WUSA, WBFF top news stations at regional Emmys

Washington's WUSA and Baltimore's WBFF were the top news stations in their respective markets at the 55th Emmy Awards of the National Capital/Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The awards ceremony was held Saturday night in Baltimore.

Comcast to roll out a new system to compete with Netflix, Apple TV

We have been talking about radical changes in the way we watch for TV for almost a decade now.

Is it time to quit being nice about what 'NewsHour' has become?

(Updates at end with response from NewsHour) With the word Tuesday that "NewsHour" was shutting down offices and laying off employees, it's time to ask the question: Just how much of the this one-time PBS bedrock is actually left?

Hopkins students may know secret behind 'Game of Thrones'

When a passion for "Game of Thrones" meets up with the kind of inquisitive mind it takes to be a physics grad student at a school like Johns Hopkins University, what you get is the "circumbinary" hypothesis of weird weather seasons in Westeros.

Pussy Riot a great kickstart for HBO's summer documentary series

One of the delights of summer is the HBO documentary series executive producer Sheila Nevins delivers.

'Game of Thrones' enters the therapist's office

Forget the water cooler — or any other public space like social media or the Internet.

Scott Pelley says Americans want an 'honest' newscast -- and CBS is delivering one

Two years ago as he was about to take over a ratings-battered and beleaguered newscast from Katie Couric, Scott Pelley told me he thought great journalism in the traditional sense of that term could still be good business despite the epic change rocking TV news.

WBAL gets simulcast on two Ravens 'Monday Night Football' games this season

WBAL-TV says it has gained the rights to simulcast two Baltimore Ravens "Monday Night Football" games this year with ESPN, the cable channel that produces the prime-time telecasts.

Attention 'Wire' fans: a first look at Dominic West as Richard Burton

As fine as he was playing Jimmy McNulty in "The Wire," Dominic West certainly hasn't let that role define him.

Michael Steele and the disease of cable commentators as candidates

ESPN offers weak telecast of Towson loss in NCAA

I love the effort ESPN is making this weekend to give college baseball fanatics like me a chance to see every regional game in some shape or form.

Tough WBFF interview with Alonso belies all-crime rep of Baltimore TV news

MSNBC, The All-In-For-Obama Channel, pays for lack of news

You know what, maybe there is some justice in this world.

Liberace film scores highest ratings in nine years for an HBO movie

HBO's Liberace film "Behind the Candelabra" was the highest rated premiere of a movie in the last nine years on the premium cable channel.

WBAL helicopter images provide big, early edge in TV derailment coverage

There was no doubt about which Baltimore station was the one to turn to in the immediate wake of the CSX train derailment Tuesday afternoon in Baltimore County.

Comedy Central renews 'Inside Amy Schumer'

Comedy Central renewed its freshman hit "Inside Amy Schumer," the channel announced Tuesday.

ESPN does college baseball right, including Towson storyline

I am in heaven. I know I am part of a minority, but I love college baseball the way most folks love NCAA basketball. Forget the Final Four, the Road to Omaha is what gets my adrenaline pumping.

Only HBO could have done the Liberace movie this big, deep for TV

Michael Douglas as the glittery Las Vegas pianist, Liberace, and Matt Damon as his young lover -- only HBO could have brought "Behind the Candelabra" to TV with this much style and care.

'Arrested Development' finds new life in the land of Netflix

If you don’t think the way we watch TV is in the midst of monumental change, ask yourself: Has any new network series of late generated nearly as much excitement as the return at 12:01 a.m. Sunday of “Arrested Development” on Netflix?

Kanye West coming to a wall near you in Baltimore

If you live around the BMA, the Walters or the Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower, Kanye West is coming to a wall near you Sunday night.

Roger Ailes grabs moral high ground over Obama on phone, email seizures

The Obama White House has been trying to de-legitimize Fox News almost from the day it took office. Remember the media blitz of 2009 launched by then White House Communications Director Anita Dunn?

TV season ends, but dispute remains about who has #1 show

The 2012-2013 TV season is officially over as of midnight Wednesday, but don't look for any clear-cut answer among the final numbers as to what show is No. 1 on prime-time network television this year.

Adam May leaving WJZ for Al Jazeera America

WJZ reporter-anchor Adam May is leaving the Baltimore station at the end of the month to join Al Jazeera America as a national correspondent.

Redesigned 'Baltimore Style' features Katie O'Malley cover

Here's what the new Baltimore Style magazine looks like.

PBS to launch Charlie Rose weekend show

PBS is going to launch a new Charlie Rose in July, the public broadcaster announced Monday.

Mel Brooks an American Master and then some

You cannot understand American humor in the second half of the 20th Century without appreciating the crazed genius of Mel Brooks.

Preakness TV ratings up year to year, according to NBC overnight data

The audience for NBC's coverage of the Preakness was up by as much as 24 percent during the afternoon, according to overnight Nielsen data provided by the network.

NBC Sports delivers another winning Preakness telecast

Whether it's a Sunday night football game or the third Saturday in May at Pimlico, when NBC Sports floods the zone with members of its A-Team, the telecast is almost always a winner.

Amy Schumer talks about her journey from Towson to TV and concert stardom

Amy Schumer can tell a story. Knowing how to craft a short narrative and make it pay off with a laugh has, after all, helped make her one of the hottest comedians on TV and the concert circuit these days.

Ray Rice to play featured role in USA's 'Characters Unite' campaign

Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice will be the first player featured during the upcoming season in USA's "NFL Characters Unite" campaign, the cable channel will announce later today.