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Local TV Now is a weekly podcast covering the business of local television. From the changing economic realities to the challenges of new media, we'll cover it all. Primary Format : TV Language : en Also Listed as: User Tags: local media television tv User Votes: RSS Feed Website People found this Podcast Searching for: View this Podcast on a Google Map. Podcast iTunes Link Text Only listing of Local TV Now Podcasts Methings.com listings of Local TV Now Podcasts If you like this podcast, you might also like:

View the full archive of Local TV Now Episode 34 - The Doctor is In In this week’s episode, the DTV coupons have expired. What? You still have one? Too bad. Plus, we talk about website branding and ask whether it’s better for your website brand to be tied to your on-air brand or to go in another direction. Then, NBC is restructuring Leno. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 33 - Is is farewell to Oprah? In this episode, we tackle some big issues like: Is the nation’s number one syndicated show about to move to a small digital cable network? Plus, we talk about retransmission fees from cable companies and discuss how local stations can get a bigger piece of the pie…maybe with the help of their network [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 32 - What the CEA Has to Say In this episode, we get the other side of the pending spectrum battle from the Consumer Electronics Association. Last week, we got the TV industry’s side from Harry A. Jessell at TV NewsCheck. Now, we bring you an interview with one of the people in charge of lobbying for the consumer electronics industry [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 31 - Rant Against the Machine In this week’s episode, Doug’s angry, and he rants about the Olympics (now just 100 days away) and NBC’s monetary policy when it comes to The Jay Leno Show.  However, he is very sensible when it comes to WGCL’s decision to turn over their TV sports department to a sports talk radio station and mobile [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 30 - Hey, Where’s My Spectrum? We talk to Harry A. Jessell in this special, mid-week episode about the possible, upcoming fight against cash-for-spectrum. Will the FCC and consumer electronics manufacturers push for television stations to give up their spectrum? We’ll discuss, plus we’ll tell you how over-the-air mobile television and local HD news plays into this issue. Links: It’s Too [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 29 - How Much is that Hulu in the Window? In this week’s episode, we chat with Programming Insider Marc Berman to break down the winning and losing networks and shows in the fall season so far. Plus, we chat about the many rumors and floated ideas about Hulu becoming a paid site. In addition, we talk about the wish of affiliates that [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 28 - Balloon Boy Is Big Business in Denver In this week’s episode, we talk about Balloon Boy and how it helped KUSA in Denver do huge numbers on TV and the web.  Plus, added DVR viewers are helping keep some shows from being canceled, and we talk to reporter Matthew Flamm about LX New York’s not-so-good first weeks on the air. Links: Balloon Boy and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 27 - All TV Station Have Websites…Except for Two In this episode, we dissect the new RTNDA research about TV station websites, who has news, and what kind of content is important.  We also talk about Comcast’s rumored interest in NBC Universal.  Plus, the Associated Press is looking to charge websites to get a half-hour jump start on releasing AP stories.  Um…I’ll give you [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 26 - 74% of People Still Get Their News from TV In this episode, we talk to the pollster behind a new study that finds that people still watch a lot of TV and still get news from TV regularly despite projections by some that TV news is in permanent decline. Plus, we talk about NBC’s local news ratings which are down double digits in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 25 - Week 1 Ratings & Non-Profit Journalism In this episode, we dissect the ratings from the first full week of the fall season.  We look at winners and losers, day-by-day.  Plus, there’s a leaked memo from CBS about their hatred of Hulu, and we talk about the new initiative from San Francisco’s PBS station to help start a non-profit journalistic enterprise.  Then, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 24 - What Does the X Stand For? This week, we talk about the launch of LX New York, the replacement for Live at Five on WNBC. However, we still don’t know what the “X” in “LX” stands for. Can anybody help? And what will this new show mean to news viewers in New York and beyond? Plus, we [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 23 - Fall Season, Here We Come! We chat with Aaron Barnhart of the Kansas City Star and TVBarn.com about the new fall season in this special, mid-week episode. From Jay Leno to the continued dominance of CBS, we cover it all. Guest: Aaron Barnhart, TVBarn.com & television critic for the Kansas City Star Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 22 - Back to School We talk to a couple of journalism school leaders about the growth of students interested in journalism despite the fact that there aren’t supposed to be any jobs in this industry. Oh yeah, and they both say their students are finding jobs too. Plus, they tell us how new media has affected what [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 21 - Ted Kennedy Coverage, Overnight Wake-Up Calls, and the Boston Market In this episode, we talk with Karen Meyers from New England Cable News to talk about the coverage of the death Senator Ted Kennedy and the post-midnight wake-up calls for anchors all-over Boston. We also discuss the SEC’s crazy-strict media policy, the release of the new DMA listing (find out where your station ranks), [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 20 - Shawn vs. Puppet The Psycho Dwarf In this episode, it’s a slow news week, so we take a break from the serious news and chat with guest host Shawn Tempesta about various topics including his recent run-in with midget wrestler Puppet the Psycho Dwarf that left Shawn bloody. Plus, a new marketplace where TV talent can buy and sell clothes [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 19 - The AP might be OK In this episode, we cover a bunch of serious topics and one really fun one. First, we break down the future plans of the Associated Press revealed by the Nieman Journalism Lab this week, and we discover they might not be as bad as we first thought. They might, in fact, be good… [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 17 - NBC O&O’s Get Cheeky First things first, the bug in the iTunes subscription button on the right side of the site is fixed.  If you click , it will now open up iTunes and go to our show page which will let you subscribe. In this episode, we discuss the departure of NBC Exec. Ben Silverman and what [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 18 - Bold, Scientific Predictions for the Fall Season In this special episode, we spend the whole show talking about the fall season.  We talk with Gary Reisman of New Media Metrics whose company has once again predicted what shows will be popular this fall.  They’ve done this for four years now, and they’ve been roughly 85% accurate over the years. So here’s their prediction [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 16 - ESPN Taking Over and AP Running Wild In this episode, we talk about the burning desire of the Associated Press to keep people from stealing their content, but we are not impressed with their efforts to stop thieves. Plus, we talk to sports podcasting host Dan Levy about ESPN impending takeover of local sports. Then, will Hulu be around in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 15 - NBC’s Master Plan In this episode, we chat about NBC’s new plan to put a GE owned website in almost every market and why that’s bad for your local NBC station. Plus, oh look, more NBC shenanigans. They might be looking to replace local O&O meteorologists with ones at the Weather Channel. And Comcast and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website