Observation one: A double-dose of diversity in latenight talk/variety programs was launched two years ago almost to the week, when TBS announced Lopez Tonight and BET greenlighted a weeknight excursion headlined by Oscar-winning actress/comedian/specials host Monique. Last week, Lopez Tonight signed off for good at TBS, ...
Tomorrow Will Be Televised: Esto Es Mi Olímpico Tiempo
on 8.11.11
Latinos wishing to watch the Summer Olympics from Beijing in Spanish three years ago couldn't do so in primetime, just like the rest of America. Or during the daytime hours. They had to wake up at 4 a.m.(Eastern time) in the morning, every morning events were presented, and be as glued to the action as they could be until 8 ...
Tomorrow Will Be Televised: Give OWN Some Slack
on 8.2.11
Oprah Winfrey feels your pain, media critics and fans who see the seven-month-old television channel bearing her name falling short. That's why she starts this month as chief executive officer of OWN, plunging herself and her Harpo Studios crew into turning the fortunes of this channel around this fall and beyond. She's ...
Tomorrow Will Be Televised: Moving the Next Generation Along
on 7.25.11
No question entrepreneurs all over the place are working overtime to work up the next generation of television. You can't go through a day without hearing or reading news of a launch nature, as in launching a new television network, program, 3D, HD or interactive content, video telephony service or something just as ...
Tomorrow Will Be Televised: Top of Emmy 2011 Mind
on 7.18.11
The people responsible for this year's batch of Emmy Award nominations made their selections last Thursday. Now comes the inevitable opine wave over who got in, who was left out and who should be out. Over who got in, given the incredible season of cable drama series just past, the nominees in that category should thank ...
Tomorrow Will Be Televised: Just Leave, Please
on 7.11.11
At their best, game shows entertain, educate and inspire by putting the mental and/or physical smarts of contestants to the test. Every classic game from Jeopardy! to Password has that thread, and as recent hits like Cash Cab and Family Game Night prove, you can be inventive about the process and make it work. Even The ...
Tomorrow Will Be Televised: A Look Ahead to the Second Half
on 7.5.11
What can possibly follow an extremely active first six months of 2011? Try these observations out for size: ***Original programming on cable networks continues its summer dominance over broadcast networks. We're now at the point where on some weeknights other than Friday or Saturday, the combined ABC/CBS/NBC share of ...
Tomorrow Will Be Televised: Google TV’s Second (AKA Last) Chance
on 6.30.11
Among the many reputations Google has is the ability to turn a lemon the first go at something into lemonade the second. That was the case with its Android operating system, which after considerable tweaking, went from latest also-ran in the competition of mobile formats to neck-and-neck with Apple's iPhone. In a ...
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