All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Media

Regional News Network (RNN) serving the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut has been doing local news in the area for years.  RNN focuses on the Hudson Valley in NY and not the Big Apple.  Not everyone is a big city person. By the way the article forgot to mention RNN.

The results of a study by the Convergence Group indicating the impact of online viewing on traditional outlets of television via cable, broadband, IPTV is presented in the article.  But replacement is not the issue.

NBC Universal owned and operated WNBC-TV (New York) will launch a local 24 hour news channel on one of its digital channels as part of its multicasting strategy.

Malaysian Indians especially Tamils in Malaysis got strong cultural ties with Tamil Nadu. Cinema acts as a catalyst of the cultural ties. Now the Malaysian Indians are fostering those ties by watching movies on TV or DVD. How many of them would like to spend more to go watch a movie in a big screen...

The days of trust between the ad agency and the technology advertiser will be a thing of the past.  Gone will be those days when technology companies could give robust product roadmaps to their ad agencies trusting that they will not turn the table and use that information to negoatiate a better...

The Convergence Group’s two studies imply the strength of TV delivery over online video for advertising revenue, but also show the dominance of cable MSOs over telcos for broadband access.

However, I don’t think anyone believes that the professional media folks are ever going to drop current viewing methods or processes or advertising methods anytime soon. I believe all of the new-bees to media are making those kinds of outrageous statements about supplanting current media.

Some of you may remember how you felt in the 1990s when Johnny Carson's last few shows were being aired.  I feel the same way with The Weather Channel. Competition for TWC has been pent up for years; having it owned by one of the four major TV networks is bound to unleash competition that...

Five companies are expected to bid in a second round for The Weather Channel, including both CBS and NBC.

Even if you're one of the less than 3% of people that does not get TWC (The Weather Channel) on one of the average household's multiple TV sets blaring away at any hour of the day or night, TWC is the favored channel at airport screens and even in bars.  And of course the TWC is in many other languages...