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How Fame Ruined My Dream

by John June 2, 2012

Fame ruined my dream.  I was uncontrollable.  My wife didn’t understand me. Well kind of. Actually, it wasn’t a dream like a career dream.  It was a dream during a middle of the night sleep. And I was uncontrollably laughing – at myself. And I was howling so uncontrollably, my wife Teri couldn’t figure out […]

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Update on Aereo Case: CNET Take

by John June 2, 2012

Based on this story from CNET, you would think Aereo is going to win its case against the broadcasters. Granted, CNET has a bias toward internet and digital enterprises rather than broadcasting. But here’s a portion of the story.  It’s a little technical. This was illustrated again when [Judge] Nathan refused to accept some of […]

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John Edwards Media Bias and the Addiction to Campaign Finance and Superstardom

by John June 2, 2012

The not-guilty and hung verdicts in the John Edwards case are screaming for an end to campaign financing and the most powerful of all media bias – the entertainment bias. Read on.  I have suggestions below that may seem far-fetched.  Still, I need your input. Edwards rose from simple lawyer, to winning big cases for […]

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We’re Turning Off Cable News

by John June 1, 2012

The latest TV ratings show the cable news yakkers – on all sides — are fading.  It also proves that media bias in not just a left and right bias but truly an entertainment bias. From the NY Times story: Fox News also had some steep declines since last May. It was down about 21 […]

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Update on Aereo Case

by John June 1, 2012

The case that could change the way you watch TV is now with the judge.  It could take weeks for a decision. The best story on the second day of deliberations comes from the Hollywood Reporter. As the parties made closing arguments for and against an injunction, the potential impact of this case became apparent: […]

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Update Legal Battle on Aereo and the Broadcasters

by John May 31, 2012

Here is a good piece on the legal battle from MediaPost and what could be a major disruption in TV and news and how you watch it. Some interesting stuff: Aereo, provided only in New York City, has no paying customers.  About 3,500 people have signed up, but they’re still in the 3-month trial period […]

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Update Court Case That Could Change TV

by John May 30, 2012

This is the latest on the Aereo Case that I mentioned before along with its relevance.  Today was primarily arguments.  We might not have a decision on an injunction for a while. Again, I will keep you posted.

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What I Will Not Shut Up About

by John May 30, 2012

Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles were interviewed on Fareed Zakaria GPS on CNN on Sunday. What’s interesting is that only the transcripts of the interview are available online, not the actual video of the interview.  Fareed must be trying to make some money on iTunes downloads. So see it or read it.  That’s an order.  […]

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Trump Really Working For Obama

by John May 30, 2012

So, here’s what’s going on.  People are dying in government massacres in Syria.  Europe is teetering on economic collapse.   Congress is threatening more credit downgrades by pushing the debt ceiling debate. And what is the media dwelling on?  Donald Trump campaigns for Mitt Romney using the birther argument. This is so ridiculous I am almost embarrassed […]

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Syria Political Backlash

by John May 30, 2012

Syria is back in the news.  Hundreds, maybe thousands of people died at the hands of another Middle East dictatorship over the weekend. The media bias and distortions coming from the media and the political campaigns are – in a kind word – expected. Take a look at some of the home video shot from Syria. […]

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