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Samsung Product Manager: TVs Are About Picture Quality

Posted on February 13, 2012 by lanceturner

Samsung AV product manager Chris Moseley, talking to UK gadget review site Pocket-lint, about the possibility of an Apple television and what it might mean competitively: “TVs are ultimately about picture quality. Ultimately. How smart they are … great, but … Continue reading →

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The State’s Budget, Economy, Redistricting and the GOP Race for President on ‘Arkansas Week’

Posted on January 27, 2012 by lanceturner

I’m back on AETN’s “Arkansas Week,” which airs at 8 p.m. tonight, along with host Steve Barnes, KUAR-FM’s Malcolm Glover and Doug Thompson of the northwest Arkansas edition of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. On the docket: legislators angle to fill two … Continue reading →

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Jobs, the Budget, the Forestry Commission and the Presidential Race on ‘Arkansas Week’

Posted on January 6, 2012 by lanceturner

It’s the first edition of AETN’s “Arkansas Week” of the year. Auld lang syne and whatnot! In this episode, Michael Hibblen of KUAR-FM, Dr. Hal Bass of Ouachita Baptist University, host Steve Barnes and myself discuss today’s better-than-expected December jobs … Continue reading →

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On HBO GO and Cutting Cable

Posted on December 21, 2011 by lanceturner

MG Siegler’s open letter to HBO: I’d gladly pay you upwards of $19.99 a month for direct access to HBO Go without a cable subscription. Netflix charges $7.99 a month for their streaming service right now, but thanks to your … Continue reading →

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Video: WMC’s Sweeps Piece on How its Weatherman Sorta (But Not Really) Got Punched in the Face

Posted on November 23, 2011 by lanceturner

Last night, as I tweeted yesterday, NBC affiliate WMC-TV, Channel 5, in Memphis aired an exclusive interview with the Memphis doctor who handled Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ liver transplant. Unfortunately, video of that segment isn’t on WMC’s site today. At … Continue reading →

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The Holiday Economy, UCA & the Budget Bill on ‘Arkansas Week’

Posted on November 18, 2011 by lanceturner

I’m back on “Arkansas Week” at 8 p.m. tonight on your local AETN station. Can’t wait to talk about economic indicators on the upswing? Ready to ruminate on the continuing UCA saga? Fired up about the federal budget? Well, you … Continue reading →

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‘Talking to Network Executives Isn’t Like Talking to Siri’

Posted on November 16, 2011 by lanceturner

Andy Ihnatko in Macworld today, contemplating the hot topic du jour, the full-on Apple TV: Siri, iCloud, and most importantly deals to license content in such a way that the user won’t feel like they have to feed coins into … Continue reading →

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Arkansas’ P. Allen Smith Part of YouTube’s Original Programming Effort

Posted on November 3, 2011 by lanceturner

I seem to recall former Google CEO Eric Schmidt at one point saying something along the lines of “Google isn’t in the content business.” Times have changed of course, and Schmidt is no longer Google’s CEO. And over at YouTube, … Continue reading →

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Frommer: The Trouble with ‘Apps As TV Channels’

Posted on November 2, 2011 by lanceturner

Dan Frommer lays out the myriad obstacles to the “Apps As TV Channels” model everyone is talking about. Bottom line: The people running TV networks are not dummies. They may be slow to adopt new technology, but they’re not stupid. … Continue reading →

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PBS ‘One Last Thing’ Documentary on Steve Jobs Airs at 9 Tonight on AETN

Posted on November 2, 2011 by lanceturner

Above, an excerpt from tonight’s PBS Steve Jobs documentary, “One Last Thing,” which you can catch on your local AETN station at 9 p.m. The clip focuses on Jobs’ and Bill Gates’ legendary joint appearance at the Wall Street Journal’s … Continue reading →

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