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Should Broadcast Raise the Bar?

Former CBS executive Jim McKairnes teaches and writes about Media. He lives in Los Angeles and Nashville.   “Why is so much of television so bad? I’ve heard many answers: demands of advertisers, competition for ever higher ratings, the needs always to attract a mass audience, the high cost of programs, the insatiable appetite for […]

The Lowdown on This Year’s Upfront: Cable Conversations

It’s been an upbeat Upfront season – whether media companies threw celebrity-filled bashes or relied on one-on-one meetings to get their messages across to media buyers and marketers, the industry was abuzz. Here’s what some cablers were talking about. Digital was a hot topic for networks at events ranging from intimate lunches to late night […]

Diversity and the Power of Reality TV

By Cris Abrego, Co-CEO, Endemol Shine North America and Co-Chairman, Endemol Shine Latino, and author of “Make it Reality: Create Your Opportunity. Own Your Success.” A few years ago, I returned to my high school in El Monte, Ca., to give a commencement address. When I was speaking to that year’s graduating class about the […]

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Empowering Veterans Through Entertainment

By Bill Rausch, Executive Director of Got Your 6   For the past four years, Got Your 6 has led from the front in shifting perceptions of America’s veterans. The campaign has achieved this primarily by leveraging the vast power of the entertainment industry to shift the narrative of veterans from one that portrays them […]

BET Networks: Still Growing with Premium Programming and More Platforms

With a packed programming schedule, more platforms and the best year over year growth among cable networks in 1Q16 among A18-49 viewers, BET Networks has a big story to tell this Upfront season. Chairman and CEO Debra Lee shares it with Cynopsis. Cynopsis: What’s BET’s pitch this Upfront season? Debra Lee: We’re still number one […]

Travel Channel’s Map For Success

Travel Channel is going places. Scripps Networks Interactive took full ownership of the cable net in February (the company acquired controlling interest in 2009), and on the itinerary are more fun and adventure. There are 35 new series and pilots in the pipeline, starpower in new programs like The Best Place to Be, produced by […]

Even in a Crowded Field, Poker Central Is a Good Bet

This is a challenging time to launch a new network, but Clint Stinchcomb, CEO, Poker Central – announcing a move into live programming with Live at the Bike –  thinks his is a winner. Cynopsis: How did the idea for Poker Central come about? Stinchcomb: I was at Discovery Communications in 2003. It was post […]

Why Marketers Need To “Be Bothered” To Find the Right Viewability Vendor

By Michael Iantosca, Chief Revenue Officer, Integral Ad Science   “I can’t be bothered.” That’s often what I hear from agency execs when we discuss selecting a viewability measurement vendor. To be honest, it’s not difficult to understand why. After all, choosing the right viewability measurement partner is hard work, a task that requires marketers […]

An Ad Blocking Neutralizer: One-to-One Engagement

By Giles Goodwin, CEO of creative management platform Flite   Even as marketers spend $3.71 billion on programmatic media buys this year, consumers’ eyeballs remain elusive. Major players like Apple have introduced ad blockers for devices that effectively allow consumers to ignore pricey display ads. More widespread ad blockers come as good news to […]

Every Day’s a Holiday at Hallmark

Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (rebranded from Hallmark Movie Channel in fall 2014) are known for their ever-growing “Countdown to Christmas” franchise. But that’s just the beginning – spurred by double digit increases across target demos, the sister nets are taking every season by storm. Michelle Vicary, Executive Vice President, Programming for Crown […]

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