COVID-19Make Me Smart DailyEcon Extra Credit

Loading...

0:00
0% played
Stories Tagged as

Tv

Verizon says it's done with bundles and contracts

by Andy Uhler
Jan 9, 2020
With so many options available, the margins for cable providers just aren’t there anymore.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE

Daytime TV is having a moment

by Andy Uhler , Katherine Wiles and Michael Lipkin
Oct 10, 2019
Familiar faces from the world of news and entertainment are getting lassoed into host roles.
Keystone Features/Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE

Can Netflix keep its subscribers?

by Erika Beras
Apr 15, 2019
Are subscribers willing to pay more for Netflix?
Are subscribers willing to pay more for Netflix?
JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE
Video

He brought "Game of Thrones" languages to life

by Maria Hollenhorst
Apr 10, 2019
David Peterson created the Dothraki and High Valyrian tongues.
Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark in "Game of Thrones" season 8.
Helen Sloan/HBO
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

"Grey's Anatomy" pulls off a medical miracle

by Marielle Segarra
Feb 28, 2019
The prime time show is now the longest-running medical drama on U.S. TV.
Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes and actress Ellen Pompeo attend an event in West Hollywood, California on September 26, 2015.
Mark Davis/Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

After 50 years, Sesame Street is still poised for success

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Feb 19, 2019
The money and the history behind America's most beloved television show.
Bert (L) and Ernie (R).
Matthew Simmons/Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Marketplace Tech Blogs

Targeted ads aren't just online, they're on TV

by Molly Wood
Feb 19, 2019
How targeted ads have migrated to your television
William West/AFP/Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

You’ve got questions. We help you answer them.

Support nonprofit, independent journalism that makes you smarter.

Invest in Marketplace

What kind of manufacturing jobs are in America's future?

by Amy Scott
Jan 31, 2019
Foxconn says building TV screens in Wisconsin doesn't make sense. But R&D and advanced manufacturing do.
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

Court TV is coming back. It was gone, you say?

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Dec 10, 2018
Court TV has been off the air for 10 years now.
Court TV has been off the air for 10 years.
Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE
Marketplace Tech Blogs

AT&T aims to bring more targeted ads to your TV screen

by Molly Wood
Sep 28, 2018
"It's absolutely about competing with Google and Facebook," an Ad Age reporter says.
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE