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Creative Non-Exclusivity
When the viewership figures for this past weekend’s NFL wild card games are released later today you will note all the sizzle points will reference “total audience”. Although each licensee directs viewers to a primary linear network, each of them used additional networks or platforms to augment their total reach. Some media pundits call this
Going in A Different Direction
“North, East, South or West?” That’s how I answered the gentleman who manages the local California Pizza Kitchen near my apartment who last week informed me, after a nearly four month process of applications, video uploads, reference checks and interviews they were “going in a different direction” to give someone else a steady, paying job
Playing Games The Right Way
Ten years ago this month I was hired for what some accurately called an inevitability. I was given the chance to head programming and scheduling for GSN, otherwise known as Game Show Network. In the impeccable words of yet another prematurely departed colleague, the eloquent David Lyle, it was akin to putting Dracula in charge
Did You Know Amy Schneider Outperformed Justin Herbert?
No one close to me died yesterday, thank G-d, so I could move on to something else. And, thankfully, JEOPARDY! has moved on from its troubled 2021 to a stellar start in 2022 both ratings and zeitgeist-wise. Now under the supervision of Michael Davies, who moonlights as a very passionate soccer (ahem , “football”) fan
Groundhog Day?
I always thought Groundhog Day was a welcome winter event. not to mention a hilarious movie. When it normally arrives on February 2nd, it typically signals that winter has reached its apex, with Punxsatawney Phil, everybody’s favorite rodent who has never earned a dime from Disney, either seeing its shadow and signaling winter has six
Unmasking Priorities
I try to avoid the news cycles these days when it comes to Omicron updates. Yesterday’s “request” from Los Angeles County Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer that we “are being urged to postpone nonessential gatherings and avoid some activities”, coupled with her previous “recommendation” to upgrade our masks to “well-fitting, higher quality medical quality,
Getting Up To Speed–FAST
One of the most fascinating developments of pandemic-era television has been the exponential growth of FAST channels, both in terms of adoption and relevance. While the majority of industry attention has been toward the holy war being waged by trillion-dollar tech and media companies with tentacles in SVOD and PVOD and eight and nine-figure investments
What I Learned From Bob Saget’s Mistake
The entertainment world lost other comedy star yesterday, this one far too young and soon. Bob Saget, just 65, was found dead in an Orlando hotel room hours after he did a stand-up act. For who was arguably the quintessential sitcom dad for Gen Xers (and even fringe boomers like myself who couldn’t srop binge
Don’t Look Up–Or Ahead
Had a pretty lousy day of my own the other day. Thought I would actually Netflix and chill. Because I am at my core a slave to numbers, I thought I’d check out Netflix’s most-watched original movie of late, DON’T LOOK UP. Plus, I heard a lot of good things about it from my who