The Fun of Launching a Streaming Network Suddenly, it hits you: you have a groundbreaking concept for programming. You’re confident there’s a significant audience looking for the kind of shows you want to create. You’ve seen the big players shy…
Throughout my career, I have been fortunate to have several mentors who guided me through the complexities of the entertainment business. As the year comes to a close, it’s a good opportunity to reflect and express gratitude to those whose…
In the spring of 2000, I was contacted by Rod Perth, then President of Television, who was in the planning stages with Hubbard Broadcasting and Stan Hubbard Jr. to develop an innovative new cable channel called “Moviewatch.” After a series…
Why look back at a launch that occurred over 25 years ago? For a couple of reasons: I wanted to take the opportunity to tell the story of WAMI and USA Broadcasting from my perspective. Since this blog is about…
In mid-2006, Adam Ware reached out to me and asked me to meet him at the local TV station KJLA in West Los Angeles. He had been approached by Walter Ulloa to develop a launch plan for a digital-tier broadcast…
How We Did It in 1994 and 1996 If you look up CNET on Wikipedia, you’ll find the published history of its start-up. Here, I’ll share some behind-the-scenes insights from those early days. In 1992, I was Head of Production…
A Deep Dive into Software-Based Production for Modern Workflows Why vMix? A Deep Dive into Software-Based Production for Modern Workflows As someone who’s explored software-based solutions for video production since the late 1990s, I’m a big fan of vMix and…
It all started with a zoom call at XE5 Media a company of two, Mark Sonnenberg and myself. In 2012 we had a very preliminary conversation with Mo Abudu about consulting on her channel launch, but she was looking for…
This is a story of early remote cloud production and what we learned then and still deploy today. Utlize the cloud but always have a back up. Technical discussion of launcing the Sarah Palin Channel and Herman Cain Channels Since…