In a year where perhaps the busiest and least vulnerable CBS employees are lawyers, the news that came down yesterday pretty much assured their job security for a while longer. DEADLINE’s Peter White succinctly reported the baseline facts: The thorny legal issue over who gets to distribute long-running game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune has an update. A … Read more
You’ve probably heard the phrase that serves as the title of today’s musing at some point, whether or not you’ve actually worked in a field that emphasizes its utility and understanding. None other than Mark Twain is credited at least with the introduction of it into mainstream America, at least per Wikipedia: Twain popularized the … Read more
It’s difficult enough for the folks that still have jobs in American media to figure out a path to success that motivates consumers to engage and placates their employers and, most of all, their board members. Now throw into the mix the draconian and seemingly haphazard actions of the leader of the free world that … Read more
If I’m to believe the myriad of folks on my social media feeds, I’d be concerned that anyone still sporting Los Angeles Dodgers gear might now be as much of a target for ridicule–or worse–as anyone driving a Tesla. The Dodgers just happened to have their annual road trip to Washington this week and, like … Read more
The entertainment industry desperately needed good news this weekemd. Hell, AMERICA desperately needed good news this weekend. Hence the performance of MINECRAFT: THE MOVIE was seen as downright heavensent, as among others THE ASSOCIATED PRESS–because they at least are still invited press members of this industry–reported: In its first few days in theaters, the … Read more
The executive whom his longtime friends and colleagues adoringly labeled “The Blur” was back in the news this past week, finally memoralizing a position he’s essentially had for a while with an actual title and press release. THE DESK’s Matthew Keys was among the many who reported it on Friday: Dr. Phil McGraw’s media company … Read more
Apparently today’s a really big day for some of my more politically active friends, and supposedly quite a number of strangers. Here’s how THE HILL’s Jared Gans spelled it out yesterday: Nationwide protests are set to take place Saturday in opposition to the Trump administration and its allies, with leaders vowing to stand up to … Read more
To many of my more impassioned followers, today is Way Better Than Good Friday. Because at long last a particular independent movie that’s been on their radar since last fall’s Toronto Independent Film Festival finally hits the theaters and they’ve already secured tickets to a showing this weekend–not that it would have been impossible to … Read more
Congratulations to the Democratic Party on the good news you received Tuesday night. And it’s not the one that a great deal of you (us?) are crowing about. Apparently the hero of the moment is New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, at least according to NBC NEWS’ Sahil Kapur and others who reported glowingly on how … Read more
Yet another old-fashioned media bacchanal is going on this week in Las Vegas, in this case the gathering of the National Association of Theatre Owners, pretty much the only worthwhile use of the acronym NATO these days. To say that there’s more than a little concern that their fate may be headed in the same … Read more