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In Los Angeles, Is Being Right Actually Being Correct?
I’ve lived in Los Angeles nearly as long as Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, and I’ve worked in media a lot longer than he has. Granted, he’s dabbled in other areas like medicine and biotech research, and his net worth is far, far better than mine–admittedly anything but a high bar. But some of my most intense
Maybe They Could Scrap The Free Tote Bag Instead?
Once again, I give full props to those more prolific and thoughtful than moi than inspire musings on days when I struggle to do so. If you had any idea what kind of turmoil and angst I’m now dealing with–and it’s frankly too volatile and traumatic for even me to discuss publicly at this point–you
More Than A Day Late And A Lot More Than A Dollar Short
On the eve on what was going to be a banner weekend for what’s left of FOX the company at long last decided to entered the subscription streaming wars, nearly six years after they sold off what Rupert Murdoch consistently referenced as the “middle of the paper” to Disney and immediately became several of the
Come For The Game. Stay For The Ads.
It’s another Super Bowl Sunday, and that means if you believe the pundits at FOX and Nielsen roughly one in three of us will at some point between the hours of roughly 6:30 pm ET and 10:30 PM ET they’ll have at least one of their video sources tuned to one of their affiliates or,
Even In Death, Norman Lear Is Trying To Move Us On Up
As regular readers to these musings well know, I have never been shy nor short-winded about my effusive love and respect for Norman Lear. When a third edition of his marvelously cast LIVE IN FRONT OF A STUDIO AUDIENCE debuted in December 2021, I waxed nostalgic about my involvement in the first two editions and
Boras: Bad Enough
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site TheDoubleOvertime.com. Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sorts plus insightful coverage of technology. I came into the world of media buying and seling in an era when the movie WALL STREET was a cultural touchstone. As Michael Douglas’ unapologetic lead character
At Least Two Of Y’All Are Paying Attention
I’m genuinely concerned about several friends of mine who are apparently becoming increasingly unhinged about whatever executive order or antic eminates from The White House. Some have taken to keeping an ongoing tally of the actions, reactions and overreactions that have once again become the fodder for social media engagement and distraction, perhaps not fully
No Matter What Your Religion, Blind Faith Isn’t A Good Look
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site, www.thedoubleovertime.com. Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sorts and thoughtful reports on technology. I get it, timing is everything, and that’s especially true in the case of the city of New Orleans. It’s been a pretty arduous start to 2025 for
One Down, Two To Go
Even at a company with the amount of upheaval and attrition that Paramount Global has already seen and is likely to reinforce in coming months, there are likely few jobs as secure as those assigned to business affairs and legal. They’re an awfully busy bunch these days, and yesterday was proof positive that they’re probably