REUTERS – Netflix Inc shares fell 5.3 percent on Monday after Macquarie started covering the online streaming video company with an “underperform” rating. Macquarie research analyst Tim Nollen put a $50 price target on the stock because media companies hold
It used to be that fandom was exclusively for those who dressed up like storm troopers and made the trek all the way to Los Angeles for the little-known convention known as Comic Con. Now, with the help of the
If you must carry Hollywood’s putrid water, go ahead and blame the Olympics — it’s not like we haven’t had a few of those since 1993. But out here in the real world, no amount of spin can change the
The Western is the groundwork for much of American cinema and storytelling. Westerns give us homegrown stories of good and evil, tales of love, vengeance, individualism, loss, hatred, fear and greed. All of these themes are thrust together to create
The Hollywood Left has something in common with the mainstream media. Both clearly fear President Barack Obama will lose come November, and they’re willing to do or say just about anything to prevent it. For the press, that means shoving
Four months to go before Election Day and Judicial Watch’s battle for election integrity continues in full force. On July 17, 2012, we filed an amicus curiae brief with the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in support of HB 934, a
(AP) Storms: Mid-Atlantic power outages could last daysBy JESSICA GRESKOAssociated PressWASHINGTONUtility crews untangled downed power lines and tree limbs Sunday, working to get the electricity turned back on for millions of people facing a second day of 100-degree temperatures without
Apparently, the United Nations has been pressing for a global internet tax that would hit Google, Facebook, Apple, and Netflix. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a subset of the UN, wants to add a provision to a current treaty that
“The Secret World of Arrietty,” the latest film from Studio Ghibli, comes from the tradition of films like “The Secret of NIMH” and “Ratatouille” in which small creatures survive in a big world, taking what they can from humans without being
With New Media, we are watching history play out before our eyes. Every day, online outlets are breaking stories the establishment media won’t. Some of these sites (largely thought of as blogs) now have more traffic than mainstream media websites.
1. CABLE RATINGS: ‘THE FIVE’ BEATS STEWART AND COLBERT: ‘The Five’: 1.946 million viewers Stewart: 1.896 million Colbert: 1.338 million 2. LATEST BOND MOVIE ‘SKYFALL’ DELVES INTO BRITISH SPY’S TROUBLED PSYCHE: “James Bond may be known as a suave ladies’ man
Right now the studios and networks are freaking out over what could be a major loss of their profit and power base should video streaming continue to grow exponentially. If Americans are all watching streaming, you can say goodbye to
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc unveiled a new effort to develop original comedy and children’s TV shows to distribute over the company’s video streaming service. The move is part of a broader push by Amazon to produce its own
1. CABLE RATINGS: ‘BASKETBALL WIVES’ AND ‘RIDICULOUSNESS’ TROUNCE STEWART, COLBERT Stewart 1.744 “The Five“: 1.504 Colbert 1.249 —-Weekly Cable Ratings: Stewart And Colbert Not Even In Top 25 2. WHERE HAVE ALL THE COWBOYS GONE? — “By the 1970s the
Bundled cable is an affirmative action program for the Left’s cultural stranglehold. With these enforced packages, we pay outrageous fees for dozens if not hundreds of cable channels we never watch. But we still pay for these channels though our
While overall home video spending increased 2.5% in the first quarter of 2012. There is no good news here for Hollywood — at least the Hollywood terrified of streaming and Redbox: The Digital Entertainment Group may suggest that the period of
TUESDAY CABLE RATINGS — “THE FIVE” BEATS COLBERT “The Five”: 1.649 million viewers #7. “Family Guy” rerun: 2.389 million viewers #13. “Daily Show”: 1.89 million viewers #28. “Colbert Report”: 1.361 million viewers NETFLIX STREAMING TRAFFIC GREW 30% IN LAST
MOVIEGOERS SURVEYED SAY 3D PICS ARE BETTER NETFLIX ADDED 3 MILLION ONLINE SUBSCRIBERS IN QUARTER …LOST 1.08 MILLION BY-MAIL SUBSCRIBERS RAVE FOR MEL GIBSON’S DIRECT-TO-PPV ‘THE GRINGO’ …NOW THIS IS WHAT I CALL AN ACTION MOVIE! MEL GIBSON
CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS: AMAZON PRIME VS. NETFLIX I agree with all of this but would add one very important note: Amazon Instant is an absolute mess. The television programs and films are not organized in a way that makes anything
READER QUESTIONS REGARDING STREAMING/CORD-CUTTING Lots of good comments and questions from my piece from yesterday, which is linked above: Could you describe your version of movie/TV/online/etc utopia from a consumer purchase and user experience point of view? Love your …
THE NIMBLE EMPIRE: A DEFENSE OF CABLE TV Cable defenders are down to rationalizing piracy (also known as STEALING) and arguing that HBO as a standalone service is worth $20 a month, just so that we can enjoy the shared
Deadline doesn’t usually miss with their headlines, but in the case of this particular story, this headline… Netflix Could Undermine UltraViolet As Low Cost Rentals Trash Studio Profits …seems a little out of place with this blockbuster report: Moguls will need
The rise of streaming television is something I’ve been covering rather obsessively on my Daily Call Sheet for going on a year now. Not because I have any kind of inside information or data, but because if you connect the
ASHTON KUTCHER TO PLAY STEVE JOBS IN INDIE BIOPIC The resemblance is certainly there, it’s just that buying Kutcher as someone with an IQ above room temperature is a bit more belief than those of us not from the planet
WHY WE’RE SICK – LITERALLY – OF THE SHAKY-CAM The inspiration for the piece linked above is “Hunger Games,” which the writer says is almost unwatchable during the first hour thanks to the shaky-cam. I’ve been complaining about this thing
