Posts Tagged ‘ television ’

WWE’s Blind Eye Principle and the Prospects for a Second Monday Night War

March 15, 2010
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WWE’s Blind Eye Principle and the Prospects for a Second Monday Night War

Throughout its history, WWE has consistently turned a blind eye to its competition, but can TNA force it to break this principle, and create a second Monday Night War?
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5 Thoughts On: The Marriage Ref

March 1, 2010
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5 Thoughts On: <em>The Marriage Ref</em>

"I think we're wasting a lot of valuable network time here." --Alec Baldwin
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What Are You Missing? February 14-28

February 28, 2010
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What Are You Missing? February 14-28

Ten (or more) media industry stories you might have missed recently
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Watching Twitter on TV

February 25, 2010
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Watching Twitter on TV

The most exciting development in television technology showcased at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show was not 3DTV, but web-connected, widget-equipped television sets.
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Posted in Current Events, Internet, Technology, TV | 21 Comments »

In Praise of Dwangela

February 22, 2010
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In Praise of Dwangela

Where Pam and Jim (a couple whose sweetness is wonderfully conveyed by the fused appellation “Jam”) are associated with mild and often toothless critiques of the corporate regime, pulling pranks and expressing symbolic (and frequently non-verbal) opposition to or incredulity about the absurdities of corporate life, Dwangela perform a more substantive critical function.
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Network Branding, Convergence, and Hasbro/Discovery’s New Kids Channel

February 15, 2010
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Network Branding, Convergence, and Hasbro/Discovery’s New Kids Channel

What's in a name? Hasbro and Discovery begin branding efforts for their new joint venture cable network debuting later this year.
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5 Thoughts on Teen Mom

February 4, 2010
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5 Thoughts on Teen Mom

Does it matter if Teen Mom, a documentary-style MTV series that completed its first season last week, provides an inaccurate picture of teen parenting in the U.S.?
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What Does It Mean To Care About The Grammys?

February 1, 2010
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What Does It Mean To Care About The Grammys?

Clearly, people are once again watching the telecast, even if one cannot be certain that most viewers ‘care’ about the popular artists and their music in the same way that they did in days gone by.
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Posted in Celebrity/Stardom, Industry, Internet, Music, Perspectives, TV | 6 Comments »

The Role of the Media in Times of Crisis

January 21, 2010
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The Role of the Media in Times of Crisis

The US television coverage of Haiti has me thinking about the role of media in a humanitarian crisis.
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Why Palin Going to Fox News Makes No Sense

January 12, 2010
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Why Palin Going to Fox News Makes No Sense

While Palin's contract with Fox News seems natural and inevitable, television is actually her worst medium.
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The NBC Late-Night Train Wreck

January 8, 2010
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The NBC Late-Night Train Wreck

What NBC failed to understand in the Leno/O'Brien debacle is what it itself had created--late-night audiences.
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