Could An Amazon With Sports Be Pay TV’s Waterloo?
For a long time, we’ve been rolling our eyes at the whole cord cutting myth, at the gullibility of mainstream journalists who insist on repeating the canard about the “tidal... Read More
Are We So Sure That Roku, Amazon Fire And Other Sticks Are Long For This TV World?
Have you bought a new TV recently? My family had been seriously overdue for a larger, smarter set, so we recently took advantage of the post holiday sales and snatched... Read More
NFL Advertising is Fine, Haters Can Suck It!
All you haters saying the NFL advertising is screwed you’re wrong, and suck it! Papa John’s may have ditched after spending more this year than last, but IMO because the... Read More
Hey McDonald’s: People Don’t Like Your Grandma
Who would hate on Grandma? Well, if she is hocking McDonald’s chicken for dinner, a bunch of folks. Here’s the thing: no one wants to go to Grandma’s for dinner... Read More
How Weather Channel Topped TV News Competition
NYT’s Monday profile on the Weather Channel going into Overdrive was well-timed and accompanied by the expected meteorologist at risk phenom. That is something Twitter and now Snap did a... Read More
MOAT-ing the TV
While there is new data showing time-shifting is strong among Millennials and everyone seems to finally admit the TV empire is in a severe re-alignment, there is some good news for... Read More
Measuring the Hard to Measure
There are a lot of conversations going on in media right now. While Facebook eats up targeted dollars from advertisers, it continues its pitch against TV. Only people who are... Read More
The Revisionists: Jennifer Kavanagh, Secret Agent for TV Networks
SIX QUESTIONS AND A FUNNY STORY: The Revisionists: a series looking at the minds that shape the world we see: TV veterans, agency leaders, innovators in content. Today, we... Read More
Watch the ‘Book!? Color Me Excited & Skeptical
While everyone in TV land is taking notes and some are probably shaking a bit in the boots about Facebook Watch right now– many more are celebrating. Me? I’m torn... Read More
The Revisionists: Meet Tom Flanagan @ Big Block
SIX QUESTIONS AND A FUNNY STORY: TV[R]EV is starting a new series The Revisionists: looking at the minds that shape the world we see- TV veterans, agency leaders, innovators in... Read More
Facebook Shoulda Bought Scripps
Go ahead and pretend like you can comprehend what it means to meld Scripps with Discovery. And not Viacom. I can’t really. Too much red tape and sameness. But what... Read More
4 Charts for Hulu’s New CMO
Hulu lead the Monday news cycle with an announcement of a new CMO, Kelly Campbell- as covered expertly by Wayne Friedman. And while many might disagree about the role Hulu... Read More
LinkedIn, ABC News Making Video Spicier This Week
In this week’s live video news, LinkedIN jumps into the fray with video sharing, plus ABC News will give y.ou the press briefing stream the White House won’t... Read More
LinkedIN Launched Native Video. This a Good Thing?
LinkedIN enabled native video in some accounts yesterday. Business Insider is calling it a possible revelation. Also, people are excited about analytics. As LinkedIN is still the best platform for pure B2B, this... Read More
ESPN Can Still Clear The Bases for Brands
Brands all want the same thing when they advertise: to develop a connection that leads to sales. If they can somehow penetrate viewers’ distracted minds with an emotional message that catches... Read More
The GOOG, The Fad and The Fugly
People’s attention is a tricky business. And keeping up with all the latest? Almost as hard! Here are some developments that have us thinking right now.... Read More
Media Diversity Finds Champions in Congress, ShortsTV
Diversity in media– especially film– is an issue that needs more than headlines and rhetoric. It needs to show up. The change formulas need to be tested and proven out.... Read More
Why ABC and Brands Are Winning Bachelor in Paradise
I have never watched Bachelor in Paradise and I won’t. I don’t judge you if you do. And I don’t have to watch it to know ABC has done a... Read More
WTF is Audience Network, a Barker Channel?
The upside of it being hard to get attention is that good stuff can be built under the radar. While the echo chamber billows smoke from every crevice and crack... Read More
Social, TV & OTT All Have Unique Serotonin Cycles
Last week, Turner and Horizon Media commissioned a Neustar study which found that, for a $1M investment, television’s lift is consistently seven times better than paid search and five times better... Read More
How Radical of an Ad Change is Fox Suggesting? A Look at the Numbers
Fox Networks will no longer run “standard” commercials in VOD and digital . The fine print is that the change in inventory will be on FX and (maybe FXX) to start. So how big of a shift is that?... Read More