Word: formats
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...skip commercials, pause live programs and watch shows at their own pace, rather than on a broadcaster's schedule. So British subscribers to the TiVo DVR service took it as a personal insult when the BBC comedy Dossa and Joe was automatically recorded on their machines in a format they could not delete. The BBC, which struck a deal with TiVo to promote Dossa and Joe, admits the aggressive tactic was a bad idea. But it raises the bigger question of who dictates what DVR owners watch. One in five never watch commercials, which scares television executives who depend...
...fill." This is how JIMMY KIMMEL explains the news last week that in January he will take over the midnight time slot on ABC now occupied by Bill Maher and Politically Incorrect. Kimmel, who co-hosts the Comedy Central fratfest The Man Show, has not yet figured out the format of his new program, which will follow Nightline, but chances are it won't include one Man Show staple: underattired women jumping on trampolines. "Barbara Walters refused to go on a trampoline, so I suggested a pogo stick," he says. This should finally push Ted Koppel over the edge...
...precisely because of the sitcom format, Poussaint says, that the show did not directly confront issues of race and class...
...that party is over, and the guests are stampeding for the exits. For the first time in the format's history, CD sales are dropping globally, according to a tally released late last month. At the same time, companies such as Apple and Gateway are pushing the power of computers that help users create personalized mixed CDs. Consumers love these innovations, which give them what they want--easy access to favorite tunes anywhere they choose. They are clearly willing to pay for this convenience, as shown by the $1.6 billion they spent last year on CD burners, blank...
With Harvard playing as visitor on its own field due to the Ivy Championship format, junior closer Barry Wahlberg trotted to the mound to face the heart of the Tigers’ order. After striking out designated hitter Jon Miller and first baseman Ryan Eldridge, Wahlberg got sophomore catcher Tim Lahey to chop a grounder to third...