Feb 11 Comcast Makes Unsolicited Bid for Disney In a move that could transform the media industry, Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable operator, launched an unsolicited bid Wednesday to merge with troubled entertainment behemoth Walt Disney. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch Indecency on the Air In the wake of the now infamous Super Bowl half-time show, the head of the Federal Communication Commission and president of Viacom testified before Congress about how to tackle public indecency on broadcast television. Tom Bearden reports on the debate… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch Point, Click, Vote Voters in Michigan will participate in the largest and most ambitious Internet voting experiment to date. Of the tens of thousands who will vote in the Democratic caucuses on Saturday, roughly one-third will cast their ballots over the Internet. Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch The Rose Man of Sing Sing James McGrath Morris chronicles the life and times of early 20th century newspaper editor Charles Chapin, a founding father of the 24-hour news cycle, in his new book, "The Rose Man of Sing Sing." Terence Smith speaks with Morris about… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch Going Wholesale With voters in seven states heading to the polls and caucuses, many Democratic presidential candidates chose to leave quaint campaign practices behind in Iowa and New Hampshire and take to the airwaves. Following a campaign update, Terence Smith examines the… Continue watching
Jan 29 Critical Hutton Report Prompts Two BBC Resignations The head of the British Broadcasting Corp. and its director-general resigned Thursday after an official inquiry censured the media corporation's "defective" editorial management. Continue reading
Jan 28 BBC Chair Quits Over Critical Hutton Report The head of the British Broadcasting Corp. resigned Wednesday after an official inquiry strongly censured the media corporation's "defective" editorial management. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch The Hutton Report A British judge issued his long-awaited report Wednesday on the death of David Kelly, an expert on Iraqi weapons. Terence Smith examines the impact of this report on the British Broadcasting Corp. and Prime Minister Tony Blair. Continue watching
Jan 27 Six U.S. Soldiers, Two CNN Staffers Killed in Iraq A bloody series of attacks in central Iraq Tuesday left six American soldiers, two CNN employees and at least two Iraqi civilians dead even as U.S. military operations continued against anti-coalition insurgents. Continue reading
Jan 22 Candidates Deluge New Hampshire Voters With Campaign Ads Ahead of Primary Democratic presidential candidates have deluged New Hampshire's TV outlets to appeal to voters by distinguishing themselves from their rivals as independent, not beholden to Washington-based interest groups and capable of beating President Bush. Continue reading