"Anna Nicole," NASCAR, NYC Radio, Multiscreen Services, Sony 4K at Wimbledon, "Siberia"

July 03, 2013

Welcome to News Headlines, an eNewsletter presenting highlights of article posts on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment, the industry's most comprehensive news and information source, inspired by NAB Show and produced in partnership with NewBay Media. Our goal is to provide a truly unique collection of perspectives with respect to the many content-based communities that intersect at NAB Show. Stay connected to the conversations that happen at NAB Show 365 days a year, online and on the go! "Anna Nicole" Director Mary Harron: The Balance Between Exploration and Exploitation "More than anything," explains director Mary Harron of her Lifetime movie chronicling the life of Anna Nicole Smith, "it was important to me not to have a cold and detached view of Anna, but one that was sympathetic and subjective, that showed these events as she experienced them." Read More» TNT Expands Its NASCAR Season Coverage TNT is allocated just six Sundays per season to present its NASCAR coverage, fewer than ESPN or Fox, but the network is compensating for the lack of air time with a new feature that's intended to give viewers a keener picture of what the life of a race care driver is really like. Read More» One Third of U.S. Telco TV Households Expected to Access Multiscreen Services in 2013 Nearly one third of U.S. Telco TV households are expected to access multiscreen or TV Everywhere services by the end of 2013, and the majority of these already use interactive features like remote programming a DVR, according to ABI Research's OTT and Multi-screen Services Research Service. Read More» NBC's "Siberia": What's the Difference Between "Real" and "Fake" Reality? "This is just a show… isn't it?" You can hear someone asking that question in the trailer of "Siberia," a new scripted drama about a reality TV show, observes Melissa Maerz in Entertainment Weekly. The answer? Yeah, it's just a show. But what reality TV program isn't? Read More» NYC Radio Eyes Rooftop Prospect Management of the new One World Trade Center building in Manhattan is pitching its rooftop to radio and television broadcasters, part of its goal to establish the site as the major communications facility in New York City. Developers of the $3.8 billion skyscraper, which reaches a height of 1,776 feet and includes a giant spire on top, hope the rooftop will serve as a successor to broadcast facilities lost in the collapse of the twin towers in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Read More» Sony Turns Tennis Player into "Human Billboard" to Promote Its 4K HDTVs Sony is at Wimbledon this year, explains Ian Paul of Digital Arts, promoting "the wonders of 4K resolution to the strawberries-and-cream-eating masses at the tennis tournament. To prove just how amazing all those extra pixels can be, the electronics maker turned one Wimbledon player into a running, volleying, back-spinning advertisement." Read More» Your Opinion: How Can News Teams Safely Cover Extreme Weather? On May 31, 2013, Weather Channel meteorologist Mike Bettes and two teammates survived after their vehicle was thrown 200 yards in an EF5 tornado in El Reno, Okla. Others were not so lucky. Do you think meteorologists and reporters should be required to receive special training/certification to chase and report during extreme weather conditions? Read More»

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