“Most television viewing still occurs live, even in DVR-equipped households, according to Nielsen. But the striking rise in DVR ownership — to 20 percent last month from 9 percent in September 2006 — is permanently altering the television playing field.”
Tag: 10.08.07
NY Arts Groups Brace For Withdrawl Of Major Funder
Tobacco giant Altria gives $7 million a year to New York City arts groups. But “the city’s arts world is bracing for the money to run out. Arts groups as varied as the Urban Bush Women in Brooklyn and the Dance Theater Workshop in Manhattan are hustling to find other companies, hedge funds or real estate developers to replace Altria’s grants.”
Slatkin To Lead Detroit Symphony
Leonard Slatkin’s appointment, “all but a certainty since midsummer, ends an unusually long search that began when Neeme Jdrvi announced his intention to step down as music director in 2005 after a popular 15-year run.”
Nureyev’s Appeal
“For the most part, his Kirov colleagues were unimpressed. They thought he was a showoff, and an untidy one. But it was that combination that won the hearts of his audience. He was a titan, but young and crazy–in other words, very appealing.”