My Turn
Apr 22 2011 - 4:22pm
Review: HBO's 'Treme'

Here’s my 4.5-star review of Treme’s season 2 premiere Sunday night:

TV’s great storytellers, David Simon and Eric Overmyer,

Apr 1 2011 - 7:34pm
April Foolery

Media love April Fool’s jokes — heard any good ones?

Animal Planet got me with one today, announcing it would air a two-hour documentary about

Mar 24 2011 - 1:13am
Herb Scannell's 5-Year Plan at BBC America

Herb Scannell, overseer of BBC America among other BBC properties in the U.S., says the network is ready to spend the coin needed to increase ratings, diversify the

Mar 18 2011 - 11:05pm
ESPN's Wolff ‘Delivers' For Local Kids

New York — Russell Wolff, the million-mile-a-year head of ESPN International, is being celebrated for charitable work at the world’s biggest locally

Mar 9 2011 - 2:20pm
A Diva Fixing America Targets TV

Lynn Tilton has been good to small-town America, buying and rebuilding failed manufacturing businesses and preserving jobs.

The question now is: Will she

Feb 4 2011 - 10:41pm
Systems Ready For 'Super' Sunday

Time Warner Cable’s Wisconsin operations have close ties with the local National Football League franchise, the Green Bay Packers. Wide receiver Donald

Feb 4 2011 - 9:16pm
Packer Pride On Display

Time Warner Cable’s Wisconsin operations have close ties with the local National Football League franchise, the Green Bay Packers. Wide receiver Donald

Jan 12 2011 - 4:14pm
Snow Day TV

School’s out (for some) in N.Y.C., giving me a chance to make some TV recommendations.

I’ve been watching The Weather Channel, natch, and

Dec 16 2010 - 10:15pm
To Absent Friends

Our last news issue of the year is a time to reflect on what 2010 brought, and what’s been lost.

And who are no longer with us.

The year began

Nov 18 2010 - 7:24pm
Fans Fret 'Terriers,' 'SGU'

Anxiety exists among fans of Terriers and Stargate: Universe.

I’ve read it, on