Media Musings

I don’t have any kids, which I’m told both by folks who have them and especially those who knew my ex-wives I should consider to be a blessing.  More often than not, I’ve questioned if their counsel was merely apolegetic or perhaps far more of a reflection that they thank the stars that I didn’t … Read more

It wasn’t a physical hurricane that hit South Florida this week for a change, but in the media world, particularly those with any vested interest in broadcast television, it was the equivalent.   The newspapers that still remain part of that ecosystem certainly covered it that way.   The MIAMI HERALD’s Devoun Cetoute, for one: WPLG-TV, known … Read more

I’ll qualify this musing by admitting I’m more than a tad biased towards the good folk at Apple TV+.  I worked with many of them for years and I have immense respect for their taste and talents.  And if one were to look at the data from the smart TV in my living room you’d … Read more

It’s quite likely Ted Sarandos has been at his current job longer and done it better than you.  VARIETY! took special note of his silver anniversary year by making the Netflix czar a cover boy of this week’s issue and gave him the conquering hero treatment in the process.  It took a two-on-one approach from … Read more

The story of Village Roadshow Entertainment Group will someday soon make for some interesting subject matter for some advanced media strategy seminar at some university.  I oughta know, since when the most recent iteration of it was being put together I actually spent an entire class using it as a prime example of how to … Read more

After another week of stormy weather, it was a picture postcard Saturday afternoon in Hollywood yesterday, and it should have been cause for celebration for those attached to Disney.  They were finally premiering, after years of preparation and production and delays which they ascribe to the writer’s strike, a live-action adaptation of the movie that … Read more

Ever since streaming services reached critical mass I’ve advocated for the technology to take full advantage of its potential to offer someone the unvarnished potential of a live, nightly pulpit for something other than a politically skewed newscast.  But whenever those who had access to actual data would evaluate the proposition it inevitably pointed to … Read more