3D is seen by many companies as the next frontier in entertainment. Manufacturers are busy developing and producing new HDTV’s in 3D. As of right now, the viewer will have to wear special glasses to watch the programs. In-fact, there are many hurdles: a third of viewers may be physically unable to watch 3D; movie [...]
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Good Reality Programming Contains Documentary
What has happened to the traditional documentary? As extinct as a Discovery Channel dinosaur. Maybe. On occasion you see documentary series, based upon archive, interspersed with interview and maybe a bit of reenactment to boot. Or even a straightforward, fly on the wall or verité program — which is usually a special or a simple [...]
The New Reality of Reality
So, you’re reading your trade magazines last spring and you see that the 2010 EMMY nominees for Outstanding Reality series are: JAMIE OLIVER’S FOOD REVOLUTION, DIRTY JOBS, MYTHBUSTERS, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, KATHY GRIFFIN: MY LIFE ON THE D-LIST and … UNDERCOVER BOSS. And the next thing that occurs to you is “What do UNDERCOVER BOSS and [...]
MIPCOM 2010 – Impressions of a First Time CABLEready Team Member
MIPCOM 2010 has come and gone, this year with the unusual excitement of a powerful storm that washed out exhibitor stands, party venues and beach restaurants. However what was unusual and exciting for me was my coming to the market as the newest team member of CABLEready team. There were many “firsts” to this market [...]
Candid Confessions of a Programmer: “I time shift”
I’m writing this week’s column while watching the 2010 Emmys on NBC. Nothing unusual about that. I watch television all the time. Almost every night in fact. Actually, come to think of it, there is. No, not multitasking while watching television. That’s been around since I began watching television as a kid. And not because [...]
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 [...]
World Cup 2010 – How do American TV habits translate to soccer?
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]