Years from now, when the presidential campaign of Donald Trump is a distant memory, it's more than likely that someone will try to make a movie out of it — a truth-is-loonier-than-fiction satire like…
Two intractable forces have turned a once-healthy unscripted-TV ecosystem toxic over the past several years. The first is the decline of cable channels, which are facing an existential threat from…
Now that CBS CORP. has released preliminary financial information related to its intention to spin off or sell its radio business, it's worth taking a look at the unit's performance vs. that of its…
In the Sept. 7 episode of "You're the Worst," Edgar, played by Desmin Borges, has some words of wisdom for a fellow military veteran who's also a homeless panhandler. "Between you and me," he says…
Donald Trump's controversial candidacy is already dampening political ad spending, and there are reasons to believe the negative Trump effect could get worse. All the major TV station owners have…
It's fantastic that CBS is rebooting the "Star Trek" franchise. But it needs to boldly go toward a different business model, while still embracing what made the franchise special in the first place…
Ad revenue in the U.S. TV industry is enjoying a brief rebound thanks to higher pricing in the upfront and scatter marketplaces. But while the Big Four TV conglomerates celebrate single-digit…
Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos said this month that the service intends to spend more next year on original and licensed content than the $6 billion it spent in 2016. But before issuing…
