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The Highs And Lows Of Pursuing Passion
Unless you travel in very specific circles, you probably wouldn’t recognize the name Bruce Perlowin. And unless you were as blessed as I was to encounter some very special people, you definitely wouldn’t know the name Todd Denkin. And that’s a shame, because you should. I’ve been evangelizing those thoughts to anyone who would care
These Penske Files Can’t Be Accessed Remotely
Jay Penske, publisher extraordinaire and NASCAR nepobaby, has recently made headlines of his own again, at least via the few objective media journalism sites he doesn’t already own. MEDIAPOST’s Ray Schultz published as succinct a recap as possible on the site’s PUBLISHERS’ FORUM yesterday: Penske Media Corp. reportedly has warned offsite workers that they must
If It Makes You App-E, So Be It
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Some Change Is For The Better. Yes, Even The Name.
You know how I’ve railed against the amount of time and money that’s been wasted on changing the name of a media company? You hopefully do recall those incidences; I went on such a rant as late as yesterday. There is a caveat to all of that vitriol though. The changes I worked on, not
Maybe They Should Have Considered Glue. Or Snot.
It was hard to keep a straight face when I saw this nugget that somehow qualified as breaking news in the cable industry come in from multiple sources yesterday. Even though it was written rather plainly, it was practically trolling that one such source was CNN’s Brian Stelter: As the cable news channel MSNBC splits
Yes, You Tubers, You CAN Put Lipstick On A Pig
I’m always a little jazzed when someone (or, more accurately, some machines) plow through exorbitant amounts of data to conclusively show that it corroborates what has otherwise been asserted as gospel truth that heretofore had been given the same sort of attitude that Bill Maher often references in his monologues. I don’t know it for
Hypothetical Rejection? More Like Hypocritical.
I spent a total of 15 years in the employ of companies owned by Rupert Murdoch, achieved some of the greatest professional success of my career and every single check I ever received cleared. I never worked directly for FOX News or The New York POST, perhaps two of the more notorious brands that he’s
An Alaskan Pipeline Clogged With Sh-t
I knew they had relocated DEAL OR NO DEAL to a tropical island. I had no idea they were doing new episodes on an Alaskan peninsula. When I staggered home yesterday to find Roomie perched in front of our communal TV eagerly anticipating the press conference that was to provide details for the Trump-Putin summit
Pick Your Platform. Pick Your Team.
NOTE: This also appears today on our sister site DoubleOvertime. Please visit it daily for coverage of sports of all sorts plus occasional commentary on business and technology. When it comes to TV, the NFL season has already started. And I don’t just mean the slew of exhibition games that are available almost non-stop on