A Look Back Opinions
Written By Skyler
2013 was an interesting year in the world of TV and Media we look at some trends we noticed this year.
1. More Cable News Channels
Even though, cable news channels had a down rating year , there was a launch of some new news channels and the adding of some that have been around.
Al Jazeera made it's splash first : on January 2nd this year they announced they were buying Al Gore's Liberal talk channel , Current TV. Al Jazeera Media which launched Al Jazerra English in 2006 was trying to get the news network into America since launch but has face troubles getting it on cable systems. The closest it got was broadcasts on public tv channels, some 24/7 using digital sub channels and online. Though the announcement that they were buying Current caused some cable companies like Time Warner Cable to drop Current. ( Though later Time Warner Cable added Al Jazeera America. ) Al Jazeera America was launched August 20th , it was made as a news channel that would focus on American news with international news splashed in. Most of the programming is done in the United States they hired anchors and reporters. Only a few Al Jazeera English programs and newscasts air on the channel. The Channel is different than what you would see on CNN, Fox News ,and MSNBC. No talking head lead opinion shows , sometimes long form stories, more news broadcast programs. If it will last is still to be known and what holds for the network in 2014 is unknown.
Another channel , though had less press than Al Jazeera America was One America News Network , this network is owned by the owners of Wealth TV Herring Broadcasting and The Washington Times , it was launched as a new channel to also have conservative leaning talk shows , it so far was not on alot of Cable systems. Though did land a cable later this year.
When ABC News and Univision announced in 2012 that they were going to launch a channel together it may have been a surprise and also made some wonder what or how the channel would be. The idea of the channel is a target audience of young English speaking Latinos with a news and lifestyle channel. It replaced ABC's unloved news channel ABC News Now. So far not known how the channel is fairing, there of course might be more programs and expansion in 2014.
We wonder if any more news channels will be launched in 2014 , also as BBC World news and other internationals also get expansion in the US it's a good thing that more news channel opitions are opening for viewers especially if viewers are tired of CNN, MSNBC , and Fox News Channel .
2. Binge Watching
Usually the word "binge" has a bad connotation to it but this year the continuation of the concept of "Binge-viewing " . Netflix , Hulu and others have been adding shows they are bought for the use on exclusive on their services. For instance when Netflix brought back the long-canceled FOX show " Arrested Devolpment" the whole season was available to stream so a viewer could watch the show their own way including the whole season in a day. Usually on physical television ? , maybe linear, you have to wait maybe a week for the new episode of your show the idea of being able to watch a whole season might be more fun.
It also shows a trend of people choosing to watch television on at random time on their own time. We see this trend of having mere online original shows continuing in 2014 , along with people watching TV their time and ways. Though , if you are cord- cutter it maybe a little harder to follow some of your network favorites ABC is joining Fox in soon only letting cable subscribers watch their programs online. (Though still appearing free on part Disney owned Hulu.) or you would have to wait a week for it to be free on Watch ABC. For now , the CW, NBC and CBS are still free but we'll see what 2014 brings.
Cable companies are now offering perks to make sure you stay for instance ,watching channels live through their websites and apps. Comcast announced they will adding channels to watch outside the home on apps. Many channels themselves like Disney Channel , have also added ways for you watch their programs on websites and apps Live and full episodes.
3. Local Stations up for grabs
This is more of interesting trend was this year was companies that own local stations buying other companies that own local TV stations. For instance , Sinclair which owns a lot of stations in the first place , bought some stations from Cox , the bought the company Barrington , it bought Seattle based Fisher Communications , Allbritton was also purchased . Gannett also went on it's own shopping buying up Belo's tv stations (except for 3) . Tribune company , who emerged from bankruptcy late last year, bought Local TVLLC , a company the Tribune worked with anyway so it might have well just bought it. Hoak was sold to Grey TV. There could be chance for more in 2014 and also makes a wonder why so many are being sold. It is causing the shrinkage of the market though , and could also make more fights with cable companies affect larger amounts of people . If anything it probably is not the end of this.
Monday, December 30, 2013
Monday, November 25, 2013
Fox Mid Season 2014
FOX TV Winter 2014
Fox announced it's mid season 2014 schedule they are making some changes.
First "Dads", this year's new comedy will be removed from the line up February 11th, "The Mindy Project" leaves the line up for a winter finale on January 28th.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" moves to 9:30/8:30c on February 4th. "Glee" is leaving Thursday and moving to Tuesdays airing at 8/7c starting February 25th.
"The Following" returns for season 2 January 19th (part of a 2 night season premiere) airing at 10PMET : It's regular slot will be Mondays at 9/8c. "Sleepy Hallow" has it's season 1 finale the same date returning for a new season in the fall.
New Series
"Rake" will start January 23rd at 9PMET
"Enlisted" will start January 10trh at 8:30pmet
SuperBowl
Fox has the Superbowl this year "New Girl" and "Brooklyn Nine-nine" will be the post shows.
As always any updates we will tell update on Joshuaonline
Fox announced it's mid season 2014 schedule they are making some changes.
First "Dads", this year's new comedy will be removed from the line up February 11th, "The Mindy Project" leaves the line up for a winter finale on January 28th.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" moves to 9:30/8:30c on February 4th. "Glee" is leaving Thursday and moving to Tuesdays airing at 8/7c starting February 25th.
"The Following" returns for season 2 January 19th (part of a 2 night season premiere) airing at 10PMET : It's regular slot will be Mondays at 9/8c. "Sleepy Hallow" has it's season 1 finale the same date returning for a new season in the fall.
New Series
"Rake" will start January 23rd at 9PMET
"Enlisted" will start January 10trh at 8:30pmet
SuperBowl
Fox has the Superbowl this year "New Girl" and "Brooklyn Nine-nine" will be the post shows.
As always any updates we will tell update on Joshuaonline
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
BBC America Doctor Who Marathon
Doctor Who
By Skyler
BBC America is doing a week of "Doctor Who" programming as the 50th anniversary episode is this weekend .
Here is a look at that line up from BBC America's website (if it's wrong it's their fault) .
Each weekday
from 6-8AMET is BBC World News .
Tuesday 11/19/2013
8AMET Doctor Who Specail : Tales from the Tardis
9AM ET Doctor Who Episode 1 of season 1 -Rose
10AMET Doctor Who Season 1 episode 2 - The End of the World
11AMET Doctor Who Season 1 episode 3 The Unquiet Dead
12PMET Doctor Who Season 1 episode 4 Aliens of London
1PMET Doctor Who Season 1 episode 5 World War Three
2PMET Doctor Who Season 1 episode 6 Dalek
3PMET Season 1 episode 7 The Long Game
4PMET Season 1 episode 8 Father's Day
5PMET Season 1 episode 9 The Empty Child
6PMET Season 1 episode 10 The Doctor Dances
7PMET Season 1 episode 11 Boom Town
8PMET Season 1 Episode 12 Bad Wolf
9PMET Season 1 Episode 13 The Parting of the ways
10PMET The Christmas Invasion
11PMET The Runaway Bride
continues after the Jump
By Skyler
BBC America is doing a week of "Doctor Who" programming as the 50th anniversary episode is this weekend .
Here is a look at that line up from BBC America's website (if it's wrong it's their fault) .
Each weekday
from 6-8AMET is BBC World News .
Tuesday 11/19/2013
8AMET Doctor Who Specail : Tales from the Tardis
9AM ET Doctor Who Episode 1 of season 1 -Rose
10AMET Doctor Who Season 1 episode 2 - The End of the World
11AMET Doctor Who Season 1 episode 3 The Unquiet Dead
12PMET Doctor Who Season 1 episode 4 Aliens of London
1PMET Doctor Who Season 1 episode 5 World War Three
2PMET Doctor Who Season 1 episode 6 Dalek
3PMET Season 1 episode 7 The Long Game
4PMET Season 1 episode 8 Father's Day
5PMET Season 1 episode 9 The Empty Child
6PMET Season 1 episode 10 The Doctor Dances
7PMET Season 1 episode 11 Boom Town
8PMET Season 1 Episode 12 Bad Wolf
9PMET Season 1 Episode 13 The Parting of the ways
10PMET The Christmas Invasion
11PMET The Runaway Bride
continues after the Jump
ABC mid season 2014
ABC TV Fall Winter 2013-14
ABC has announced it's mid season Schedule with "Suburgatory" ,"The Taste" , and "The Bachelor" returning.
Here is a look at the schedule :
Starting January 2nd
"The Taste" returns for season 2 airing from 8/7c to 10/9c
"The Assets" is a new series that will air at 10/9c
January 6th
"The Bachelor" returns airing from 8/7c to 10/9c
January 7th
New series "Killer Women" starts at 10/9c taking the slot left after the canceled "Lucky7 "
January 15th
"Suburgatory" returns taking the 8:30/7:30c after the "The Middle" replacing the now canceled "Back in the Game"
February 26th
"Mixolgoy" is a new comedy replaces "Super fun night" at 9:30/8:30c. For now "Super Fun night" is NOT canceled.
March 9th
"Resurrection" is a new series it takes the 9/8c slot , while
"Revenge" moves to 10/9c
March 11th
"Mind Games" takes 10/9c
Remember anything can change so we will keep up you updated.
ABC has announced it's mid season Schedule with "Suburgatory" ,"The Taste" , and "The Bachelor" returning.
Here is a look at the schedule :
Starting January 2nd
"The Taste" returns for season 2 airing from 8/7c to 10/9c
"The Assets" is a new series that will air at 10/9c
January 6th
"The Bachelor" returns airing from 8/7c to 10/9c
January 7th
New series "Killer Women" starts at 10/9c taking the slot left after the canceled "Lucky7 "
January 15th
"Suburgatory" returns taking the 8:30/7:30c after the "The Middle" replacing the now canceled "Back in the Game"
February 26th
"Mixolgoy" is a new comedy replaces "Super fun night" at 9:30/8:30c. For now "Super Fun night" is NOT canceled.
March 9th
"Resurrection" is a new series it takes the 9/8c slot , while
"Revenge" moves to 10/9c
March 11th
"Mind Games" takes 10/9c
Remember anything can change so we will keep up you updated.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Fox News Channel Makes changes
FOX NEWS Cable News
Fox News Channel doesn't make alot of evening line up changes , as TV NEWSER noted, has made some changes to their primetime line up. Here are some of the changes in key :
7PMET "On The Record" With Greta Van Susteren (moves from 10PMET)
8PMET "The O'Riley Factor" stays at 8pmet
9PMET Megyn Kelly's new primetime show "The Kelly File"
10PMET Hannity moves from 9PMET
Shepard Smith's Fox Report is ending after 14 years. He will continue to host "Studio B"under a new name "Shepard Smith Reporting" at 3PMET. He will also be at the helm for FOX News' breaking news coverage when needed.
This starts October 7th .
The press conference is in full right here.
Fox News Channel doesn't make alot of evening line up changes , as TV NEWSER noted, has made some changes to their primetime line up. Here are some of the changes in key :
7PMET "On The Record" With Greta Van Susteren (moves from 10PMET)
8PMET "The O'Riley Factor" stays at 8pmet
9PMET Megyn Kelly's new primetime show "The Kelly File"
10PMET Hannity moves from 9PMET
Shepard Smith's Fox Report is ending after 14 years. He will continue to host "Studio B"under a new name "Shepard Smith Reporting" at 3PMET. He will also be at the helm for FOX News' breaking news coverage when needed.
This starts October 7th .
The press conference is in full right here.
Friday, September 06, 2013
Fall TV premiere dates calendar (for the broadcast networks) 2013
TV Networks
Happy September! That means the fall TV season is here we have the dates for the fall premieres of the TV programs you've been waiting for. This calendar is for the broadcast networks , which we are doing first.
Edit: It's now October , and New seasons and Series premieres are still starting up.
October 2nd
Super Fun Night on ABC at 9:30/8:30c new series
IronSide on NBC at 10/9c New Series
October 3rd
The Vampire Diaries on the CW at 8/7c New Season
Welcome to the Family on NBC at 8:30/7:30c New Series
Sean Saves the World on NBC at 9pm/8c New Series
The Originals on the CW at 9/8c New Series
Scandal on ABC at 10/9c New Season
October 6
America's Funniest Home Videos on ABC at 7/6c New Season
October 7th
Hart of Dixie on the CW at 8/7c New Season
Beauty and the Beast on the CW at 9/8c New Season
October 8th
The Biggest Loser on NBC at 8/7c New Season
Supernatural on The CW at 9/8c New Season
October 9th
ARROW on the CW at 8/7c New Season
The Tomorrow People at 9/8c New Series
October 10th
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland on ABC at 8/7c on ABC
October 17th
Reign on the CW at 9/8c New Series
October 25th
The Carrie Diaries on the CW at 8/7c New Season
Grimm on NBC at 9/8c New Season
Dracula on NBC at 10/9c New Series
November
November 4th
Almost Human on Fox at 8/7c New Series
November 8th
Raising Hope on Fox at 9/8c New Season
Enlisted on Fox at 9:30/8:30c New Series
September 9
The Million Dollar Quiz on NBC at 8pm/7c NEW Series
September 11
The X Factor on FOX at 8/7c NEW Season
September 16
Dancing with the Stars on ABC at 8/7c NEW Season
Sleepy Hollow on FOX 9/8c NEW Series
September 17th
Dads on FOX at 8/7c NEW Series
Brooklyn Nine-Nine on Fox at 8:30/7:30C New Series
New Girl on Fox at 9/8c New Season
The Mindy Project on Fox at 9:30/8:30c New Season
September 18th
Survivor on CBS at 8/7c New Season
September 20th
Last Man Standing on ABC at 8/7c New Season
The Neighbors on ABC at 8:30/7:30c New Season
Shark Tank on ABC at 9/8c New Season
September 23rd
How I met your Mother on CBS at 8/7c New Season
The Voice on NBC at 8/7c New Season
2 Broke Girls on CBS at 9/8c New Season
Mom on CBS at 9:30/8:30c New Series
Castle on ABC at 10/9c New Season
Hostages on CBS at 10/9c New Series
The Blacklist on NBC at 10/9c New Series
September 24th
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D on ABC at 8/7c New Series
NCIS on CBS at 8.7c New Season
The Goldbergs on ABC at 9/8c New Series
NCIS : LA on CBS at 9/8c New Season
Trophy Wife on ABC at 9:30/8:30c New Series
Lucky 7 on ABC at 10/9c New Series
Person of Interest on CBS at 10/9c New Season
Chicago Fire on NBC at 10/9c New Season
September 25th
The Middle on ABC at 8/7c New Season
Revolution on NBC at 8/7c New Season
Back in the Game on ABC at 8:30/7:30c New Series
Modern Family on ABC at 9/8c New Season
Criminal Minds on CBS at 9/8c New Season
Law and Order SVU on NBC at 9/8c New Season
Nashville on ABC at 10/9c New Season
CSI on CBS at 10/9c New season
September 26th
The Big Bang Theory on CBS at 8/7c New Season
Parks and Recreation on NBC at 8/7c New Season
The Millers on CBS at 8 :30/7:30c New Series
Grey's Anatomy on ABC at 9/8c New Season
The Crazy Ones on CBS at 9/8c New Series
The Michael J Fox show on NBC at 9/8c New Series
Glee on FOX at 9/8c New season
Two and Half Men on CBS at 9:30/8:30c New Season
Elementary on CBS at 10/9c New Season
Parenthood on NBC at 10/9c New Season
September 27th
Undercover Boss on CBS at 8/7c New Season
Junior Masterchef US on FOx at 8/7c New Series
Hawaii Five-O on CBS at 9/8c New Season
Blue Bloods on CBS at 10.8c New Season
September 29th
Once Upon a Time on ABC at 8/7c New Season
The Amazing Race on CBS at 8/7c New Season
The Simpsons on Fox at 8/7c New Season
Bob's Burgers on Fox at 8:30/7:30c New Season
Revenge on ABC at 9/8c New Season
The Good Wife on CBS at 9/8c New Season
Family Guy on FOX at 9/8c New Season
American Dad on FOX at 9:30/8:30c New Season
Betrayal on ABC at 10/9c New Series
The Mentalist on CBS at 10/9c New Season
Happy September! That means the fall TV season is here we have the dates for the fall premieres of the TV programs you've been waiting for. This calendar is for the broadcast networks , which we are doing first.
Edit: It's now October , and New seasons and Series premieres are still starting up.
October 2nd
Super Fun Night on ABC at 9:30/8:30c new series
IronSide on NBC at 10/9c New Series
October 3rd
The Vampire Diaries on the CW at 8/7c New Season
Welcome to the Family on NBC at 8:30/7:30c New Series
Sean Saves the World on NBC at 9pm/8c New Series
The Originals on the CW at 9/8c New Series
Scandal on ABC at 10/9c New Season
October 6
America's Funniest Home Videos on ABC at 7/6c New Season
October 7th
Hart of Dixie on the CW at 8/7c New Season
Beauty and the Beast on the CW at 9/8c New Season
October 8th
The Biggest Loser on NBC at 8/7c New Season
Supernatural on The CW at 9/8c New Season
October 9th
ARROW on the CW at 8/7c New Season
The Tomorrow People at 9/8c New Series
October 10th
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland on ABC at 8/7c on ABC
October 17th
Reign on the CW at 9/8c New Series
October 25th
The Carrie Diaries on the CW at 8/7c New Season
Grimm on NBC at 9/8c New Season
Dracula on NBC at 10/9c New Series
November
November 4th
Almost Human on Fox at 8/7c New Series
November 8th
Raising Hope on Fox at 9/8c New Season
Enlisted on Fox at 9:30/8:30c New Series
September 9
The Million Dollar Quiz on NBC at 8pm/7c NEW Series
September 11
The X Factor on FOX at 8/7c NEW Season
September 16
Dancing with the Stars on ABC at 8/7c NEW Season
Sleepy Hollow on FOX 9/8c NEW Series
September 17th
Dads on FOX at 8/7c NEW Series
Brooklyn Nine-Nine on Fox at 8:30/7:30C New Series
New Girl on Fox at 9/8c New Season
The Mindy Project on Fox at 9:30/8:30c New Season
September 18th
Survivor on CBS at 8/7c New Season
September 20th
Last Man Standing on ABC at 8/7c New Season
The Neighbors on ABC at 8:30/7:30c New Season
Shark Tank on ABC at 9/8c New Season
September 23rd
How I met your Mother on CBS at 8/7c New Season
The Voice on NBC at 8/7c New Season
2 Broke Girls on CBS at 9/8c New Season
Mom on CBS at 9:30/8:30c New Series
Castle on ABC at 10/9c New Season
Hostages on CBS at 10/9c New Series
The Blacklist on NBC at 10/9c New Series
September 24th
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D on ABC at 8/7c New Series
NCIS on CBS at 8.7c New Season
The Goldbergs on ABC at 9/8c New Series
NCIS : LA on CBS at 9/8c New Season
Trophy Wife on ABC at 9:30/8:30c New Series
Lucky 7 on ABC at 10/9c New Series
Person of Interest on CBS at 10/9c New Season
Chicago Fire on NBC at 10/9c New Season
September 25th
The Middle on ABC at 8/7c New Season
Revolution on NBC at 8/7c New Season
Back in the Game on ABC at 8:30/7:30c New Series
Modern Family on ABC at 9/8c New Season
Criminal Minds on CBS at 9/8c New Season
Law and Order SVU on NBC at 9/8c New Season
Nashville on ABC at 10/9c New Season
CSI on CBS at 10/9c New season
September 26th
The Big Bang Theory on CBS at 8/7c New Season
Parks and Recreation on NBC at 8/7c New Season
The Millers on CBS at 8 :30/7:30c New Series
Grey's Anatomy on ABC at 9/8c New Season
The Crazy Ones on CBS at 9/8c New Series
The Michael J Fox show on NBC at 9/8c New Series
Glee on FOX at 9/8c New season
Two and Half Men on CBS at 9:30/8:30c New Season
Elementary on CBS at 10/9c New Season
Parenthood on NBC at 10/9c New Season
September 27th
Undercover Boss on CBS at 8/7c New Season
Junior Masterchef US on FOx at 8/7c New Series
Hawaii Five-O on CBS at 9/8c New Season
Blue Bloods on CBS at 10.8c New Season
September 29th
Once Upon a Time on ABC at 8/7c New Season
The Amazing Race on CBS at 8/7c New Season
The Simpsons on Fox at 8/7c New Season
Bob's Burgers on Fox at 8:30/7:30c New Season
Revenge on ABC at 9/8c New Season
The Good Wife on CBS at 9/8c New Season
Family Guy on FOX at 9/8c New Season
American Dad on FOX at 9:30/8:30c New Season
Betrayal on ABC at 10/9c New Series
The Mentalist on CBS at 10/9c New Season
Tuesday, August 06, 2013
CNN makes changes : Crossfire gets a time slot ,2 Andersons ,and more Wolf
CNN Media
Read CNN's press release after the jump
CNN's return of "Crossfire" was announced a couple months ago and now it has a time slot and premiere day. Starting September 16th , it will air weeknights at 6:30PMET-7PMET. Meanwhile ,since Wolf Blitzer's program "The Situation Room" will be cut to 5-6:30PMET , he will now anchor the 1pmet hour of CNN Newsroom in addition to his "Situation Room" duties . While a 10PMET program has been announced with still keeping Anderson Cooper at 8 and 10pmet , but the 10PMET edition will be called "AC360 Later"
More update : "CNN's 11AMET hour of "Newsroom" is to be renamed "Legal View" starting August 12th. (per TV Newser)
More update : "CNN's 11AMET hour of "Newsroom" is to be renamed "Legal View" starting August 12th. (per TV Newser)
Read CNN's press release after the jump
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Sunday Talks : It's a boy
Sundays Talks , The Media
Written by Skyler M
The Big news this week in the media perspective was the new royal baby , named Prince George Alexander Louis ( 3 great names for boys by, the way) as the new heir the throne is born to wait until it will be his time. The US media even got the bug to cover the UK royals , as they like to do. The coverage of things like this do get a little weird, the media reporters were sent to stand infront of a hospital door to say the same thing they said 5 minutes ago "No baby yet". By Monday afternoon in the US time scale ,we found out that baby is born and it's a boy. Now many could be bothered by the coverage , but I do say that at least it's a positive story in the news. Sometimes you need a positive story sometime and this was.
image: Channel 4 News/ Tuesday
The media sent reporters to stand infront of a door to tell everyone that their hasn't been a baby yet and repeat that about 10 minutes later. The one thing that happens in coverage is that news likes to stick to coverage instead of also going to other things in the news. CNN found the oddest way to cover a royal birth, they went to a birth. But after the reveal and the name came out the coverage did , as it should, winded down.
Al Jazerra America is set to launch in a few weeks, it's replacing Current TV ( which I was surprised to see was still doing it's live political programming ). They have announced their new president former ABC News executive Kate O' Brian. The channel says they will be doing news 24/7 LIVE. Most cable news channels , give up the live programming plot at 11PMET or 8pm for the west coast . MSNBC goes into opinion programming starting around 3PMET (so no news there really) , Fox News channel goes into opinion first at 5pmet going back to news at 6 and 7pmet ,then returning back to opinion after 8pmet. The 24/7 strategy makes wonder if they will be simulcasting AJ English at points in the day. We used to have Channels that run news live 24/7 CNN used to and HLN (when it was Headline News) used to. We will update you on them when they launch.
I do hope that Al Jazerra America won't go into tabloid , opinion, trails all day , junk that CNN and many other US channels have gone into. Hopefully the keep that promise they won't.
How much do you care about Anthony Weiner? Most of the national media seems to think you should care alot about him. The story is not as important unless you live in New York City and will be voting in the election. If a story is leading Inside Edition or Entertainment Tonight ... maybe the nightly news shouldn't lead with it? CBS didn't lead with it, so it is possible to do. The media loves it because of the sexting part and his name it works well that way.
Written by Skyler M
The Big news this week in the media perspective was the new royal baby , named Prince George Alexander Louis ( 3 great names for boys by, the way) as the new heir the throne is born to wait until it will be his time. The US media even got the bug to cover the UK royals , as they like to do. The coverage of things like this do get a little weird, the media reporters were sent to stand infront of a hospital door to say the same thing they said 5 minutes ago "No baby yet". By Monday afternoon in the US time scale ,we found out that baby is born and it's a boy. Now many could be bothered by the coverage , but I do say that at least it's a positive story in the news. Sometimes you need a positive story sometime and this was.
image: Channel 4 News/ Tuesday
The media sent reporters to stand infront of a door to tell everyone that their hasn't been a baby yet and repeat that about 10 minutes later. The one thing that happens in coverage is that news likes to stick to coverage instead of also going to other things in the news. CNN found the oddest way to cover a royal birth, they went to a birth. But after the reveal and the name came out the coverage did , as it should, winded down.
Al Jazerra America is set to launch in a few weeks, it's replacing Current TV ( which I was surprised to see was still doing it's live political programming ). They have announced their new president former ABC News executive Kate O' Brian. The channel says they will be doing news 24/7 LIVE. Most cable news channels , give up the live programming plot at 11PMET or 8pm for the west coast . MSNBC goes into opinion programming starting around 3PMET (so no news there really) , Fox News channel goes into opinion first at 5pmet going back to news at 6 and 7pmet ,then returning back to opinion after 8pmet. The 24/7 strategy makes wonder if they will be simulcasting AJ English at points in the day. We used to have Channels that run news live 24/7 CNN used to and HLN (when it was Headline News) used to. We will update you on them when they launch.
I do hope that Al Jazerra America won't go into tabloid , opinion, trails all day , junk that CNN and many other US channels have gone into. Hopefully the keep that promise they won't.
How much do you care about Anthony Weiner? Most of the national media seems to think you should care alot about him. The story is not as important unless you live in New York City and will be voting in the election. If a story is leading Inside Edition or Entertainment Tonight ... maybe the nightly news shouldn't lead with it? CBS didn't lead with it, so it is possible to do. The media loves it because of the sexting part and his name it works well that way.
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