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  Basic Instinct 2 honored with 4 Razzies

  02.25.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Basic Instinct 2 honored with 4 Razzies

  Well, it’s that time of year again. Kevin Chu posted his Oscar predictions and we’ll see how he does. But the real action happened last night as the Golden Raspberry Foundation presented the 27th annual Raspberry Awards at the Ivar Theater in Hollywood. It takes talent to make movies so bad that people cringe, and […]

• Business, Media

  Viacom signs deal with Joost

  02.20.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Viacom signs deal with Joost

  In an attempt to salvage what little network savvy Viacom has shown (see Viacom destroys a $1B business opportunity) they’ve done a deal with Joost. An interesting play to be sure, though Joost is far from a sure thing. I still maintain that Viacom would have been dollars and kilometers ahead simply doing a deal […]

• Business, Media

  Too much to write…

  02.05.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Too much to write…

  As a result, this will be a short entry; I need to complete a business plan revision today. So, on to the Superbowl. I predicted a Bears win in a sloppy game. Well, we got the sloppy game. Did the opening kickoff return remind anyone else of the Debacle in the Desert? Sure did for […]

• Business, Commentary, Media

  Viacom destroys a $1B opportunity

  02.04.07 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  In the latest “Google bought YouTube, now it’s worthwhile to sue them” sweepstakes, Viacom demands that YouTube delete 100,000 videos from its site. This happened Friday and isn’t news. However, the real story that has been missed by everyone, starting with the Viacom executive team, is that Viacom has just destroyed a $1B business opportunity. […]

• Commentary, Media

  Football is still happening?

  02.02.07 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  I guess there’s this game this weekend and it’s something of a big deal…ok enough tongue in cheek stuff. Since the Debacle in the Desert, I haven’t paid too much attention to football. But this weekend is the Superbowl where Indianapolis and Chicago square-off to decide who’s going to get big rings and bragging rights. […]

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