Jan 13, 2015 | Blog, Movies, Television
The other day, a group of friends and I were discussing whether The Jetsons Future means that the quality of productions must inevitably decline. My position – not the most popular one in the room at first – was an optimistic one. I argued that, while...
Jan 8, 2015 | Blog, Business, Movies, Television
I felt the need to include a mashup word – ginormous – in the headline because there’s already a media convergence theme song for 2015: It’s A Mashup World After All. (Dear Lord – I’ve just planted that song in your head for the...
Nov 17, 2014 | Blog, Internet, Movies, Talent
Perhaps the worst thing that can be said in any business – show or otherwise – is this: “But that’s not how we’ve always done it.” Every so often, I try to inspire you with stories of entertainers who couldn’t care less how...
Oct 28, 2014 | Blog, Business, Internet, Legal, Movies, Television
The answer is: acting like an ostrich. And yes, this is my way of reminding you to make the deliberate choice of seeing the future with your eyes wide open rather than sticking your head in the sand and pretending that things will always be as they always have been....
Oct 16, 2014 | Blog, Business, Internet, Movies, Print, Television
Irony alert: in the first month of the new television season, I feel compelled to rerun an episode of this blog. 24 days ago, I ranted about the trainwreck that is cable & satellite TV customer service, going into personal detail, and laying out a brief case for...
Oct 1, 2014 | Blog, Business, Movies, Print
The same basic issue is affecting television and radio, film and print. We’re living in the era of media convergence. We’re living in an era when all media is converging into one entity. Further, delivery systems are converging – instead of printed...
