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A Box‑Office Hit, THE MANDOLARIAN AND GROGU Shall Be… Or Shall Not Be?
It would be both incorrect and unfair to sat that the verdict on whether or not Disney’s decision to take Rupert Murdoch up on his invitation to relieve him of the middle of his media newspaper–a.k.a. 20th Century FOX–hinges on whether or not they are able to reinject life into the STAR WARS franchise this
One Last Time, Let’s Hear It For THE BOYS
You can feel the change in the air, and it’s not merely because of wildfires and summer-like temperatures. The number of media demises is also atypically high this week, and it’s not just among entities associated with CBS. On a more personal level, this website’s section of brands I’ve been personally associated with took yet
He’s Still Got Skin In This Game
I first met Michael Levitt under what some might call shotgun wedding circumstances. My tenure at Game Show Network could best be described as nonstop confrontation. I was recruited by a especially outspoken and passionate HR consultant who personally convinced our mercurial president and CEO that I was far and away the best person available
Colbert’s Got A Lot Of Company Leaving CBS
We’re down to the proverbial short hairs when it comes to the broadcast network life of THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT. The show’s final week of existence began last night with a clip-laden “worst of” episode. By week’s end the valuable (and still most-viewed) real estate immediately following the most profitable daypart on local
Trading Places
If you happen to be employed by one of the solvent international airlines and their related business partners, you’re probably feeling a little busier and more bullish than usual these days. And if you happen to be one of movers and shakers in entertainment you’re likely directly the cause of said ebullience. We’re knee-deep into
Clowns Are Typically Associated With Pratt Falls
I’ve been crystal clear that I’m anything but comfortable about the choices that are awaiting myself and my fellow Californians on the primary ballot that is now sitting on my nightstand awaiting my attention. I’ve already mused about the underwhelming and unfortunate situation that we find the gubernatorial race in, and I’m sorry to say
They Got Plenty Of Dutton
It’s not easy to find positivity around the Paramount media universe these days. Sure, they appear to have won the battle for Warner Brothers, the half-assed efforts of Rob Bonda, Richard Rushfield and Elizabeth Warren notwithstanding. But at the same time they’ve been losing substantially more wars. CBS is no longer America’s Most Watched Network–when
The Four-Month Pregame Show Has Begun
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site The Double Overtime. Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sports plus occasional essays on business and technology. Well, NOW you can consider upfront week closed. No matter how much or little detail was offered by the various companies that trotted out
For Me, It’s More Of An ApplAInce Than It Is A Tool.
When I chose to begin a new life going solo I made a Faustian pact with my sister that I would not fall into the trap that far too many divorced men fall into–exclusively rely upon restaurants or take-out for my nourishment. In between my first and second marriages that defined my own eating habits,