Latest articles by Frank Beacham
Pay TV Windfall From the DTV Transition
After more than a decade of denials, we now know how important a good rooftop, rotor-driven antenna will be to millions of people wanting to receive DTV signals.
Digital Media Is Changing The Election—and More
Because digital media is causing such change, we simply don't know how accurate traditional media measurement systems are because they can't fully measure today's issues and media.
Mobile Technology Collides With Policy
One of the clear trends in this first decade of the 21st century is the rapid move toward mobile telephony and wireless computing.
Wilmington—Spin From The Other Side
A closer look at what happened in Wilmington only confirms what's been known for years: Simply knowing the DTV transition will occur doesn't fix the antenna and reception problems certain to follow.
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.
Question for Broadcasters: What Do We Get for Our Spectrum?
With the demise of analog television fast approaching, over-the-air broadcasters have made a lot of noise lately in favor of educating America's television viewers about the digital transition.
A War for Control Of the Internet
Internet for Everyone is a new organization with a single premise: all Americans should have access to fast, open, and affordable Internet service. Unfortunately, that’s not the case today.
CNN Introduces 'All-Platform' Journalists
CNN has turned "one-man bands" into "all-platform" journalists, and announced an "expansion" of newsgathering with such people in 10 American cities.
A Perfect Storm Hits Media Businesses
The year 2009 will most certainly go down as an historic turning point in our industry.
Could It Be the End Of TV News?
One of the great mysteries to me in these final months of the DTV transition is why call letter television stations continue to allow their news departments to operate in such an abysmal way.
The Replicating Nature of ‘News’ in Cyberspace
There are fewer people reporting genuine, long form hard news stories today than anytime in the past 25 years.
Corporations Co-opt Citizen Journalism
Advertising forecasters predict double-digit growth for online media outlets in the new year.
The New Video Crafts For Multimedia
In the film industry, new technology has traditionally come at a snail's pace. Because of this, filmmakers have had time and tradition for perfecting their craft.
Trapped in an Endless Commercial
In the spring of 1987, I was privileged to attend a 10-week series of lectures at UCLA by Sylvester “Pat” Weaver, a remarkable broadcast pioneer who served as president of NBC between 1953 and 1956.
