Conan O’Brien took a swipe at Turning Point USA during Hollywood’s biggest night, tossing out what was meant to be an easy laugh at the expense of the conservative organization’s alternative Super Bowl halftime show. “I should warn you tonight could get political,...
The Charlie Kirk Memorial in Arizona on Sunday, September 21st, was not only noteworthy for its content and its fervent expression of Christian faith, defiant in the face of evil. No, the event was also shocking to much of the world in terms of viewership... both...
In the world of television, an unmistakable new media shift shift is underway as YouTube has dominated legacy cable outlets in TV viewership. YouTube has surged ahead of Disney, NBCUniversal, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Paramount, claiming the title of America’s most-watched TV platform. The numbers are staggering — and for the legacy giants, sobering.
The Oscars may soon be streaming in a very different way. According to a Bloomberg report, YouTube has officially entered the race to secure broadcast rights for the Oscars once the current deal with ABC ends in 2028. If successful, the Google-owned giant would become the first digital platform to host film’s biggest night.
According to an August 14th article by The Hollywood Reporter’s Katie Killkenny, candidates running for Board elections at the WGAW (Writers Guild of America West) are talking up the potential to unionize/organize writers for podcasts, “verticals,” and, perhaps, video games. They believe adding those folks to the ranks will make up for the fact that overall the number of working writers in Hollywood is down markedly since the last and long-suffered-over WGA contract agreement was reached. They see expansion into online media as a natural way to pick up the membership slack.