Like many (OK – MOST) of my neighbors, I woke up Saturday morning without several TV channels available to me. I’m sure you’ve read about the dispute between Fox and Cablevision over what the distributor is going to pay the programming service. It’s not the first (we lost Food Network over the holidays for a bit) or the last dispute of this sort and I’m not going to take sides.
Instead, I want to raise something this dispute got me thinking about. High-def TV. Continue reading
Filed under digital media, What's Going On
When I was in broadcast television for a living, we used to talk about the “lean back” vs. the “lean forward” experience. The assumption that we made was that sports viewers in particular and TV couch potatoes in general were definitely of the former ilk. TV was for relaxing and not something one did actively (other than flipping through the remote, of course).
That thought came to mind, and that it might be wrong, as I read the new study from Morpace about video usage. It may especially be true among younger folks, which in general signals the trend. But here’s the info and let’s think about it. Continue reading
Filed under digital media, What's Going On
I’m playing this weekend in our club’s Member/Member tournament. No, it’s not televised or even streamed – sorry. But it does provide a business thought I want to share with you. To get there, I’m going to take a few words and explain the format but stay with me – hopefully it’s worth the golf stuff.
You play with one other member as your partner over the course of 3 rounds. Each of the rounds is a different type of competition. The first is a scramble (you each hit and pick the best shot to play next then you both hit from there); the second is a best-ball (you each play your own ball and the low score counts on each hole); the final round is alternate shot (the team only plays one ball and the players alternate shots. One guys tees off on the odd numbered holes; the other on the evens). Got it? So what’s the business thinking? Continue reading
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