Category: Television

  • On Television

    On Television

    Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday MLB BASEBALL 1 p.m.: MLBN — Atlanta at Philadelphia (Game 1); 7 p.m.: MLBN — Regional Coverage: NY Yankees at Boston OR Texas at Toronto; 11 p.m.: MLBN — San Diego at LA Dodgers OR Cleveland at San Francisco (Joined in Progress) NFL FOOTBALL 8:15 p.m.: ABC, ESPN…

  • On Television

    On Television

    Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday MLB BASEBALL 1 p.m.: MLBN — Atlanta at Philadelphia (Game 1); 7 p.m.: MLBN — Regional Coverage: NY Yankees at Boston OR Texas at Toronto; 11 p.m.: MLBN — San Diego at LA Dodgers OR Cleveland at San Francisco (Joined in Progress) NFL FOOTBALL 8:15 p.m.: ABC, ESPN…

  • Television Q&A: Are soap operas exempt from Hollywood strikes?

    Television Q&A: Are soap operas exempt from Hollywood strikes?

    Rich Heldenfels Tribune News Service Q: My wife is a devoted “General Hospital” fan. With the writers and actors on strike, we assumed ABC would have to start reruns at some point, but they haven’t. Did soap operas get some sort of waiver from the striking unions so they could stay in production? And, when…

  • Television Q&A: Are soap operas exempt from Hollywood strikes?

    Television Q&A: Are soap operas exempt from Hollywood strikes?

    Rich Heldenfels Tribune News Service Q: My wife is a devoted “General Hospital” fan. With the writers and actors on strike, we assumed ABC would have to start reruns at some point, but they haven’t. Did soap operas get some sort of waiver from the striking unions so they could stay in production? And, when…

  • I Love Lucy Changed Television History In Ways That Should Never Be Forgotten

    I Love Lucy Changed Television History In Ways That Should Never Be Forgotten

    “I Love Lucy” — and Desi Arnaz in particular — is often credited with the invention of the multi-camera shooting style in front of a live audience that the vast majority of sitcoms have adopted until the last few years. This isn’t entirely true. According to a piece written by the LA Times back in…

  • I Love Lucy Changed Television History In Ways That Should Never Be Forgotten

    I Love Lucy Changed Television History In Ways That Should Never Be Forgotten

    “I Love Lucy” — and Desi Arnaz in particular — is often credited with the invention of the multi-camera shooting style in front of a live audience that the vast majority of sitcoms have adopted until the last few years. This isn’t entirely true. According to a piece written by the LA Times back in…

  • Behind Disney’s Spectrum blackout: A ‘proxy battle’ for the future of television

    Behind Disney’s Spectrum blackout: A ‘proxy battle’ for the future of television

    Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger has made no secret of his company’s plans to eventually offer ESPN channels directly to consumers, bypassing its longstanding partners — the cable and satellite TV providers. “We have a great brand, we’ve had a great business,” Iger said during a mid-July appearance on CNBC from Sun Valley,…

  • Behind Disney’s Spectrum blackout: A ‘proxy battle’ for the future of television

    Behind Disney’s Spectrum blackout: A ‘proxy battle’ for the future of television

    Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger has made no secret of his company’s plans to eventually offer ESPN channels directly to consumers, bypassing its longstanding partners — the cable and satellite TV providers. “We have a great brand, we’ve had a great business,” Iger said during a mid-July appearance on CNBC from Sun Valley,…

  • Giants vs. Cowboys: Time, television, radio and streaming schedule

    Giants vs. Cowboys: Time, television, radio and streaming schedule

    The New York Giants (0-0) will open their regular season against the Dallas Cowboys (0-0) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday night. For information on how to watch or listen to the game, read on. Game Information New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys 8:20 p.m. ET on Sunday, September 10 MetLife…

  • Giants vs. Cowboys: Time, television, radio and streaming schedule

    The New York Giants (0-0) will open their regular season against the Dallas Cowboys (0-0) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday night. For information on how to watch or listen to the game, read on. Game Information New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys 8:20 p.m. ET on Sunday, September 10 MetLife…