Dateline, Saturday, September 6, 2008. 7pm, EDT — Tropical Storm Hanna is making her way up the East Coast and into the New York metropolitan area. Already, the US Tennis Open and the New York Mets games have been postponed. Two-inches of rain is falling … sideways. Winds about 40 mph and gusting. Flash flood [...]
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Stop Pointing at Me!
I mean it … stop pointing at me, you people on the TV. I think I know if something is important without you waving that fake script at me and telling me so. You’re pointing at me, at the guest, at the other reporter. It’s almost evangelical … except it’s annoying and if you have [...]
CU Confidential Blog Launch: A Review of Cable Industry Blogs
Many of you may recall that we were early members of the blog parade. When sister company CABLEready’s website hit the net a dozen or so year ago, we had a feature called “The Bathroom Wall.” It enabled contributors to anonymously comment, and it would show up as if etched on a bathroom wall. Cute, huh? But probably ahead of its time. Plus, form is great and all that, but the content has to be there. And most of it here was “Gee, thanks for a great dinner” … that sort of innocuous stuff.
The Democracy of Television
Most people’s first visit to Cannes and a MIP or MIPCOM is likely filled with a lot of expectations. More than a few surprises, too (how about that exchange rate this year). I’m a NATPE veteran of 30-plus years now, and was used to the biblically spacious convention halls, booths and amenities, and I was [...]
Get out of the way!
As you might suspect, coming from two companies with “cable” in the name requires us to spend time evaluating the schedules of cable networks. And after a few weeks at home, I had a chance to watch more networks than ever … and I have to ask: What’s with the scheduling going on in cable [...]
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