Brad Adgate
Brad Adgate
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It would mean the end of made-for-TV movies on an ongoing basis. It could be another TV genre to go the way of Westerns and variety shows.
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TV can be so fluid. If you can get a hot show or two you can build around that,
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I think a lot of people will be watching it in the office. People don't have TV sets in their office, but they do have a computer with a broadband connection.
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By broadening their programming (with more entertainment-oriented shows) and still keeping it under the legal drama umbrella that their niche is, they've been able to generate higher ratings. They've certainly raised the profile in the buying community with these types of programs, and to separate the two helps distinguish one from the other, so you have an entertainment network that's still Court TV with legal type of programming.
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Geographic lines that have held certain parts of the TV business together are being eradicated and it's a big concern.
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The stiffer competition probably played into (the 'Idol' falloff),
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Television viewing has been, for the most part, a passive activity.
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Television networks don't deliver the audiences that they did a year ago or five years ago and yet (ad) prices continue to go up.
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Cosmetic surgery and poker are popular right now.
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Fox has been very careful to protect to franchise by airing it once a year. That may work again and, unlike other reality shows, that may be the one thing going for it.
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CBS is obviously dealing from a position of strength. They've already renewed 14 shows, which is more than half of their prime-time schedule.
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No one expected it now. Five years ago this was something people might have (speculated about), but not recently. When you look at it, it probably makes a lot of sense.
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Thursday is going to be a very, very competitive night,
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Throw it up against a wall and maybe it will stick,