BC Beat
Commentary, analysis and observations on the business of television from the staff of Broadcasting & Cable. Edited by Senior Editor Joel Topcik.
A-Rod’s Performance Enhances Cable News Nets
On a day when President Barack Obama is set to sign a $787 billion stimulus into law, several national networks including CNN, Fox News and MSNBC went live with Alex Rodriguez’s press conference, the first chance for any media member not named Peter Gammons to quiz the player on his admitted use of a banned substance.
And it was a great programming decision, as the Yankees ... Read More
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Laughing About Important Things
A show entitled Important Things in today’s world would most likely have one thinking about recessionary economics and foreign relations and not so much about a mop-topped 35-year-old making doodles on an easel and offering up minimalist deadpanned one-liners. But what Demetri Martin deems “important” might not equate with what everyone else does.
The co... Read More
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A Letterman Classic: The Celebrity Trainwreck
David Letterman’s been so busy making politicians like John McCain and disgraced former governor Rod Blagojevich squirm, it seems like forever since The Late Show had an honest-to-goodness celebrity trainwreck.
So thank you, Joaquin Phoenix, for pulling a Crispin Glover (hats off to Hercules the Strong at A... Read More
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