Oregon Media Insiders

Someone just chucked a piece of wood through one of my side windows. We're fine, but we're confused as to who broke it and why. We're thinking it was random, but it always does make one wonder.

Hope your weekend is better, at least window-wise.

ETA: Cablenut thinks it was a burglary attempt; our neighbor's recycle bin was moved near the broken window. Lovely.

KOINers were surprised today when they were summoned to gatherings to meet the new GM, Tim Perry, late of KSBY in San Luis Obispo. Former GM Chris Sehring is moving further up the corporate ladder within KOIN owner New Vision, but it's not clear where yet. More as the story develops.

As reported in the New York Times today, Meredith-owned stations are accepting product placement deals with various brands e.g. McDonald's iced coffee on the anchor desk.

Is it really a big deal though? I assume there are financial arrangements associated with some Good Day Oregon live shots.

This is Henry:

Henry is a 7-month-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel currently in need of a bath, but that's tomorrow's task. Today Henry is getting to know us and the house, having been given to us by my mother-in-law. Young dogs in general and Cavaliers in particular need lots and lots of attention, and they weren't home enough. We, on the other hand, are always here. Henry is lying at my feet as I type, and I am sincerely glad to no longer be dogless after 18 months.

How's your weekend?

According to IT consultant Andy Purdy, a whole bunch of US TV stations are so asleep at the switch they're about to lose their .tv domain names at auction:

Highly-prized 4-letter domain names using the call letters of 285 U.S. TV stations -- including major affiliates of ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX -- will be auctioned to the public by GoDaddy.com between Saturday, July 19, and Wednesday, July 23.

The TV call-letter domain auction is the largest ever of its kind. Releasing the domains to anonymouse [sic] bidders around the world may have a serious impact on how American broadcasters maintain their online identity, particularly in light of the upcoming switch to digital broadcast.

The call-letter domains represent some of the most successful broadcast stations in the country, including 2 NBC owned-and-operated stations -- WCAU-TV Philadelphia and WTVJ-TV Miami -- and 3 CBS owned-and-operated stations -- KPIX-TV San Francisco, KTVT-TV Dallas/Ft. Worth, and KCCO-TV Minneapolis/St. Paul.

Who cares locally? KATU. Nope, never bothered to register KATU.tv. It appears to be the only Fisher-owned station on the list. No other Oregon stations are on the list, but KOIN station owners New Vision and KGW owners Belo are losing two each, KPTV/KPDX owner Meredith is losing one, and KRCW owner Tribune is losing a whopping three--if they don't pony up at the auction.

KGW apparently held a DTV test tonight and Seattle's KING-5 will be next week. Apparently, Spokane's KREM2 held a similar test on May 18th.