Tag Archives: CBS

Brian Williams Is the Milt Chamberlain of Broadcast News

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Who is Milt Chamberlain, you ask? He’s a character in the late, slightly lamented CBS series Battle Creek, which was co-produced by Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, although that wasn’t enough to save it. Anyway, the Battle Creek basics: So … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #SaveBattleCreek, Battle Creek, Breaking Bad, Cape Cod League, CBS, David Ortiz, Dean Winters, FBI, Josh Duhamel, Milt Chamberlain, Russ Agnew, Vince Gilligan | 2 Comments

Is There Something Wrong with the Official Boston Bombings Story?

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Russ Baker at WhoWhatWhy is challenging the accepted narrative of Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s actions in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings (tip o’ the pixel to AlterNet). Boston Bomber Carjacking Unravels An exclusive WhoWhatWhy investigation has found serious factual inconsistencies in accounts provided … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged "Danny", AlterNet, Associated Press, Boston Globe, Boston Marathon bombings, Cambridge Police Department, CBS, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Grassy Knollers, NBC, Russ Baker, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, WhoWhatWhy, WMUR | 4 Comments

Jock Shock: WEEI’s Jason Wolfe Punchout

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The local dailies turn a quick double play today in their coverage of the shakeup at former sportstalk powerhouse WEEI. Start with the Boston Herald, which goes all Page One over the firing of longtime WEEI VP of programming/operations Jason … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 98.5 The Sports Hub, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, CBS, Dennis & Callahan, Entercom, Gerry Callahan, Howie Carr, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Jason Wolfe, Jeff Brown, John Dennis, Toucher and Rich, WEEI | 1 Comment

A New Front (Group) In the CBS/Time Warner Cable Rumpus

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

First there was this full-page New York Times ad from Time Warner Cable whacking CBS for the retransmission fees it’s demanding from the cable giant. Clever, eh? And catch this in the body copy: CBS wants Time Warner Cable to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged American Television Alliance, CBS, New York Times, retransmission fees, Time Warner Cable, WCBS-TV | Leave a comment

Time Warner Cable’s CBS Retransmission Rumpus

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

From our Been There Done That desk Time Warner Cable is embroiled in yet another retransnsmission battle, this time with CBS in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, and elsewhere. From USA Today: Time Warner Cable drops CBS in New York, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged CBS, Dallas, FLIX, Los Angeles, New York, New York Times, Showtime, Smithsonian, Time Warner Cable, TMC, USA Today | 3 Comments

Since When Are 4th of July Fireworks ‘Curated’?

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Since now, apparently. The NBC network is officially dancing on the grave of the July 4th Boston Pops concert, whose national broadcast has been dumped by CBS. Full-page ad in Wednesday’s New York Times: Wait – curated by Usher? Raise … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Pops, CBS, curated by Usher, Independence Day, July 4th, Keith Lockhart, Macy's, NBC, New York Times | 6 Comments

When A Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés . . .

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well, that’s just sad. The hardworking staff has a habit of recording mangled phrases in the press, and here’s our latest batch. • About a week ago, the Boston Globe ran a story about CBS’s decision to stop broadcasting the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC, APM, Boston Globe, Boston Pops, CBS, CBS This Morning, Cheryl Miller, Chris Christie, Chris Hughes, David Mugar, Eli Manning, Hall of Fane, July 4th fireworks, Legal Sea Foods, Marketplace, Mohamed Morsi, MSNBC First Read, New Hampshire Journal, New Republic, New York Times Magazine, NPR, Peyton Manning, Reggie Miller, Roger Berkowitz, The Note | 8 Comments

How Sneak Adtack Scooped The New York Times On Celebrity Stealth Marketing

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The New York Times ran this Nick Bilton Disruptions piece on Page One of Monday’s Business section: Social Media Product Plugs Draw Scrutiny In 1982, Bill Cosby appeared on television showing off a snazzy new computer. “Looking for a powerful home computer?” he said … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ashton Kutcher, Bill Cosby, Boston Herald, CBS, Chegg, Disruptions, Flipboard, Foursquare, Maria Menounos, Marshalls, Miley Cyrus, New York Times, Nick Bilton, Nike, Sneak ADtack, Texas Instruments, Two and a Half Men | Leave a comment

Military Vets: Macy’s Has Got Your $ix

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Full-page ad in Friday’s New York Times: You see that? Support American veterans! Give $3 at any Macy’s and SAVE 25% ALL DAY It’s all part of Macy’s Got Your Six (as in, Got Your Back) promotion. Sorry, but the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged CBS, Got Your Six, Jeep, Macy's, NCIS, New York Times, Operation Safe Return, Oprah Winfrey, Super Bowl, Veterans Administration | Leave a comment

Aereo Dynamics Coming To Boston

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Aereo, the ant(enna) farm that lets viewers access broadcast networks on the Internet for a monthly fee, is expanding into Boston, but not without opposition. Via The Verge (tip o’ the pixel to Poynter): Aereo files suit against CBS to head … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aereo, ant(enna) farm, Boston, CBS, Fox, NBC, Poynter, The Verge | Leave a comment