by Wayne Friedman on Jan 31, 12:31 PM
Elon Musk agreed to a request from the government of India to remove Twitter links to videos from a BBC documentary that is critical of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
by Wayne Friedman on Jan 30, 9:44 AM
Two of the highest-grossing domestic movies in 2022 received nominations, suggesting that academy members might be thinking differently about big, wide-release theatrical movies when casting their votes -- a noticeable shift from the recent focus on awarding smaller, adult-focused, and niche independent movies.
by Wayne Friedman on Jan 27, 9:00 AM
Newsmax says other networks with lower audience share are carried on DirecTV. But it has not specified what those networks are -- news content? Entertainment? Reality TV?
by Wayne Friedman on Jan 26, 9:00 AM
Digital versus traditional media? It's not either or. Look for a continued synthesis of both areas.
by Wayne Friedman on Jan 25, 10:37 AM
A broad view of recent industry initiatives to create standards for audience measurement goes beyond who these groups include to look at the upfront ad marketplace.
by Wayne Friedman on Jan 24, 9:00 AM
Netflix has big goals for its ad business. Execs believe that in a few years, it will bring in more ad revenue than Hulu -- which is now at $3.13 billion per year, according to estimates.
by Wayne Friedman on Jan 23, 11:43 AM
A late 2022 Gallup poll says Americans' trust in mass media to report news "fully, accurately and fairly" is essentially unchanged. There is lots of mistrust -- but also "trust' -- at certain levels.
by Wayne Friedman on Jan 20, 9:00 AM
Craig Ferguson believes "television is ready for the return of the silly/ funny/ occasional lip-synching puppet format."
by Wayne Friedman on Jan 19, 9:00 AM
In a multi-dimensional digital TV world, traditional 24/7 traditional cable TV news networks need transformation for new growth. How about some comedy?
by Wayne Friedman on Jan 18, 9:48 AM
During the Critics Choice awards show on the CW, Seth Rogen said the CW received no nominations for awards, then remarked: "We're on your least favorite network."