Sam Schechner

Weather Channel Hires Digital-Ad Expert as CEO

Suzanne Vranica and Sam Schechner, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 24 at 2:21 pm PT

The owners of the Weather Channel abruptly replaced the company’s chief executive, Mike Kelly, naming a digital advertising veteran in his place.

Hulu to Create More Original Shows

Sam Schechner and Christopher S. Stewart, Reporters, The Wall Street Jounal in Media on January 15 at 3:26 pm PT

Online video site Hulu LLC is increasing its output of original shows, the latest in an escalation of TV-like programs being made directly for the Internet, further blurring the lines between the Web and TV.

Apple Plots Its TV Assault

Jessica E. Vascellaro and Sam Schechner, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on December 18, 2011 at 5:06 pm PT

Apple Inc. is moving forward with its assault on television, following up on the ambitions of its late co-founder, Steve Jobs.

Dish in Talks for Internet TV

Sam Schechner and Matt Jarzemsky, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Media on November 8, 2011 at 10:22 am PT

Dish Network Corp. has approached several media companies about the possibility of licensing their TV channels for use on a new pay-TV service to be delivered over the Internet, rather than over Dish’s satellite system, according to people familiar with the discussions.

Google Ponders Pay-TV Business

Sam Schechner and Amir Efrati, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Media on November 4, 2011 at 4:05 am PT

Internet giant Google Inc. is considering a plan to offer paid cable-TV services to consumers, a move that could unleash a new wave of competition within the traditional TV business.

CNN, HLN to Stream on Web

Sam Schechner, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on July 18, 2011 at 6:22 am PT

Time Warner Inc. is increasing the number of TV channels and programs it pipes over the Internet to people who have conventional pay-TV subscriptions, as the television business faces growing competition from Web-video services.