online, and most use a variety of sources. The most popular information is weather, at 81%, followed by...

Fox Most Trusted Network: Poll

NxBigmouthery — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:23:07 CST

Americans consider Fox the most trusted name in news broadcasting, a poll released yesterday found. Some 49% of the 1151 registered voters surveyed by PPP said they trusted the network's news coverage, 10% ahead of CNN. Fox also recorded the lowest level of distrust, 37%. The major networks fared the...

Sam Zell Steps Down as Tribune CEO

Nick McMaster — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:05:07 CST

Maverick takeover artist Sam Zell resigned as CEO of the Tribune Co. today, naming Randy Michaels as his successor. Zell is still chairman of the news giant he bought, disastrously, in 2007. Tribune, which has been bankrupt for almost a year, yesterday won an extension until February of the right...

When News Is for the Rich, Newser Is Robin Hood...

Kevin Spak — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:46:56 CST

The year is 2012, and Michael Wolff is in prison. He’s the first high-profile conviction under 2011’s anti-aggregation law, the draconian act that’s allowed newspapers to duck behind ever-pricier paywalls. These days, a New York Times subscription will run you $7,000, and “the cultural divide between the news-haves and...

Balloon Boy Is What's Wrong With Cable News

Nick McMaster — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:50:29 CDT

The "balloon boy" non-story was just the latest example of how ridiculous cable news has become, writes Alan Sepinwall. With a war raging in Afghanistan, a jobless “recovery,” and a complex ongoing health care debate, the "news" networks spend hours on nothing at all. The problem is in the model:...

CNN's iPhone App Is a Winner

Nick McMaster — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:53:13 CDT

CNN’s iPhone app is well-designed and intuitive, with enough features to more than justify its $2 price tag. The app makes good use of the iPhone interface, offering different scrolling navigations for stories depending on the handset’s orientation, writes Eliot Van Buskirk for Wired. But perhaps the most interesting feature...