Can NBC Be Fixed?

“NBC has been the butt of more jokes than the past three presidents combined. There appears to be no plan, and the brand has been diluted to the point where the cable components of the NBC Universal deal Comcast bought into were considered the real gems. And there is, unquestionably, institutional morass.”

Actors Exchanging Roles: Marketing Ploy or Conceptual Comment?

“Danny Boyle’s hotly anticipated production of Frankenstein… opens next week at the National theatre. The show’s two leads, Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, will be alternating the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature … But is this doubling up just an astute marketing ploy? Or is it, perhaps, a broader commentary? Can the relationship of Frankenstein and the Creature tell us anything about the symbiotic relationship of stage and audience? Even about the theatre itself?”

BBC Radio 3 to Return to Airing Concerts Live

“In a radical change of policy for BBC Radio 3, the network’s controller, Roger Wright, has committed to broadcasting concerts live, every weekday evening, for 46 weeks of the year. … The decision rolls back a decision taken four years ago, when the Performance on 3 slot was shifted earlier to 7pm and began broadcasting mainly pre-recorded concerts.”