If there was any doubt whatsoever of the stranglehold that the National Football League has on America’s emotions and behavior, the events of this holiday weekend should convince even the most skeptical of us that there is scant little else that can get people, organizations–heck, even state leaders–to fall at the sport’s gladitorial feet and … Read more
I’ve never worked for ESPN, but plenty of really talented and decent people I’ve known personally, some from college and some from professional alliances, have. Some still do, though in recent years that list has diminished significantly. I especially miss the ones who routinely handed out branded swag like Tic Tacs at various events they … Read more
You wanna see the defending Super Bowl champions, the stars of the current in-season iteration of HARD KNOCKS and, much like the Golden Globes, a possible glimpse at Taylor Swift? On a Saturday night in mid-January, on a holiday weekend, when it’s damn cold around most of the country, even the exurbs of Los Angeles? … Read more
Happy New Year indeed. If you are or happen to know any of the approximately 500 employees of the media companies of Amazon who woke up on the tenth day to learn they were no longer employed, you probably are adding a couple of additional NSFW adjectives between the words Happy and New. Look, all … Read more
I actually recall the wonder and awe of the World’s Fair that took place mere blocks from my childhood apartment sixty (gasp) years ago. If you’re of a certain age and geography, you might as well. Some of my fondest and earliest memories were of the many exhibits that promised the world of tomorrow. The … Read more
The 2024 Golden Globes are in the books, and to many who consider themselves keepers of the flame, it was a horrific viewing experience. A good deal of that opinion was driven by the opening monologue of a previously obscure comedian named Jo Koy, who managed to tick off not only almost everyone with a … Read more
There’s a new TV series premiering tonight, and I highly doubt they’ll be too many places that will consider it big news. It’s a basic cable network premiere, which is a world where in the pecking order of viewing and promotion priorities these days is a very distant third behind streaming and broadcast. It’s a … Read more
Hollywood’s awards season kicks off at long last tonight in Beverly Hills with the Golden Globes, trying to be a phoenix rising from the ashes of mismanagement and reportedly corrupt and biased voting to try and regain some lost relevance and significance. The ASSOCIATED PRESS’ Jake Coyle gives a nuanced, even-handed narrative: The Golden Globes are back … Read more
I’ve spent decades assisting dozens of media companies and hundreds of executives achieve optimal results. I know there are many who would dismiss that as a word salad, but if you actually walked a mile, nay, a few steps in my shoes, you’d know in a heartbeat that every single syllable of that self-assessment is … Read more
The holidays must be over, because the reaction to THE WALL STREET JOURNAL’s Sarah Krause lengthy diatribe about how riled up folks are about the cost and proliferation of streaming services got a lot of attention from many other outlets, including a whole bunch not hidden behind costly paywalls of their own. As sister publication … Read more