He’ll leave in 2015, ending what by then will be a 16-year run in the job. “Zukerman, who is known for expanding the Ottawa orchestra’s educational programs and the number of its full-time musicians, is currently in his fourth contract as conductor, a long run for a conductor with any orchestra.”
Tag: 03.06.12
Is Your Tablet Distracting You From Your E-Book?
“People who read e-books on tablets like the iPad are realizing that while a book in print or on a black-and-white Kindle is straightforward and immersive, a tablet offers a menu of distractions that can fragment the reading experience, or stop it in its tracks.”
How DVRs Are Changing TV Ratings
“The daily ratings are in many ways a mirage now, sure to change significantly once the people who time-shift their television viewing are taken into account. In fact, because of that behavior, there has been a change in the standings.”
That Space Between Articles And Books
Here’s what Kindle Singles actually are: probably the best reason to buy an e-reader in the first place. They’re works of long-form journalism that seek out that sweet spot between magazine articles and hardcover books. Amazon calls them “compelling ideas expressed at their natural length.” If I didn’t loathe the word “compelling,” I’d think that wasn’t a half-bad slogan.
Attendance By Tourists, Minorities Down On Broadway
“Overall Broadway admissions reached a record high of 12.5 million (and a gross of $1,080,562,880.00) during 2010/11. Of those 12.5 million admissions, 47.6% represented ticket buyers living outside the New York area, while 14.1% (1.77 million) represented people from other countries – down from 16.5% the previous year.”
London’s Floating Bookshop
“We’re not aiming at what people want, we’re trying to make people want what we give them, and business is going very well – we are exceeding our projections quite significantly. This is a bookshop where you are taken on a journey down the shelves and keep bumping into things that you otherwise wouldn’t have.”
MPs Push BBC For Greater Cuts
The BBC has been “unambitious” about potential savings and plans for increasing revenue, a Commons Public Accounts Committee report says.
Netherlands Dance Theatre, Post-Jiri Kylian
“Under Mr. Kylian’s 24-year directorship, the company acquired international fame for the resonance and beauty of its dancing … But Mr. Kylian stepped down as artistic director in 1999. In marketing-speak, Nederlands Dans Theater has a branding problem: How to reconstruct its identity while remaining faithful to the heritage of Mr. Kylian’s work.”