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Upfronts 2007
May 19, 2007: The attention-deficit upfronts: What did we learn? It’s useful to be reminded once a year that networks don’t sell shows to audiences; they sell audiences to media buyers. This year was especially interesting, because Americans have more ways to watch TV today than they ever have. And... May 18, 2007: Extra bonus added upfronts yakk It seems every year I only talk about NBC's upfront presentation on Paul Harris's show. I wonder why. Oh, that's right — I'm on his show on Monday. Well, we fixed that today. On a special Friday appearance on KMOX,... May 14, 2007: The mysterious case of the disappearing viewer It's upfronts week again -- time for the major TV networks to unveil their fall schedules and begin their annual mating rites with major advertisers. It will be a heady time for the producers whose months of script-writing and scene-shooting... May 9, 2007: Bubble bubble, show's in trouble This week on KMOX, Paul Harris and I talked about the ABC show "Traveler," which may go down as the last serial-drama casualty of the 2006-07 season. We also talked about this week's "Lost" announcement and reviewed several "bubble" shows... |