It has been brought to my attention that Kevin Reilly – the futurist former head of the Fox Broadcasting Company – has been forcibly removed from his post and is now looking forward to forcibly spending “more time with his family.” Rupert Murdoch, my old…
Good morning… Following Kevin Reilly’s (Fox) announcement that they will no longer be participating in the TV Pilot Season process (which we’ve all been doing in this town for the past 50 years or so), I would like to take an even bolder step. Today, I am…
Good afternoon. For the second straight year, because it was a horrible year for the studio, I have cancelled the planned Holiday Party Extravaganza at the Downtown L.A. Live complex. Please inform your children that Santa Claus has been canned and will not be there. Because…
“Generation C” can suck it. It’s time for Old Media to strike back against the bullshit that is “Generation C” and the power this group of slack-jawed dorks seems to have over the way we have done business for over 100 years! Every goddamned meeting…
[The following is an unedited transcript of Khan Manka, Jr.’s Media Mastermind interview at MIPCOM 2013. An edited transcript will be released to the press when appropriate.] MIPCOM 2013 – KHAN MANKA, JR. MEDIA MASTERMIND KEYNOTE INTERVIEW Katy Perry’s “Roar” plays as Khan Manka, Jr. makes his way…
Good evening from Paris! I’m here to receive an Award from a French film society for all the Joey Levitch movies Manka Bros. produced over the past 50 years. Holy shit do they love Joey Levitch over here! I’m also prepping for a keynote address…
Good morning. I am back from the hellhole that was Austin, Texas and the that waste of time known as SXSW. If there was any positive that came out of my keynote address it was that my security guard kicked the Foo Fighters’ asses. Truly…
Due to the uncertainty of the fiscal cliff, the fact that my taxes are going up, the shitty year Manka Bros. has had at the box office, the crappy television shows that were produced for our horrible television networks, declining music sales and the frightening losses in our Publishing Group, I have decided to cancel…
What’s the big freakin’ deal? Have you ever tried doing anything in China? It’s impossible if you don’t bribe. If you don’t bribe, you don’t get in the country. (You suddenly have issues with your visa?) If you don’t bribe, you get a hotel room…
So last night I got really drunk. I’m not exactly sure how I wound up in one of Caesars’ vomitoriums face down – and I’m not sure why I wasn’t wearing pants. Lying in the stall next to me was Harvey Weinstein – out cold….