Who knew former media executive gods were immune from traditional TV success yardsticks? Michael Eisner's hosted TV show on CNBC apparently can play by its own rules.» 0 Comments
The Federal Communications Commission may find it easy to pick out lesbians--but apparently not the big hand and the little hand in Terre Haute.» 0 Comments
In yet another variation of the on-demand world, Time Warner Cable is working on a monthly subscription, on-demand channel that would allow viewers instant reruns of popular shows on CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox. The channel would be called Hits.» 0 Comments
TV pressure groups aren't good at math. Exponentially there's increasing video content--racy, daring and otherwise--on a wide variety of entertainment venues. This occurs while the groups fight a theoretically flawed and narrowly targeted battle against broadcast networks over content.» 0 Comments
Brace yourself for some shocking TV advertising news coming out of the ANA Television Forum yesterday. "Marketers Are Unhappy With The Upfront," blared a headline from Adage.com. Gee, I could swear I've heard this news before. Like last year, for instance.» 0 Comments
Time to call an audible at the line of scrimmage for CBS, CNN and those networks skewing to a cufflinks and cologne generation--your older demographics may still prove valuable.» 0 Comments
Dick Wolf knows his TV math--and his advertising. From the perspective of a major TV producer, with his "Law & Order" series, Wolf's ad history and financial skills make sense in the new world of all the on-demand programming.» 0 Comments
Wayne Friedman is West Coast Editor of MediaPost.