Kevin Eck
Kevin Eck is a writer and editor for Adweek, where he leads the TVSpy blog covering the local TV news industry. An Emmy Award-winning producer, Kevin also writes about the larger media industry and is editor of Adweek's podcast, "Yeah, That's Probably an Ad."
Is Mobile About to Overtake Traditional TV Viewing?
Convergent TV
In a few years, mobile devices will overtake traditional TV for watching shows.
Creative Ways Local TV Stations Are Showing the Olympics Despite Rigid Rules
Convergent TV
With broadcasters confined by restrictions on anything Olympics-related, some local newscasters are coming up with creative ways to show viewers what's happening in Rio without running afoul of NBCUniversal, the [...]
Tour Bon Appétit’s One World Trade Center Test Kitchen
Performance Marketing
It's here editors test the recipes foodies everywhere rely on to impress dinner party guests, feed the family lunch, or even mix up an after-work cocktail.
Take a Tour of the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen
Performance Marketing
High above New York City on the 35th floor of One World Trade Center is the test kitchen for Bon Appétit magazine.
Cubes: Take a VIP Tour of <i>New York</i> Magazine
Performance Marketing
The folks at New York Magazine let MediabistroTV take a tour of their offices at 75 Varick. Nestled next to the entrance to the Holland Tunnel, the writers, artists, photographers [...]
The Art of Negotiation from the Star of <i>Hardcore Pawn</i>
Performance Marketing
If you watch reality shows about pawn stores, you’ll notice the biggest conflict usually centers around the bargaining over what something is worth. Les Gold star of truTV’s Hardcore Pawn [...]
<i>Hardcore Pawn</i> Stars: ‘We’re Not Actors’
Performance Marketing
Viewers of reality TV often want to know if they’re watching actors or real people. Recently, we got a chance to ask the people who might know, the starts of [...]
<i>Hardcore Pawn</i> Stars Talk About the Show’s Popularity
Performance Marketing
Back in ye olden tymes, pawn shops were dark, dirty and cramped storefronts where fictional detectives would go to sweat a confession from an equally fictional shop owner. Who would [...]
<i>Hardcore Pawn</i> Stars on Popularity of Pawn Shop Shows
Performance Marketing
Remember when pawn shops were dark, dirty and cramped storefronts where fictional detectives would go to sweat a confession from an equally fictional shop owner? Now that pawn shops are [...]
<i>Hardcore Pawn</i> Cast Talks About the Weirdest Things Ever Pawned
Performance Marketing
Maybe you have dreams of working on a reality show one day? Hardcore Pawn is the pawn shop show shot in Detroit starring the Gold family. Father Les and daughter [...]