Once upon a time, Hollywood was creatively bankrupt… again. The year was 2011 and poor little Hollywood didn’t know what kind of movies to make. The heads of the major studios (including Manka Bros. – the owner of OnMedea) knew that a film adaptation of…
I believe Groupon is headed for failure. Even if they somehow survive, I fear they are doomed to be a company we all view with complete indifference. I don’t write this lightly. I was amazed and sort of proud that they had the balls to…
Deep-down, I believe almost everything Kagan puts out is bullshit. Entertainment industry projections that are almost never right. However, I had to give pause when I saw this chart regarding Comcast’s NBC Universal purchase. If you’re an old media mogul, this chart should scare the…
What is it going to take for TBS (or any other Basic Cable channel) to get a little respect? I watched the premiere week of Conan and thought it was fine and exactly what I expected (which is a slight disappointment, right?). (Also, why was…
Does this mean an ad will cost $40 million dollars per spot? So, I was just on Facebook – along with 800+ million of my friends (soon to be be 7.3 billion) – and couldn’t help notice the sidebar banner ad pitch to “Advertise On…
Remember, whichever side you are on in this debate, Juan Williams had TWO JOBS during the worst economy since the Great Depression when so many people out there can’t even get ONE JOB. I think it was good of NPR to fire Juan Williams if…
Lesson #1: If Google offers you $200 million for a business that has no real focus or vision – TAKE IT. Lesson #2: If the due diligence doesn’t back up a $200 million valuation and someone else offers you $80 million – TAKE IT. Lesson…
So, it was announced today that Playhouse Disney will become Disney Junior. The folks at Disney Corporate must have put in quite a bit of overtime on that one. It’s a stroke of brilliance really – just as I thought it was brilliant when Viacom…
OK, it’s September. The power players in the media world have completed their ‘summering’ and can now return to the passion of their lives – ridding the world of boredom and malaise by producing films, TV shows, games and websites. So… it’s great to be…
Sorry geeks. Sorry freaks. Gone are the dreams and dancing (well, not really ‘dancing’ – I forgot who I was writing about). Comic-Con is dead. And I know right now there are hundreds of Dr. Who and Stargate Universe marathons going on in anticipation of…