Last Sunday's Emmy awards, like the night's big winner, Mad Men, failed to attract the desired fan attention; at 12.2 million viewers, the awards show's ratings were the worst since 1990. But unlike the decorated and critically ...READ»
In the wake of Tuesday's Oscar nominations, a newly-envisioned Oscar ad campaign is now fully underway. With a month left until broadcast, it is the typical time when TV ads start popping up. Usually the ads feature the Academy ...READ»
The Academy Awards will be handed out on Sunday night, and for many people, this is their Super Bowl. The hype and speculation, even in a year that's signaled major change for Hollywood, have been immense.
One voice we haven't ...READ»
Watching the Oscars here, and the best line of the night so far didn't come from Chris Rock, but from Robin Williams, before announcing the winner for the best animated feature. Although "The Incredibles" did go on to win the award, ...READ»
Tomorrow's release of the new Eddie Murphy film, Norbit, got me wondering if there is any method to when the big movie studios plan to put out their films. Norbit is another one of Eddie Murphy's low-brow physical comedies, similar ...READ»
So I think commenter Richard E. Smallman summed it up in the comments to my last post, when he wrote, "Well Dumbass, u got 1 right.Better luck next year if u still have a job." (Of course, my corporate overlords have seen fit to cut ...READ»
Golden Globes Fashion - Evening Dresses Shopping Online
The Golden Globes for 2010 featured an exquisite variety of fashion,
from modern looks to dramatic classic ball gowns. Purple, ruffles and
sequins all were hits on the Golden ...READ»
Nielsen conducted a survey recently to find out who exactly is going online while watching major TV events like the Oscars or Super Bowl--and discovered what those people are doing online in the first place.
Simultaneous Web ...READ»
With awards season in full-swing and the Oscars set to take center stage on Sunday, all eyes will be on the Red Carpet or now -- more appropriately -- the Green Carpet. With the world up in arms about climate change and everyone from ...READ»
Accio ticket sales! The Hogwarts crew returns with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on July 15. So far, the films' grosses have been stunningly consistent. Here's how other major franchises compare.READ»
The branding consultancy Interbrand recently released the results of its 2004 Reader's Choice Awards. The survey asked online respondents to list the brands they felt had the most impact on their lives last year. The top few on the ...READ»
David Rockwell, one of Fast Company's 2009 Masters of Design, has been just been announced as the set designer for the 2009 Academy Awards--for the second year in a row. His design for this year's Oscars--the 81st--channeled the ...READ»
On the morning that Oscar nominees were announced last month, Nike founder Phil Knight called his son, Travis, at 6 a.m. They both had just gotten word: Coraline, the debut film by their studio Laika, was up for best-animated film. ...READ»
Is it possible to brand a disease? That's what the American Heart Association seemed to be doing when it launched the Boomer Coalition, a "movement" created to raise the awareness of CVD, in an ad early in the Academy Awards marathon ...READ»
As a celebrity media trainer, I have to watch the Academy Awards. Sometimes my clients are winners and have to deliver acceptance speeches or speak to the press about how they feel about not winning, areas I have coached them on. I ...READ»
Strategy+Business, Booz Allen Hamilton's ever-useful management journal, has published a list of what contributors consider to be the best business books in the realms of strategy, innovation, leadership, and change this year. ...READ»
OMG what's up with @BullockSandra's dress? Who do you think is funnier, @AlecBaldwin or @SteveMartin? Hey, @KingoftheWorld do you really think Avatar is gonna win?READ»
Jack Smith, president of PeopleSpace Inc., emailed me earlier today to invite me to participate in a project that seems quite promising. This Sunday, during the Super Bowl, PeopleSpace will test the newest version of its Real Time ...READ»
On Each grand awards ceremony, we not only focus on the music, art, film, but also the dressing and jewelry wearing by the superstars.The 81st Academy Award Ceremony in Los Angeles was the usual parade of beautiful gowns, ...READ»
The network famously missed its chance to buy MySpace. Lesson learned. Now its president, Van Toffler, is investing in dozens of digital media projects. Its 2006 acquisition of Harmonix Music Systems, the maker of the video game Rock Band, could soon develop into a billion-dollar business. And more digital developments seem to surface almost daily, including the launch earlier in the week of MTVmusic.com, MTV's first serious attempt at a full-fledged music-video site; and today's announcement of a deal that will bring the Beatles' music to the Rock Band format.READ»
On Friday, I blogged about the celebrity initiative to be more environmentally conscious (or maybe just be part of the trend) by arriving at the Academy Awards via a fuel-efficient vehicle. But apparently that wasn't the only way the ...READ»
