I have to admit I have a special place in my heart for Jerry Seinfeld. He is a Jewish boy from Long Island made good–REALLY good, in fact. I happen to know a few of the numbers better than most as I spent a decent number of years working on projects that helped him pad … Read more
My roomie has been able to pivot his business to a work-from-home set-up, which means in between his array of conference calls and deadlines he’s got more time than usual to make use of the Netflix subscription. And he’s a poster child for how Netflix seems to drive the adoption and engagement they apparently are … Read more
You’ll have to forgive our ol’ pal Yosemite Zas if he seemed a little out of place last night. There he was, the Long Island native and presumed Knicks fan, leading off a post-time out segment of celebrity attendee spottings at last night’s Knicks playoff game, on no less than TNT, what remains of truTV … Read more
It’s hard to find a media critic with an auspiced a resume as THE NEW YORK TIMES’ James Poniewozik. Prior to his current role at the Grey Lady, he spent 16 years at TIME, where I had the pleasure of crossing paths with him on several occasions. He was, and apparently still is, an unabashed … Read more
I’m not quite the paramount (pun intended) example of an MTV generation kid; I kinda missed that sweet spot by a decade. And even my niece and nephew, my de facto kids’ focus group in the day in a similar manner to how my peers were inclined to secure what they believed to be conclusive … Read more
I’m going to preface this musing by admitting I’ve known and respected the author and architect of PROGRAMMING INSIDER Marc Berman since we shared a classroom in a Hebrew school in Queens far too many years ago for either one of us to be comfortable copping publicly to a specific number. He has actually been … Read more
Ellen DeGeneres is back, kicking off three months of returning to her roots snarkily titled ELLEN’S LAST STAND…UP TOUR. It kicked off Wednesday night with a relative whimper, as DEADLINE’s Bruce Haring reported yesterday: Returning to the stage Wednesday night at Largo in Los Angeles, the former host of The Ellen DeGeneres Show was not afraid to address … Read more
Media is hardly an industry devoid of mistakes. Not a single successful person has a perfect track record. Attend enough conferences where panelists and speakers are asked for an example of theirs as icebreakers and you’ll soon realize how imperfect and inexact a science this all is. I’ve never failed to gain the trust of … Read more
We’re halfway through week 2 of the Trial Of This Century, and much like a car chase or a rush hour accident, far too many of us simply can’t stop having a morbid curiosity about the details of what’s going on. Especially since ratings-starved media outlets have been literally trying to create more and more … Read more
I made two small children cry yesterday, and it wasn’t because I was decked out head to toe in Mets gear. I’ve never been a parent, but I spent some of my favorite years doing qualitative research with them, and I’m as proud an uncle as there has ever been. So the first rule of … Read more