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Tom Lowry

Tom Lowry

Tom Lowry is a senior writer for BusinessWeek, responsible for the magazine's media and entertainment coverage. Prior to this position, Lowry was media editor. Lowry is an alum of the University of Delaware, and was a Knight-Bagehot Fellow in business and economics journalism at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. A newspaper veteran, he also did stints at the New York Daily News and USA Today, among others, before coming to BusinessWeek in 1999.

Recent Articles by Tom Lowry

March 10, 2010

Revenge of the Cable Guys

Once upon a time, not so long ago, a bunch of small companies in Silicon Valley thought the future of television was theirs. Soon, the thinking went, TV would be ...

February 3, 2010

At Time Warner, Local Content, Global Profits

One of Jeffrey Bewkes' favorite movies these days is Two Ear Chicken, a low-budget German tale about a philandering tabloid journalist. No, the Time Warner (TWX) CEO ...

January 20, 2010

The FCC's Genachowski: On a Broadband Crusade

Julius Genachowski is not a member of President Barack Obama's Cabinet, but the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is likely to have more influence on ...

January 20, 2010

King of the World (Again)

Reasonable people can debate the artistic merits of James Cameron's work. Anyone for whom Arnold Schwarzenegger is a frequent muse is not likely to specialize in ...

December 16, 2009

Thank Goodness That's Over: The Year In Review 2009

The Unbelievable Quotes, Acts, and Ideas of 2009

December 15, 2009

Comcast Targets ESPN By Streaming Pro Sports Games

With little fanfare, cable giant Comcast (CMCSA) announced on Dec. 9 that it was launching a sports online streaming service. It may be yet another piece in the ...

December 5, 2009

Vevo Aims to Help Music Companies Cash in on Video

Nearly three decades after MTV's launch, it appears that music videos still matter. In the old days record labels would provide videos for free, viewing them as just a...

October 25, 2009

A Chat with FCC Chief Genachowski

A day after the Federal Communications Commission voted to explore new rules to prevent Internet service providers from blocking certain services and content, the ...

October 15, 2009

Blasting Away at Product Placement

Nothing infuriates Corie Wright more than when a TV network and advertiser try to sneak a product pitch past viewers. Case in point: Elisa and Jack of 30 Rock fame ...

October 9, 2009

Squeezing Every Dime from DVDs

With frugal consumers renting rather than buying DVDs, Hollywood's $14.5 billion cash cow is getting thinner by the month. And even when the economy recovers and ...