Apr 10 Stephen Colbert to replace David Letterman on ‘The Late Show’ By Colleen Shalby CBS announced Thursday that Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert will replace David Letterman on "The Late Show," just one week after the legendary host announced his retirement. Continue reading
Feb 19 ‘House of Cards’ finds popularity in China By Zachary Treu It can be difficult for even a politically aware U.S. citizen to follow the twists and turns of "House of Cards." But that hasn’t stopped millions of Chinese from tuning in. Continue reading
Feb 17 New political TV ads can target individual homes By Philip Elliott, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The days when political campaigns would try to make inroads with demographic groups such as soccer moms or white working-class voters are gone. Now, the operatives are targeting specific individuals. And, in some places, they can reach those… Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch How will regulators see the Comcast-Time Warner deal? By PBS News Hour Comcast is making a bid to buy Time Warner for $45 billion. If approved, Comcast will extend its geographic reach and control nearly 30 percent of all paid cable subscribers in the United States. Gwen Ifill learns more about the… Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch As Leno exits ‘Tonight,’ late night TV seeks younger viewers By PBS News Hour After 22 years, Jay Leno will offer his final monologue as host of “The Tonight Show” Thursday. Leno took over the iconic late night television show from Johnny Carson in 1992; now he passes the job on to fellow comedian… Continue watching
Feb 06 Jay Leno to take his final bow on ‘Tonight Show’ By Chelsea Coatney "Tonight Show" viewers will say goodbye to comedy legend Jay Leno Thursday night. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch As TV platforms, tastes diversify, where will money come from for quality shows? As TV platforms, tastes diversify, where will money come from for quality shows?… Continue watching
May 07 Watch 6:57 Keeping America’s Heritage of Sights and Sounds Fresh for Future Generations These days it may seem like you can find any movie, TV show or song you want online. But vast amounts of America's cultural treasures are in danger of extinction. Jeffrey Brown reports on conservation efforts at the Library of… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch Online Streaming Television Service Aereo Tests Traditional Broadcast Networks Online Streaming Television Service Aereo Tests Traditional Broadcast Networks… Continue watching
Apr 10 Self-Censorship on Chinese TV: An American Comedian’s Experience By jappell By Jesse Appell Fulbright fellow Jesse Appell's "Gangnam Style" parody was subject to censorship when he was asked to perform on Chinese television. A note from Paul Solman: Jesse Appell is a young humorist, fluent in Mandarin, studying stand-up comedy… Continue reading