Jan 12, 2016 | Blog, Business, Core Principles, Internet, Movies, Radio, Talent, Television
Spoiler alert: the news here is good. No, actually, it’s great. Revolutions can be scary, and yes, lots of traditional structures get torn down during revolutions, but new structures spring up, and the ones that are springing up as we begin 2016 are very...
Jul 10, 2014 | Blog, Business, Core Principles, Internet, Movies, Print, Radio, Talent, Television
To see the future of show business – really, of all business – you need to look to the future you’ve already seen. Surely you remember The Jetsons. George, Jane, Judy, and Elroy had those massive video screens in every room of the house. They watched “television” on...
Jul 15, 2014 | Blog, Business, Core Principles, Internet, Print, Radio, Talent, Television
Change is coming. Distribution of content via broadcast is being replaced by distribution of content via broadband. It’s an era of media convergence, when the barriers between traditional forms of media – television, film, radio, print – fall and we...
Dec 10, 2014 | Blog, Business, Core Principles, Internet, Movies, Radio, Talent, Television
I talk about The Jetsons Future all the time. Recent events have led to me to believe it might be a good idea to address the fact that (1) it’s not here yet, and (2) you have a golden opportunity in the broadcast present to do something about the broadband...
Jan 26, 2016 | Blog, Radio, Talent, Television
I’d like to tell you a story about the sudden, complete transformation of a radio performer. (And if you think this is only about radio, you’re forgetting that we now live in a media convergence world, where there is no more radio, television, print, or...
Feb 18, 2016 | Blog, Business, Internet, Movies, Music, Radio, Talent, Television
If you like reading my thoughts on the future of media and entertainment, you’ll also be reasonably fond of the book I’ve written. Better still, you’ve got a few days to get it for free. Yep, unlike my cousin Abbie Hoffman, who I’m not...