Latest articles by Frank Beacham
Brainstorming the Next Generation of Local TV
We get mail. Some is thought-provoking, like the e-mail we got recently from Paul E. Donohue, news director at WETM-TV in Elmira, N.Y.
Going Wireless Works ... Sort Of
In recent weeks I've noticed an interesting human twist to e-mail. People send it to you and assume you received it. If you don't respond quickly, they assume you are ignoring them.
Giving Up Privacy for a ‘Free’ Internet
If the Internet is to remain "free," the argument goes, advertising targeted to the "preferences and habits of consumers" is essential.
Bose Wave/PC Tackles Computer Audio
As the networked personal computer continues to evolve into a home entertainment center, some glaring weaknesses in traditional PC technology have become apparent.
More Fear and Loathing in DTV Land
In my memory, the first great public crack in the DTV wall of illusion came in early 1998 at Sony's pre-NAB press conference in New York City.
After Sept. 11, a TV Technology Debate Becomes Moot
For years, writers and editors covering television technology have tried to corral the subject. What, we’ve asked and debated, exactly is TV technology and what is only peripheral to it?
A Decade Later, 'Net Issues Remain the Same
It was 1996, almost exactly a decade ago, when I wrote a column for this publication posing some questions about the future of the Internet.
World Events Provide Window To Turbulence in Big Media
Open your eyes and ears. Observe. Think. Note that we're experiencing rapid changes in how we learn about world events.
Good Night, and Good Luck
Few new television ventures leave me speechless, but this one did.
News at the Crossroads of Multimedia
At about the same time television news sold its soul to the devil, a savvy Internet innovator was standing at the crossroads to salvage the wreckage.
Static Begins to Clear on How Internet Affects TV
Thanks to vastly improved and lower-cost Internet technology, more users and new data on human behavior, we are getting a clearer picture of how television and the 'net are co-existing.
