I’m not all that great with guessing ages, and I’m usually too courteous to attempt a guess of a woman’s unless invited to. Based on what little I know about Lisa Hamilton Daly, I don’t think I’m ever getting the gravitas from her to do so. But she has somehow become a trending item over … Read more
There’s a lot of outrage being leveled at what I have frequently referenced as the Left Angeles TIMES lately, and for a change it has nothing to do with the otherwise omnipresent issue that seems to obsess the gang of remotely based “experts” routinely devoting thousands of words to the latest “alarming” wastewater trends. Here’s … Read more
I get that it’s sort of a slow news cycle in the silly little world of media. The fall TV premieres have pretty much all gone down, the handful of significant holiday theatrical releases (thanks again, AMPTP) are still a way’s off, the dealmakers are partying it up on the Croissette at MIPCOM this week … Read more
Just in time for the 2024-25 NBA season, and early enough in the NHL and college seasons to be forgiven, sports TV is getting yet another rebrand. USA TODAY’s media reporter Mark Giannoto broke the news to his handful of readers last week: Bally Sports is no more. Diamond Sports Group announced that it will … Read more
In a minefield where multiple struggling streamers are rolling out expensive and buzzy “prestige” series as the window for Golden Globes nominations is fast closing, it’s easy to overlook the fact that over the course of five October days three examples of what fall premieres used to be are in the midst of being rolled … Read more
The intrepid Nellie Andreeva of DEADLINE struck yet another nerve yesterday when she dropped an intriguing observation about how an unsung entity has–eponymously–used some old fashioned 20th century strategy and tenacity to produce atypically strong results in an otherwise downturning 21st century: In 2008, a comedy about the behind-the-scenes of the TV industry, Back To You, … Read more
I’m as guilty as anyone in making snap judgements or even prejudgements, especially when the concept of monetization is involved. I freely admit it’s a trigger point for me, if for no other reason than I live with the omnipresence of others judging me for even thinking of paying to read someone else’s insights and … Read more
Well, the public has spoken. And the track record of content called THE APPRENTICE continues to be somewhere between underwhelming and pathetic. This past weekend, the movie of that name finally opened after months of behind-the-scenes lobbying, buyouts, politically incentivized rhetoric and outright campaigning for the world at large to have the chance to see … Read more
You may not have known the name Dick Block even if you consider yourself to be a true fan of media history and content. His most recent full-time executive position ended more than three decades ago, and his first was in the days where UHF over-the-air television was the disruptive equivalent of Netflix. And UHF … Read more
It sure seems that streaming services are being run by and for folks who clearly think folks in my age bracket are afterthoughts. And that’s a shame, because I happen to fall into a clearly growing sector of it that continue to embrace, pivot and even default to them, despite their inability to grasp the … Read more