Archive for January, 2010

What should FTAList 2.0 look like?

Friday, January 29th, 2010

The relaunch of FTAList is really close now.

What should FTAList 2.0 look like?

Friday, January 29th, 2010

The relaunch of FTAList is really close now. The completely redesigned database is working well, and the new basic page layout is ready. I had hoped for a Feb

What would you add to FreeDBS?

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

My early-morning scribbles at CES In the middle of the night after my first day at the CES show floor this year, I woke up with a vision. If you put a cluster of attractive free-to-air channels together on one transponder, that would make a much more sustainable business plan than for any single channel. I was so inspired that I scribbled down some notes for some free channels ideas, and that’s the photo* to the right of this paragraph.

Alternatives to White Springs TV

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Hollywood Classics 100 Movie Pack The most common topic in the FTAList inbox for the past three months has been White Springs TV. Where did it go? When will it come back?

How to get a free ticket to CES

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Las Vegas sunset As the last memories of the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas fade, it’s time to bring up one last related thought. You can get a free ticket to the exhibit floor (where most of the cool stuff is) of the next CES. (If you want to visit purely satellite-based exhibitors, then you’ll have much better luck at the annual National Association of Broadcasters Show , scheduled for April 12-15, 2010, in Las Vegas.

Not much FTA at CES

Monday, January 11th, 2010

The show floor at CES Long, long ago, when I was working as a sports reporter, a colleague taught me a lesson. No matter how much time you have to spend in the rain covering a game, no matter how rudely you are treated by a player in the postgame locker room, never complain about it, because most readers would be happy to trade places with you for a day

On My Way to CES

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Hi there.