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With Friends Like This…
It’s been a really tough week, and it is in this safe space that I will admit to those of you willing to read this exactly how much so. I own up to the fact that much of the pain and suffering I endure are through a series of poor choices I have made throughout
You Know What Some Bears Do In The Woods. Some Do It On Earnings Calls, Too.
I’d contend one of the more impactful books I’ve read in my life was the 2000 best seller THE TIPPING POINT, which introduced most of the world to the mind and thughts of the brilliant albeit electrocutionally coiffed author Malcolm Gladwell. As Wikipedia accurately explains, the title referenced what Gladwell defined as “the moment of
Everyone Knows To Fear A Wolf(f) More Than A Fox. Except…
When opportunity knocks, even briefly, you damn well make sure that you open the door and at least try to take advantage of it. That’s how I’ve approached my career and, for the most part, that philosophy succeeded me. At least until COVID made the very act of knocking on any door a non-starter for
Box Office Dominance. Taylor’s Version.
People went back to movie theatres this week in droves, and most of them weren’t even going to a movie. Per FORBES’ Hugh McIntyre: Taylor Swift has conquered almost every chart there is, and that statement now includes the ranking of the biggest movies in America. The singer’s new concert film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour launches
Between A Hard Place And A Rock
Even in the direst of times, people with business to do find the time to gather in person to help to solve the particular problems of their little corner of the world. No, last week’s CIMM Conference at the ARF, aka the Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement at the Advertising Research Foundation, wasn’t quite up
I Asked For A Thumb. Instead, I Got A Middle Finger.
This should have been a piece that ran Friday, in advance of the premiere of CBS and Sony’s new game show RAID THE CAGE. Well, actually, it’s only new in the U.S. As The NEW YORK POST’s Michael Starr reminded, it’s already been established in plenty of other territories around the globe: It’s based on
How DID They Do It?
AVATAR 2: THE WAY OF WATER. GRAN TURISMO. SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE. BARBIE. Collectively, these four films released over the last 12 months raked in over $4.5 BILLION DOLLARS in box office revenue–nearly $1.75 BILLION DOLLARS in the US alone. Heck, I even saw two of them in theatres. These were not mere hits. They
It’s Always Been About More Than Numbers. No Matter How Much Sh-t Is Being Flung
Ted Sarandos had the cameras turned on him yesterday at the Bloomberg Screentime Conference, hours after he apparently led the Gang of Four ostensibly attempting to work a deal with the union that represents those who do it best out the door in a hissy-fit that have now stalled negotiations and has yet again brought
Must-Stream TV
At a time when we could all use something to distract us from other news, FRASIER’s long-awaited return drops today on Paramount+, and not a moment too soon. It’s been waaaaay too long since we were able to get a visit from Dr. Crane, and if ever we needed a good session with a Harvard-degreed