Category Archives: cable

Will Republicans Go After Big Media?

Posted on November 4, 2010 by whiskeysplace

Republicans, taking the House, and gaining some (though not as much as they could) in the Senate, have an opportunity. To strike back at Big Media (one of their enemies) and make friends among the people. Will they take it? … Continue reading →

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The Myth of Cable Erosion

Posted on September 28, 2010 by whiskeysplace

Broadcast Executives like to tell themselves a pretty fairy story. “Once upon a time in the magical kingdom of ABC, NBC, and CBS, all was right in the land. Until wicked, wicked, cable came along and destroyed viewership, fracturing it … Continue reading →

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More TV Execs Not Getting It

Posted on September 26, 2010 by whiskeysplace

The Financial Times has covered both the Jeff Zucker firing from NBC (totally expected) and the recent Goldman Sachs TV conference. In both cases, you have undeniable proof that TV execs just don’t get it. They believe that their content … Continue reading →

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The Shift in Entertainment

Posted on September 1, 2009 by whiskeysplace

A recent Wall Street Journal Article on the “New Media Crisis of 1949” shows how other observers are also seeing the obvious. That people are changing in the ways they consume entertainment, and that the old models of niche entertainment … Continue reading →

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