We have Paris Hilton to thank for a recent moment of clarity about celebrity “news”versus the television news previous generations knew. It wasn’t anything about Ms. Hilton, per se. Rather, it was the behavior of broadcast and cable networks clawing…
I remember my father telling me, “Marty, no one gets a second chance at making a first impression.” I immediately deduced: “First impressions are important!” Most of our work in design, advertising and promotion is dedicated to making a first—and…
Critics Poll Summer 2007: Worst Series Category
Critics Poll Summer 2007: Non-Series Category
Shows That Get Noticed
Rate of Growth Is Slower Than in Past
Critics Have High Expectations for ‘Pushing Daisies,’ CW’s First Full Lineup of Originals
Votes were tabulated using a weighted scale. Critics submitted 10 shows in the best series category, with the top choice receiving 10 points, the second choice 9 points and so on down to the 10th choice, which received 1 point….
The player: Ben Weinberger, CEO of Digitalsmiths in Durham, N.C. The play: Digitalsmiths wants to be Google AdSense, but for video. It’s even got a similar-sounding name for its software, VideoSense, which launched in the second quarter and matches online…
Best Movie, Miniseries or Special Rank Show Network Studio 1. Planet Earth Discovery BBC Channel 2. Longford HBO Channel 4, Granada Television, HBO 3. The State Within BBC BBC Films America (t) American Masters PBS American Masters, various others 5. Jesse Stone:…