Binge-watching series is becoming a habit all of us have already done at least once, just like former generations stayed up late finishing a book. But on-demand TV platforms like Netflix changed people’s habits and made it easier to start binge-watching because of more options …
One team of researchers found evidence of what they call the “Sinclair Effect,” "whereby Sinclair-owned affiliate stories exhibited more cable news-style elements." They indicated that Sinclair stations produced more stories with dramatic elements, commentary, and partisan sources. Assistant professors at the University of North Carolina, Kylah …
Back in 1997 when television stations were first required to carry a minimum amount of children’s programming, I was a skeptic. With the explosion of children’s programming on cable, would kids watch a block of shows on adult oriented affiliates? Would the networks actually invest in quality programming? …
Steve Hartman has what looks like a dream job. He travels the country, telling uplifting stories that run once a week on the CBS Evening News. “On the Road” is a legendary franchise once the province of the great Charles Kuralt. Now, the time is Hartman’s …
