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The debut of a new AMC series is always a big event at a Television Critics Association tour, but the presentation yesterday of Hell on Wheels, a western drama that centers on the construction of the transcontinental railroad in post-Civil War America, was even more newsworthy than the norm.
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The cable portion of the Summer 2011 Television Critics Association tour kicked off yesterday with a session by The Weather Channel that went beyond promoting its programming into something much bigger. That's the great thing about the cable and PBS days at TCA tours; they include many timely sessions for informative programs that are infinitely more stimulating than all the sitcom, crime drama and reality show presentations that dominate the broadcast days.
Read More The Summer 2011 Television Critics Association tour kicked off late yesterday with an appearance by CNN news anchor/reporter Anderson Cooper, who stopped by to talk up his new syndicated daytime talk show Anderson, set to debut September 12.
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As Batkin noted in his opening remarks, the key theme of the Summit was to discuss and explore how social media is affecting the way we view content, and how this trend will develop in the next five to 10 years. As I noted in my opening remarks, transformative periods like the industrialization of America just over 100 years ago, tend to last around 30 years.
Read More On July 13, Entertainment, Media and Communications partners Sean DeWinter, Stefanie Kane and Russ Sapienza presented the findings from PwC's Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2011-2015. Subscribers can get all the data online and compile their own custom reports. The interactive Outlook platform lets you pick and choose what statistics you want to analyze.
Read More An important question in 2011 is "How can every company integrate into its business the social experience that has become an important part of the fabric of society and culture?" Media companies must make this a central issue for their strategic business planning to meet the demands of both audiences and marketers.
Read More Seventeen years ago, in 1993, the first Internet browser was released, named Mosaic. Credited with popularizing the World Wide Web, Mosaic was the foundation for Microsoft's original Internet Explorer and, under the guidance of Netscape, became the world's interface standard. Also in 1993, the generation was born that will be going to college this September and who are already having an influential impact on all aspects of society, culture and economics.
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As Upfront week began I couldn't help but wonder if the annual extravaganza of presentations and parties has any real value anymore. Given that everyone attending them already knows almost everything that will be announced, why would the networks want to continue spending vast fortunes to produce them?
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The big winner in mobile content is Games, accounting for 80% of download revenue and even more from in-app purchases.But most game publishers struggle to make a living. Data from in-game mobile ad network Tapjoy points to User Interface (UI) as the key differentiator for engagement and monetization.
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