Coronavirus and TV industry: uncharted waters, plus streaming recommendations
Over the past week, the TV industry moved quickly to first get rid of live audiences at late night tapings and game shows. Now those productions have ...
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Screengrab is a new KCRW commentary segment hosted by veteran TV journalists Michael Schneider and Joe Adalian. Each week, they'll have a lively discussion about the evolving world of television and that screens -- be they tablets, phones or TV sets...
Coronavirus and TV industry: fewer live audiences, Upfronts, Emmy events
Following the cancelation of the music festival South by Southwest, other industry events are taking precautions. The TV Academy has banned audience i...
Without Bob Iger, will Disney+ hit road bumps?
A month ago, Bob Iger announced that the launch of Disney+ had been a smashing success with almost 30 million subscribers. Now with Iger out as CEO, w...
Gearing up for Quibi
The Quibi ad blitz has begun. Will the tone of these dark commercials make young viewers curious enough to pay for the kind of short form content they...
Disney+ lifts the veil on subscriber numbers
Disney+ has released some subscriber stats, and with nearly 30 million sign-ups, the streamer is off to a strong start. Now the question is, how do th...
Linear networks get bold about promoting streamers
Almost 100 million people watched the Superbowl last weekend. If you were one of them, you may have noticed ads for broadcast and cable shows that als...
Streamers release a lot of numbers, but what do they actually mean?
Shows could be hailed as a "breakthrough" or "most popular" based on selective numbers released by a streamer, just don't confuse a puffed-up press re...
Is it time to update FCC rules for broadcast TV?
If you watched the Golden Globes this year, you may have noticed a lot of speeches got bleeped. In an age where people can see all kinds of unfiltered...
"Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time" offers a glimpse of the future of broadcast TV
The "Jeopardy!" GOAT tournament is doing huge ratings for ABC. In a TV world where streaming dominates, the hope for the broadcast networks is that th...
TV predictions for the year ahead
What does the television industry hold for 2020? Mike and Joe share their predictions.