Why Networks Are Toast
Not anymore… This morning I took part in an online discussion entitled “How Do We Adapt To TV’s Digital Collision” on the Guardian website. I started by saying “TV is dead”. I like this for two reasons: Â First, there’s...
Read moreThe $29 HD Video Camera
Now the shrink wrap costs more than the camera… In 1989 I was living in Stockholm, working for the Swedish billionaire Jan Stenbeck, who was starting the first commercial TV network in Scandinavia. Stenbeck wanted to produce a Swedish...
Read moreMen Who Hate Women
The original.. at least in France… I am still doing my morning runs (up to 6 miles today), and I am still listening to the books on tape version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson....
Read moreThe Library of Youtube
Yeah…lemme see American Idol from last week…. In 1988 I left my job as a producer at CBS News to go to Gaza with a small video camera and start shooting my own stories. I spent a month in...
Read moreKeep Your Eye On The Ball
this is what you are looking for…. I just read TV’s obituary in the newspaper this morning, courtesy of Edith Champagne in London. The newspaper happens to be The Guardian, but the obit was very clear. UKRAINE V. ENGLAND...
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