NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site, The Double Overtime. Please visit it regularly for coverage of media, sports, politics and life. I was literally on the cusp of the purported target demographic that ESPN was going after when it took full advantage of the demand for additional channels that the advent … Read more
You would have been justified in calling me out for somehow completely missing the announcement of Golden Globes nominees that as per usual of late took place in the wee small hours of the morning in early December. If you’ve been a regulat reader. or at least someone with nominal Google skills, you’d note I … Read more
Like most young lovers who get jilted on a Friday, David Ellison could have taken the weekend to regroup, reflect and regenerate. But most jilted young lovers aren’t nepobaby billionaires with ‘tude, so instead we got an over-the-top plan for revenge that would make his daddy’s bosom buddy proud. Instead of sitting down and putting … Read more
I get that the announcement late last week that Netflix was acquiring the sexier assets of Warner Brothers Discovery is a BIG deal. It’s not every day when a century-old media brand gets somewhere between $72 and $83 billion thrown at it by an upstart that didn’t even exist in the 20th century–and that price … Read more
It was exactly eighty-four years ago to the day that America awoke on a Sunday morning planning for Christmas shopping and a day huddled around the radio listening to Christmas music or NFL football, depending upon which religion you adhered to more. Pretty much like the one I’m trying to wake up to as this … Read more
I saw a pretty good new movie last night, and I didn’t even have to leave my bed and heating pad to go out or worry about having enough in my bank account to afford dinner. My back, stomach and net worth are especially appreciative. The movie was JAY KELLY, a decidely mature and adult-appeal … Read more
The battle for Warner Brothers Discovery just shifted into fourth gear late last night, when news began to trickle out that despite the white-hot passion and intense lobbying that Paramount Skydance has demonstrated over the past few weeks–and even though he’d had been guaranteed a platinum parachute and a future role–our buddy Yosemite Zas and … Read more
It’s been a few weeks since we last checked in on Bari Weiss, which was just before she was officially ensconched as CBS NEWS’ czarina. I know that because when we mused about her impending ascension we got the most organic traffic we’ve seen this year for an homage that was titilatingly titled Is CBS … Read more
Early on in my career I learned the importance of what Nielsen monickered “Gold Card” viewers–those that fall into the upper right hand corner of four-quadrant splits that disproportionately watch at least 45 per cent of a schedule for at least 45 per cent of its total running time. That may sound boring to some … Read more
Yesterday was another signpost day in perhaps the most compelling battle for a media prize than we’ve seen in years. There are both financial and political implications, let alone sea changes in how and what winds up where, into how this ultimately shakes out. The latest, per THE WRAP’s Kayla Cobb: Netflix has put in … Read more