On the whole, 2024 was a pretty good year for Netflix, as anyone who may own a few shares of its stock can attest. And as if they needed any more good news to crow about, they sure got it in the form of season 2 of SQUID GAME, which finally dropped on Christmas Eve … Read more
Well, yahoo!! If you’re reading this, count yourself among those who actually were able to heed the sage and persistent advice to survive ’till ’25. And save for a few thrilling moments involving some New York baseball teams, good riddance to 2024. We’ve been on sort of a holiday from our usual musings of late, … Read more
1. A YEAR FROM NOW, MOI AND ANYONE ELSE READING THIS SEEKING SUCH WILL BE MORE GAINFULLY EMPLOYED OK, this final contribution to our year-end ten feels much more of a wish than a prediction. Depending upon what resource you rely on, we’re either on the verge of a renaissance of opportunity or we should … Read more
4. COMCAST. WARNER BROTHERS DISCOVERY. PARAMOUNT GLOBAL. AT LEAST ONE OF THESE WON’T EXIST AS WE KNOW IT TODAY A YEAR FROM NOW. Despite all of the predictions and wishes that I’ve mused about over these last ten days of 2024 I’m obviously not the only nor hardly the most auspiced pundit offering them, especially … Read more
5. NETFLIX WILL EXPAND ITS NFL RELATIONSHIP ON AN INEXORABLE PATH TO BECOMING THE GLOBAL SPORTS STREAMING DESTINATION If we’ve learned anything from the unpredictable and chaotic world of streaming, it’s never say never. And based upon the events and results we’ve seen this week, that truism has never been more appropriate. Pretty much since … Read more
6. THE CW WILL CONSIDERABLY CLOSE THE GAP IN BOTH RATINGS AND SELLABILITY WITH FOX Let me be crystal clear. I do read numbers copiously, and I’m well aware that in the pantheon of broadcast networks, FOX is still considerably more viewed and theoretically indispensable than the CW. They still have the NFL and will … Read more
7. I RESOLVE TO SPEND LESS TIME LOOKING BACK ON BAD TIMES It’s almost becoming a Christmas tradition with these musings–remembering how far I’ve come since arguably my worst Christmas ever, and one I wouldn’t even wish on the person who feverishly hoped it would have been my last. Last year, I penned a “Best … Read more
8. YOUTUBE WILL BECOME A FIRST WINDOW HOME FOR “PREMIUM” SCRIPTED CONTENT WITH GLOBAL APPEAL The raw data’s been out there for months and the content has been out there for years. But it took yet another sleepless night for moi to finally become fully cognizant of the reality that so many others have already … Read more
9. RUPERT CASHING OUT BEFORE G-D CASHES HIM IN. I’ve arguably spent a disproportionate amount of time musing about Rupert Murdoch than many others whose paths I’ve crossed. Maybe he earned that “distinction” because of the course of my career he’s probably paid me more in total salary, benefits and especially T & E … Read more
Well, we’ve almost survived till ’25. Just ten more days left in this year, one that at least media-wise I’d rather forget. And I dare say there’s plenty of you who may have been employed when it started that are now among the more than 14.000 newbies to “career reboot” that are inclined to agree. … Read more