Encouraging news for American soccer fans this weekend … team USA’s first game in the World Cup was the highest rated first round match ever with 13 million viewers! Could it be that soccer (the most popular sport in the world) will finally catch on in America? Should Major League Baseball be concerned? Uh not [...]
Archive | June, 2010
The Power of USA’s Growing “Characters Welcome” Brand
It’s upfront season again. The broadcast networks have put their schedules out there and the selling has begun. Cable is right behind them. Series, specials, events, renewals as far as the eye can see. For television junkies it’s one of our favorite times of the year. A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to [...]
Factual Entertainment Forum Day #2 – “It’s A Great Day to Be At ….”
Well. Things must be very very very good in the cable television industry. On panels today at Realscreen’s Factual Entertainment Forum, no less than three network executives declared that “It’s a great time to be” at their network. Network PR spin? Maybe. A thirst for programming, meaning opportunities for new producers? Definitely. As I mentioned [...]
Musings from the Factual Entertainment Forum Day #1
So I hopped off the plane at LAX, with a dream and my cardigan … OK, so maybe my life isn’t exactly a Miley Cyrus song. But, as someone on the television industry, despite my roots in Connecticut, it’s hard to not feel the SoCal buzz as soon as you step off the plane. Heck, [...]
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Thoughts on USA’s MODERN FAMILY deal and GLEE to Oxygen
Television is cyclical. What’s in today, is out tomorrow but eventually comes back again. USA Network hasn’t acquired a major sitcom in years, mainly because its strategy has been focused on one hour dramas. Then again, it wasn’t until recently when the focus has been on such a strong sitcom in years since the reality [...]