October 2025
Finding a way to justify my shortcomings involves chutzpah, dragging philosophy into it, picking the right excuses, and blaming it on journalism.
How a Broadcaster-Streamer
Uses Content & Technology
The entertainment sector the world over has a problem that even the most brilliant minds have not yet been able to solve. It is not making enough money with traditional (…)
U.S. TV Sports: Fan Economy
Changes Creating Upheaval
In the United States, major sports on television are going through a seismic transformation on many levels — from splintering TV rights to cross-brand acquisitions to financial disparities among franchises (…)
Use it Or Lose it:
Reversion of Rights
In recent years, key entertainment industry players have shifted their business models. Rather than selling the rights to their content in the various windows, many prefer to accumulate and stockpile (…)
Len Grossi: Hollywood Insider on Going Through TV Eras Seamlessly
Imagine experiencing all of TV’s many changes over the years while working under the same bosses (albeit at different companies), and managing to hold on to your sense of humor? (…)
August-September 2025
The present and future outcomes of international TV trade shows will be assessed by looking at the number of advertising pages in TV trade publications, which can also attest to (…)
Desi Arnaz: The Great Talent Behind I Love Lucy and Modern Television
Journalist and author Todd S. Purdum tells a well-researched and absorbing story of the life and times of Desi Arnaz, Cuban-born musical talent, businessman, and former husband to Lucille Ball.
Desi (…)
Toronto Film Fest Is Expanding
This year’s 50th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will be held September 4 to 14, 2025, two days of which will overlap with the Venice Film Festival, set to (…)