TV

There's an article in The Verge today entitled “Streaming services really want you to buy stuff while you watch TV”, which reminded me of some sage advice I often got from the late Clayton P. Knowles, Jr., Esq. (my first general counsel). Continue Reading →

Tyler Perry has decided to halt the planned $800 million expansion of his Atlanta studio, citing concerns over the rapid advancements in AI, particularly OpenAI's text-to-video tool Sora. Continue Reading →

Super Bowl LVIII, which aired on CBS and was simulcast on various platforms (including Paramount+, Univision, and Nickelodeon), achieved a record-breaking 123.4 million viewers, making it the most-watched television broadcast in the United States since the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969 and surpassing last year’s Super Bowl viewership of 115 million. Continue Reading →

Regarding the AI provisions in the pending SAG-AFTRA contract, actress-writer-filmmaker Justine Bateman said union members should only approve the deal "if they don’t want to work anymore." She is, of course, entitled to her opinion… but history tells a different story. Continue Reading →

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have reached a tentative agreement. While the 146-day-old strike is not officially over, picketing has been suspended. Continue Reading →

The ongoing standoff between Charter Communications, one of the U.S.'s largest cable entities, and Walt Disney is more than just a typical "carriage dispute" -- it's likely a roadmap for television in the age of streaming. Continue Reading →

The television landscape is undergoing a seismic shift. According to Nielsen, traditional TV usage – which includes both broadcast and pay TV – fell below 50% for the first time ever in July. This decline is juxtaposed by the rise of streaming, which accounted for nearly 39% of TV usage in the same month. Continue Reading →

Despite its rapid expansion, the underlying economics of streaming remain challenging, with major media companies grappling to achieve profitability. As always, subscription costs are trending upwards… but this feels like a pivotal moment. Continue Reading →

There are very few demonstrations of AI that leave me speechless. This one not only left me speechless, but it left me writerless, producerless, singerless, musicianless, directorless, showrunnerless, audio engineerless, video ops-less, actorless, animatorless, graphic artistless, just to name a few. Continue Reading →

I'm a fan of Black Mirror and I have great respect for Charlie Brooker, but GIGO (Garbage In, Garbage Out) rules! Continue Reading →