Radio Industry Revenues to Grow in 2010? Reality Behind the Numbers.
March 24, 2010
BIA/Kelsey: Radio Revs Will Rise In 2010 | www.radioink.com
A new BIA/Kelsey quarterly report on investing in radio indicates the industry will finally see some growth in 2010, to $13.9 billion. What does this number really mean?
FCC Chairman Outlines Broadband Plan; Suggests Priorities for Agency
February 17, 2010
FCC Plans for 100M Bps to 100 Million Households | www.pcworld.com
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski laid out plans for a much improved national broadband infrastructure earlier this week. The speech, one of the first by the new FCC Chair, indicates one of his main priorities and gives an indication of what might not be on the mind of the regulatory agency.
Pandora's New Revenue Strategy--Impact on Radio
February 2, 2010
Pandora launches new small business initiative | www.rbr.com
Pandora is targeting small and medium-sized business with a new advertising strategy to reach consumers across multiple platforms, Given Pandora's success, how might this impact the radio industry?
A Few Words about Theatrical Windows
January 14, 2010
Exhibs, studios war over windows | www.variety.com
Exhibitors fume over the ever decreasing window to DVD release. A careful examination of the trends would suggest that the setting of the DVD window is not at all arbitrary and is derived instead from the release pattern of the films in a year. Exhibitors may fume, but they may shoulder a lot of the blame for the narrowing because of the glut of auditorium inventory that has resulted from the decade's movie palace building boom.
January 11, 2010
Weekend Estimates | www.variety.com
Avatar continues to surpass everything. There is a reasonable probability that it will cross the 600,000,000 Rubicon and become the all time Box Office Champ. Hail to James Cameron.
Avatar, Entertainment Value - 10, Recoup Investment - Jury is still out
December 20, 2009
'Avatar' grosses nearly $27 mil Friday First-day take falls short of record-holder 'I Am Legend' | www.hollywoodreporter.com
Avatar is delivering to the audiences that are going, but will it be able to justify the purported $400 Million Investment?
NBC Universal: Comcast’s Bargain Deal
December 3, 2009
Comcast, GE form new NBCU joint venture | www.telecompaper.com
The NBC U deal moves Comcast into the group of top 5 cable channel owners, alongside The Walt Disney Company, News Corporation, Time Warner and Viacom. The NBC broadcast network and its 10 owned and operated stations contribute a mere 10% of the new NBC U JV's pro-forma annual cash flow.
Lots of Layers in Potential GE-Comcast Deal
December 2, 2009
GE, Vivendi Forge Tentative Deal on NBC Stake | online.wsj.com
Now that General Electric and Vivendi have successfully negotiated a price for Vivendi's interest in NBC Universal, a pending announcement on a Comcast-NBCU acquisition is imminent. The combined entity will be a huge conglomerate, with many questions about what the final company will look like.
Mobile Advertising's Gold Rush
November 16, 2009
Mobile Advertising Set To Soar | www.mediapost.com
Mobile advertising is definitely the new-new thing, but it sounds like the hype we heard when the Web was born as a graphical interface and banner ads started appearing in 1995. Be careful -- mobile advertising isn't going to produce overnight riches. For proof, look at your own mobile device. Where are they ads? And if you see any, tell me if they're prompting you to buy anything. Timing is everything, so before you jump in, read on.
Were the Meatballs Cooked Long Enough?
November 11, 2009
Exhibitors steaming over 'Meatballs' | www.hollywoodreporter.com
Sony is making "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" available for Video On Demand (for Sony Bravia TV sets) and Blu Ray on December 8th. This has exhibitor marinara in a boil as Sony is pushing the limits of the window to take advantage of holiday marketing. Major exhibs are threatning to yank the film now if they proceed.Reasonable or Not?
February 7, 2012
SOPA and the wisdom of Yogi Berra
January 19, 2012
Larger wafers present a growth opportunity for LEDs
January 6, 2012
Smartphones threaten digital camera industry
December 1, 2011
Google music launches: The end of the end for the music industry
November 22, 2011