Brad Moore, president of Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, gave the cue. As America’s favorite octogenarian turned around, the Hallmark Gospel Choir, a volunteer group of employee serenaders, tore into their version of “Birthday” by the Beatles. We know it’s…
Why are people so surprised that Ricky Gervais made a series of (not particularly funny) jokes at a lot of people’s expense during his second outing as host of the Golden Globes telecast? It’s the Globes, folks, the awards show…
“American Idol” is in trouble. I know this because I asked some of the key executives about the show yesterday, and I didn’t find their answers encouraging. The problem is that, fundamentally, they don’t understand why most of us watch…
Las Vegas–Greetings from Las Vegas and the annual Consumer Electronics Show. I went to a keynote session this morning (I’m writing this on Thursday night, Jan. 6, 2011) and watched Ivan Seidenberg, the chairman and CEO of Verizon, interview Jeff…
Here’s a truism about TV that bears repeating: At every moment in its commercial history, TV has been accused of being a vast wasteland. Yes, the exact phrase referring to TV as a “vast wasteland” wasn’t coined until FCC Chairman…