Category: media

“The days of the 500-channel universe are over,” Leslie Moonves, the chief executive of CBS, said at a corporate conference last month. “The days of the 150-channel universe in the home, while not necessarily over, are changing rapidly. There’s going to be people who are going to be slicing it and dicing it in different ways.”

“Yes, we’re serious. And don’t call us Shirley.” The three writer-directors and several cast members give their memories of life on the set.

“Sábado Gigante, which has been parodied by such esteemed American outlets as Saturday Night Live and The Colbert Report, is a combination of Maury, The Price Is Right, and American Idol – except a Mexican luchador with a trumpet decides whether the contestant gets fed to a lion, and Don Francisco, the show’s charismatic host, wears a lot of bizarre hats.”

“The software will read your emotional reactions to the show in real time. Should your mouth turn down a second too long or your eyes squeeze shut in fright, the plot will speed along. But if they grow large and hold your interest, the program will draw out the suspense.”

The proposed marriage of America’s biggest and second biggest cable companies has always been contentious, but the potential intervention by the Justice Department has surprised many.

“Fueled by such hits as “Furious 7” and “Fifty Shades of Grey,” and a string of upcoming franchise movies, some analysts predict that ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada will climb 8% to $11.2 billion this year, a new high water mark for domestic box office revenue.”

“I feel sort of funny about that whole thing because it wasn’t like I said, ‘This is the Bechdel test, and now you must follow it.’ It somehow just got attached to me. I mean, I did write down the principles in a cartoon, but this younger generation of feminists and film-watchers has adopted it in this way that I think is pretty cool.”

“Frequency modulation, or FM, radio was patented in 1933 and has been recording and sharing the human story for nearly a century. But its days are clearly waning.”

“Tate’s initiative, known as ‘Tate Worlds,’ is the result of a collaboration with a group of Minecraft artists and builders known as ‘The Common People’ in order to refashion artworks from their collection into Minecraft’s virtual universe.”

“The Miami-based weekly variety show has long been an institution for Latino immigrants and their children. Over its run, the show has established itself as an important part of the network’s history and identity, as well as Spanish-language television in the U.S.”