The general press tends to look into the writers’ rooms instead of the C-suites to understand the “Big Changes [that] Are Coming to Hollywood” (as reported by the Wall Street Journal). C-suite execs were caught by surprise by the challenges posed by streaming platforms. People with common sense and those in the E-suites (trade Editorial) knew otherwise, and had been pointing out streaming’s pitfalls for years.
In 1988, the inventive U.S. baseball player and manager Yogi Berra said: “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”
In January, the international TV industry will face (…)
The world is being inundated by FAST channels and AVoD platforms. The former are based on a linear programming structure, the latter on an on-demand offering. Both are delivered via (…)
Today, Warner Bros., one of the longest running entertainment companies in the U.S., might be best-known for producing classic and contemporary movies and TV series that stand as cultural landmarks (…)
Sportswashing is not a new sport, but a dirty new word that the politically correct police force is ignoring, and the cancel culture advocates are skirting. It is something that brings short-term gain, but sooner or later we should also look at long-term losses.
Not too long ago, The Wall Street Journal ran a story titled “Buying a Vehicle Has Gotten a Whole Lot Harder.” The changed business model for purchasing cars was attributed (…)
Can streaming replace mass media? Do we even want to replace mass media? The latter depends on a large number of people reading, listening, or watching something on or around (…)
In May 2012, VideoAge tackled a topic that was then considered a unique U.S. prerogative. The article was titled “Development: The Necessary Evil of the U.S. TV Business.”
Some 11 years (…)
