“One morning, upon awakening from agitated dreams, Gregor Samsa found himself, in his bed, transformed into a monstrous vermin.”  – from “Metamorphosis,” 1915, by Franz Kafka

Welcome to DisrupTV. 

This blog provides me with an outlet to share some thoughts and observations – many of them personal – concerning our nation, the […]

First published on MediaPost, March 16, 2011

The virtual pages of the TV Board blog are used, from time to time, to define some of the phrases and terms unique or germane to the TV industry.

Rarely, however, are these brief tutorials potentially lifesaving.

Today might be different, as we discuss a phenomenon known […]

First published on MediaPost, March 9, 2011

Mainstream media has been all atwitter over the recently reported ratings decline of Glenn Beck’s popular TV news program.  Year on year results appear to indicate that approximately 75 Nielsen households who watched his program in January of 2010, have now either stopped watching, or are now […]

First published on MediaPost, March 2, 2011

Last Wednesday’s intentionally provocative John Hancock post, concerning Al-Jazeera’s efforts to penetrate MSO’s with their English-speaking spin-off, generated a record number of responses. The column’s unofficial “sentiment tally” would have one believe that media insiders are solidly — in fact, unanimously — pro-Al-Jazeera English.

The lack […]

First published on MediaPost, February 16, 2011.

This evening, the world learns the answer to the burning question on everybody’s mind: “Are the TV game shows of the future safe for humanity?”  Personally, I believe all game shows are in jeopardy unless the producers and networks embrace the reality that it’s […]

First published on MediaPost, Feb. 9, 2011

Somewhere along the way, the media masters that have kept the football portion of the Super Bowl content fairly safe and “super” have unfortunately learned to slowly look the other way while the advertisers and agencies whipped out their checkbooks.  Some might even suggest […]

First published by MediaPost, Feb. 2, 2011

There’s something about the Super Bowl that brings out the underdog in all of us.  It even makes some of us want to make a bold, disruptive proclamation — and today is as good a time as any.

Certainly, it wouldn’t be the first time […]

 First published on MediaPost, Jan. 19, 2011

A small group of disruptive technologists and I spent the day yesterday in Ft. Myers, Fla. where we had the chance to dine at the Edison House.  Pictures of Thomas Edison and friends donned the walls, and as we all reclined there, using our […]