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About Simon Applebaum

Simon Applebaum is producer/host of Tomorrow Will Be Televised, the weekly Internet-distributed radio program covering the TV scene. Tomorrow runs Mondays from 3-4 p.m. Eastern time/noon-1 p.m. Pacific time over www.blogtalkradio.com, and 24/7 via podcasts distributed through ... more

The TV App Stores Are Coming, The TV App Stores Are Coming - Simon Applebaum - MediaBizBloggers
By Simon Applebaum

Two months after the announcement of Google TV, we've yet to hear from Google and the companies backing them up (Sony/Dish Network/Intel/Logitech/Adobe Systems/BestBuy) about when this uber-interactive venture will launch this fall and what applications will be available to consumers when it does.

We're awaiting those details at a point ... more


Diversitytopia--The Comcast/NBCU Merger Legacy - Simon Applebaum - MediaBizBloggers
By Simon Applebaum

Unless a monumental catastrophe of incompetence is unearthed, the merger of Comcast and NBC Universal goes through. Now that we've got that declaration out of the way, what's the best thing that can emerge when Comcast, the nation's largest cable operator and a network programmer, and NBC Universal, one of the biggest network programmers... more


3D Story So Far: No News, Good News - Simon Applebaum - MediaBizBloggers
By Simon Applebaum

More than a month into the era of three-dimensional television services, what do we know?

Two things for sure: First, whether it's the World Cup soccer tournament or Home Run Derby coverage on ESPN, or the programming on n3D, DirecTV's self-organized channel, most ordinary folks and TV... more


EMMY Awards Missed Khandi Alexander's "Treme" Performance and Observations from the Passing Parade - Simon Applebaum - MediaBizBloggers
By Simon Applebaum

***For the most part, the judges determining who's nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards this year got it right. MediaBizBloggers colleague Ed Martin elaborates at length in his own column. For me, great to see programs like Temple... more


Halfway Observations of The Passing Parade: Tomorrow Will Be Televised: - Simon Applebaum - MediaBizBloggers
By Simon Applebaum

We're a bit beyond the halfway mark of 2010. Time to check on the donuts circulating here and there, crucial to concluding how this first year of a new decade could end up:

***At least one giant step back amid the giant steps forward. Place this in the "when will they ever learn" category: Madison Avenue is back in business... more



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