As someone with British lineage I tend to take more than a passing interest at what transpires across the pond, and as someone who’s overseen plenty of projects involving their media and worked collaboratively with dozens of their executives, I tend to take notice when they make news. Hence when this breaking news hit my … Read more
It’s been a hot minute since the words “prestige original” and the fine folks at Sony were intertwined in the same thought, especially in the half-decade since they parted ways with moi. Oh, sure, they’ve had their fair share of successes and even a few projects that cut through the clutter to become buzzworthy … Read more
Back in days where the word tech was most prominent following the name of a university in Georgia or Texas or a small college for geeks on Long Island there was a derogatory analogy applied to fans of the New York Yankees that rooting for them was like rooting for U.S. Steel. That was in … Read more
I recently was connected to a group of veteran media folks who convene once a month at a deli in the San Fernando Valley for lunch. It’s one of those throwback places that hasn’t changed the menu or the decor since the last time I had been there–more than two decades ago. Like the patrons, … Read more
You know how you know you’re getting old? Shows are having milestone anniversaries–and I remember vividly when and where I was when they started. Such was the case exactly a half-century ago when I was struggling to wake up to schlep to school, a process that had at that point become particularly mundane. I was … Read more
As I’ve been reminded whenever I’m musing about people losing their jobs–which, unfortunately, has been an increasingly frequent occurrence in recent years–a little sensitivity needs to be in order. Sometimes I’ve been guilty of not showing it and I’ve been rightfully chided for it, often with a not-so-gentle reminder to think about how I felt … Read more
I really, really tried to watch IT: WELCOME TO DERRY in the wake of its premiere last Sunday night. I’ll confess I’m anything but a lover of horror, which especially on a day like today makes me a wet blanket and a half. I fully respect and acknowledge that there are plenty of people who … Read more
It takes quite a bit to stand out in the ever-polarized world of what loosely qualifies as news these days, and that’s all the more true in the non-linear realm. Hence the launch earlier this week of yet another platform hoping to glean a few more pennies a day out of addicts like moi couldn’t … Read more
Time was a sure way for anyone to ingratiate themselves into practically anyone’s good graces was to have an association with Oprah Winfrey. Her absolute domination of afternoon television for a quarter-century not only made her a billionaire, but it also allowed her to put her imprenteur on practically anyone or anything she happened to … Read more
On a day when it was announced that the new blood that has infused Paramount won’t be asking at least 1000 of their employees to continue showing up to work past Halloween we also learned the identities of two of them. We kind of expected CBS EVENING NEWS co-anchor John Dickerson to be on such … Read more