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Since news has warped into something very different from the days when I first go into it, I will now NOT cover it the same way in which the majority do - group think has taken over. As you go to many sites and watch TV news (read the paper), the stories are all the same, 24/7. I will explain why and how that happens. And focus on covering them, from TV news, radio, newspapers, to Hollywood. Yes, it has affected attendance, readership and viewership for these institutions. The business models are changing and we will report on them. Much of news is now gossip and sleaze-laced items not fit for front pages. News should not be pundits and opinion hosts spewing 24/7, either. The ticker to the right will have the latest breaking news item.
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National Movie Ticket Average Passes $9.25 After Record Box Office Quarter...AVERAGE INCREASES 43 CENTS YEAR OVER YEAR AS BLOCKBUSTER-HEAVY Q2 YIELDS $3.33 BILLION IN GROSSES
Male Film Critics Outnumber Women 2 to 1, Hurting Recognition of Female Directors, Study Says....MALE CRITICS OUTNUMBER FEMALE CRITICS BY APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 1, STUDY SAYS...I stopped doing movie and TV reviews a while ago. Too many doing it and it means nothing now. It is more an exercise in snark these days. People are trying to outdo each other and not being honest in their critiques. And doing a box office story is NOT a review. It is a look into why a movie did or did not do business. Same with TV ratings.
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Distinguishing between factual and opinion statements in the news...The politically differentiating factual news statements from opinions. Meanwhile....
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tim's tidbitsI contend that there is too much product on TV now - and too many movies being released. We have no time to digest and enjoy. I like to schedule and watch TV when it is on - not at all hours and anytime. I like watching something that is on and millions are watching it at the same time, yet, they are not in my living room. An event, and something to discuss later - - not on You Tube, Netflix and the like. Too much product has hurt the overall quality and made stars out of people who have no business being in the business...@Timobns
- Note, most people who discuss ratings, do it wrong. Or they follow what everyone else reports on them, without knowing the inside game. Please remember that cable and broadcast networks are very different. When one is a high-rated show on cable, it would be a disaster on the broadcast networks. The broadcast nets are ABC, CBS, Fox (not the news channel), NBC, and the CW. Netflix and the like are not close to them, either. Yes, a demo win is good for advertisers, but that is not that big a factor for the average viewer. The overall number is the key. A show can stay on the air while being demo strong, but having a demo win of 1 million and total of 3 million while your competitor's show has 10 million overall, it means your show got beat badly, overall. Meanwhile, when the broadcast networks tout a show that wins the night with 3 million, they are just grasping. A show with 1-9 million on the broadcast networks is not good. This is for prime time viewership. But, notice how those numbers are considered good now. Why? Because, they will say, there are so many more ways to watch, so the audience is split, fragmented. No, that does not matter. But, if ad money is there, so be it. The real divide for me is from the other platforms in which we pay for, like Netflix. I am not paying for 10 platforms to watch one show on each. That could end up to be hundreds of dollars.
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Walmart Reportedly Planning SVOD Service - Broadcasting and Cable
According to a report from The Information, Walmart is considering launching a subscription VOD business, going head to head with Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. Walmart already has Vudu – an online store for buying and renting digital movies and shows, but a subscription service would be a new for the company. WHY THIS MATTERS: Walmart execs reportedly see an opportunity to undercut Netflix and Amazon Prime Video with an $8 price point for an SVOD service targeted at middle-America, as well as a free, ad-supported video service. But the report gave no details on what kind of TV shows, movies or other programming might be available in a Walmart SVOD service. 5 TAKES: Variety | Ars Technica | Quartz | CNet | Media Play News Stars you didn't know were Emmy nominees include Cher, Michael B. Jordan, John Krasinski...As everyone looks to the major nominees for star-studded battles, let's not forget that many familiar faces are popping up left and right in some less-publicized Emmy categories. The majority o…Read More »
Some may think this is good, but come on. These shows are hardly watched. Look for an all-time low for TV ratings when this airs. A show about TV and honors its stars and we tune out. Sad. Netflix Tops HBO in Emmy Nominations...Netflix garnered 112 Emmy Award nominations to lead all networks and topping perennial nominations leader HBO, the TV Academy announced Thursday morning in Los Angeles.READ MORE I ignore the so-called coveted demo that people crave, so I deal with the overall numbers, because that is what matters. Why are the 25-54 anymore important that the 55 and over? Actually,I would suggest that those older are more important since they are more consistent of a group. TV Ratings Tuesday: MLB All-Star game and ‘America’s Got Talent’ lead...MLB all-star game had a weak 8.34 million viewers. An event like this should always get double-digits.
Los Angeles-Based TV Productions Suffer Steep Declines in Second Quarter...ON-LOCATION REALITY TV PRODUCTION DROPS BY MORE THAN 30 PERCENT FROM 2017
Fox News Has Parted Ways With Kimberly Guilfoyle
A Fox News spokesperson sent TVNewser the following statement this afternoon: “FOX News has parted ways with Kimberly Guilfoyle.” Guilfoyle had been a Fox Newser since 2006, and she signed a contract extension with the network last June. ... Read more » |
Disney Setting Up New TV Team With Fox Additions...Peter Rice poised for top spot, Ben Sherwood to get new role READ MORE... »
WHY THIS MATTERS: With 21st Century Fox’s cable network and TV production businesses within his grasp, Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Co., is getting ready to install a new top management structure for the enlarged TV business. Broadcasting and Cable
WHY THIS MATTERS: With 21st Century Fox’s cable network and TV production businesses within his grasp, Bob Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Co., is getting ready to install a new top management structure for the enlarged TV business. Broadcasting and Cable
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I worked in media for 30 years...never let us define you - - now, I report of how they cover them and keep my entertainment beat...on my own is the way to go...I cover more of the business side of TV and movies. When requested to do more gossip and personality features on show business folk for newspaper editors, I balked and resisted. That was never what I cared about when it came to show business. The award season circuit is actually the business of show. It looks like they are handing out awards all the time, but that is the business and marketing of show. Not all award shows are covered anymore because they, too, have lost sight of themselves and got too cocky and political. Also, I am more about content than photos and video. That just seem too lazy for me. Anyone can do that, but content in king.
Please note, that one no longer needs to be a member of a media organization to have access to the same info they get. Take a look at when a story drops. Oftentimes, the story that gets published is the same one, time and time again. And many times, it has no byline. It is a shared rumor, non-sourced story, too. Trump goes directly to Twitter when he gets info out. That means, straight to the public, with no media in the way. One can go to countless non-media websites to get info, too. The White House has a site. You can also call to get the info yourself and set up a source pool on your own. You do not have to wait for media to tell you the news anymore. Going to a courthouse and covering a trial is not exclusive to media. And if you know how a press pool works, then you will realize those media members are often not present when breaking news drops. One or two people in the pool give the info to the others (hence, pool). The public can do this as well. And they are.
Disclaimer: It seems with blogs and posts, that it is implied that the author of those posts are the person in the photo, etc. Often the case of a blog and/or forum piece is it is compiled from many sources, which the authors simply post. The link should take you were item came from, most of the time. It is not the intention of this site to claim authorship of all on this page, or other pages herein. It is a aggregate site, too. It is a news service and uses feeds from all over. It is real-time reporting and posting from Twitter and other platforms. It is many people and sources. But, I alone, place it here, and often write my take on the item.