Last year, on a whim, I signed up to take part in the NYC marathon. Not only was it to be my first marathon, I hadn’t done ANY running for thirty-odd years. As I started training, from the first painful, gasping steps to being able to run comfortably for two, then four, six and12 miles, [...]
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A New Year’s Prediction
When I am dealing with producers on developing their projects, it usually come down to a final question: How is this going to be funded? The answer is on this order: Cable networks, cable networks, cable networks, PBS or maybe a benefactor with little expectation of a quick return. The long-tail theory says that in [...]
Coverage and Analysis of the TBS / TNT Upfronts
TBS and TNT continue to forge the great broadcast / cable divide. They stepped up to the plate this year, proving they could play on the same stage. They tried to show advertisers that Turner’s star power, reach and quality are all on par. It was Turner’s chance to show off all the new stuff [...]
Scheduling Strategies at Oxygen
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Trend – Success Through Timely Specials
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Analysis of Travel Performance Trends
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An In Depth Look at Lifetime’s Performance
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Daily Insight: Will Vh1′s In Development Slate Help Demo Growth?
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Discovery Channel’s Ratings vs. Disc. Communication’s Stock Price
Click on graph to see a larger version in a new window. Read analysis and chronology of events below graph. I love the way Google Finance can output a chronology of a company’s major press stories against its stock price over time. Examining some of the major conglomerate television / media stocks I became curious [...]