Frank Beacham Frank Beacham is an independent writer based in New York. Grid List Latest articles by Frank Beacham Copyright Protection: Be Careful What You Believe By Frank Beacham It’s one thing to inflate piracy figures, but the MPAA and RIAA have far more dangerous ideas for the future. Apple's iPad and the Future of Video Media By Frank Beacham I suspect it is the first step in a grand design that will offer a new multimedia distribution platform that could reinvent the journalism business. The 'Next Big Thing' for Videographers By Frank Beacham There are many people with professional video skills who are out of work and looking for new opportunities. If you're one of them, read on. Television Moves to The Internet By Frank Beacham When industries get into trouble, they tend to blather about things that don't really matter. A Thrilling 40-Year Ride From Portapak to iPhone By Frank Beacham Those of us who grew up in the “portable” revolution of video sometimes wrap our memories in nostalgia. Reporters Take Control Of Their Future By Frank Beacham The need for well-told, accurate news stories has never been greater. Privacy is Lost in the Age of Social Media By Frank Beacham People are giving away their privacy online more than ever before. Sadly, they don’t seem to know or care about it. Answering the Next Generation's Question By Frank Beacham One of the interesting things about getting older and having survived as a freelancer is that younger people ask for advice. YouTube Challenges Local Television News By Frank Beacham It was bound to happen. A Perfect Storm Hits Media Businesses By Frank Beacham The year 2009 will most certainly go down as an historic turning point in our industry. The Impact of Mobile Technology By Frank Beacham Who could have predicted that Apple's iPhone would forever change television and democratize the way the nation receives its news and information? A National Strategy to Save the News By Frank Beacham The report has some of the best new thinking I've heard yet about what's needed to reinvent the news media in the United States. To Avoid Oblivion, Cable Looks for Web Solution By Frank Beacham Cable companies are scrambling to find ways to give paying subscribers access to their programming on the Web. Good Night, and Good Luck By Frank Beacham Few new television ventures leave me speechless, but this one did. Pulling the Plug on Pay Television By Frank Beacham RIAA Shifts From One Wreck to Another By Frank Beacham The RIAA announced recently it has abandoned the mass lawsuits it has been bringing against Internet users who it claims steal music. A New Day at the FCC By Frank Beacham Leadership of the FCC could hardly be more different. A New Generation of Reporters Emerges Online By Frank Beacham The winds of change have begun blowing through Washington, D.C. But how will we know what's happening? Obama to Expand Internet Access By Frank Beacham Though his plate will be full on many fronts including the economy, two wars and health care, the president-elect has promised to bring quick and major change to American communications technology. RED's Modular Camera Breaks New Ground By Frank Beacham Computers, the Internet And the Economic Crisis By Frank Beacham Pay TV Windfall From the DTV Transition By Frank Beacham 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. Mobile Technology Collides With Policy By Frank Beacham 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 By Frank Beacham 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. Digital Media Is Changing The Election—and More By Frank Beacham 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. 123...678Next The latest product and technology information Future US's leading brands bring the most important, up-to-date information right to your inbox Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors I consent the use of my personal data in accordance with Future's privacy policy, including its cookie policy. * To subscribe, you must consent to Future’s privacy policy. Thank you for signing up to TV Tech. 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Copyright Protection: Be Careful What You Believe By Frank Beacham It’s one thing to inflate piracy figures, but the MPAA and RIAA have far more dangerous ideas for the future.
Apple's iPad and the Future of Video Media By Frank Beacham I suspect it is the first step in a grand design that will offer a new multimedia distribution platform that could reinvent the journalism business.
The 'Next Big Thing' for Videographers By Frank Beacham There are many people with professional video skills who are out of work and looking for new opportunities. If you're one of them, read on.
Television Moves to The Internet By Frank Beacham When industries get into trouble, they tend to blather about things that don't really matter.
A Thrilling 40-Year Ride From Portapak to iPhone By Frank Beacham Those of us who grew up in the “portable” revolution of video sometimes wrap our memories in nostalgia.
Reporters Take Control Of Their Future By Frank Beacham The need for well-told, accurate news stories has never been greater.
Privacy is Lost in the Age of Social Media By Frank Beacham People are giving away their privacy online more than ever before. Sadly, they don’t seem to know or care about it.
Answering the Next Generation's Question By Frank Beacham One of the interesting things about getting older and having survived as a freelancer is that younger people ask for advice.
A Perfect Storm Hits Media Businesses By Frank Beacham The year 2009 will most certainly go down as an historic turning point in our industry.
The Impact of Mobile Technology By Frank Beacham Who could have predicted that Apple's iPhone would forever change television and democratize the way the nation receives its news and information?
A National Strategy to Save the News By Frank Beacham The report has some of the best new thinking I've heard yet about what's needed to reinvent the news media in the United States.
To Avoid Oblivion, Cable Looks for Web Solution By Frank Beacham Cable companies are scrambling to find ways to give paying subscribers access to their programming on the Web.
Good Night, and Good Luck By Frank Beacham Few new television ventures leave me speechless, but this one did.
RIAA Shifts From One Wreck to Another By Frank Beacham The RIAA announced recently it has abandoned the mass lawsuits it has been bringing against Internet users who it claims steal music.
A New Generation of Reporters Emerges Online By Frank Beacham The winds of change have begun blowing through Washington, D.C. But how will we know what's happening?
Obama to Expand Internet Access By Frank Beacham Though his plate will be full on many fronts including the economy, two wars and health care, the president-elect has promised to bring quick and major change to American communications technology.
Pay TV Windfall From the DTV Transition By Frank Beacham 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.
Mobile Technology Collides With Policy By Frank Beacham 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 By Frank Beacham 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.
Digital Media Is Changing The Election—and More By Frank Beacham 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.
