How did HBO’s Chernobyl become a hit? Especially in this era of 450+ scripted series all competing for viewer attention? Think about it, how did you hear about Chernobyl and then decide to watch it? For myself, none of the common tactics we see from most TV awareness…

Remember 1995? In watching Showtime’s “The Loudest Voice” limited series about the rise of FOX News I was reminded of that time when major media and tech companies were in a rush to launch 24 hour news channels. Microsoft/NBC/GE was first to announce MSNBC, then came FOX with…

Next week everyone expects that Apple will unveil plans for its new TV streaming service, sometimes dubbed the “Netflix Killer” by thirsty journalists. Actual famous people like Oprah, Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon will attend Apple’s “It’s Showtime” live event, ironically not being held in Hollywood but in Silicon Valley.…

Do you stay home on the weekends to watch Live PD? The popular A&E series, now in it’s third season, airs 3-hours of live police action from around the country every Friday and Saturday. The show must get decent linear ratings, or else it wouldn’t be on all…

Of all the Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals this year, the one I took note of was Hulu offering its limited commercials streaming plan for only 99 cents a month. That is a bazillion percent discount from the regular price of $7.99 per month. As they said in the…