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About Ed Martin
Ed Martin has written about television and Internet programming for several Myers publications since 2000, including The Myers Report, The Myers Programming Report, MediaVillage and, at present, MediaBizBloggers on JackMyers.com.
A member of the Television Critics... more
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MTV Proves It's Still a Driving Force in Popular Culture - Ed Martin - MediaBizBloggers
By Ed Martin
After twenty years of attending presentations by networks to the advertising community I cannot recall a single one that did not include speeches by executives extolling the results of recent research about their network's growth and potential, not to mention their future programming plans.... more
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How “Lost” Can Reward Viewers and Strengthen Broadcast Television (Hint: Look to “Doctor Who”) - Ed Martin - MediaBizBloggers
By Ed Martin
If not for the inescapable influence of Fox’s American Idol, I would choose ABC’s Lost as the top show of the last decade.
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Jay's In. Conan's Out. But NBC's Nightmare is Far From Over - By Ed Martin
By Ed Martin
What a month NBC is having. I can't remember a time when a broadcast network has been so thoroughly trashed by its own talent, in primetime and in late night, on its own air! During the last two weeks, Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno seized every opportunity to belittle their... more
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TCA Tour Reinforces the Power and Excitement of Broadcast Television - Ed Martin - MediaBizBloggers
By Ed Martin
If there is one big take-away from the Winter 2010 Television Critics Association tour it's that broadcast television can still stir up more excitement in more ways than any other medium.
At the very start of the tour, CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler didn't... more
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FX Brings TCA to a Memorable End with a Hot New Series and a Riotous New Take on NBC's Conan O'Brien Blunder - Ed Martin - MediaBizBloggers
By Ed Martin
FX yesterday closed out the cable portion of the Winter 2010 Television Critics Association tour with a presentation on behalf of an upcoming show that generated more interest among critics and reporters than any other new scripted series seen here since the tour began.
The ... more
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