by Diane Mermigas | Oct 27, 2016 | digital, Hot Button Issues, Mermigas On Media, News, Uncategorized |
One thing is for sure, pass or fail, the proposed AT&T/Time Warner merger will not go quietly. What would be one of the biggest industry deals ever will test all kinds of therories about the future of media, raising more questions than it answers . That glaring...
by Diane Mermigas | Sep 20, 2016 | digital, Mermigas On Media, Uncategorized |
It’s hard to believe in this day and age that not all information has been digitized. Not everything you search for on Google can be found. No one gives it much thought. Until now, the so-called “information gap” has been defined by the inaccessibility of digital...
by Diane Mermigas | Aug 2, 2016 | Mermigas On Media, The Wright Stuff News |
At the end of our time on this good earth, who we were and what we did survive in words and deeds that can inspire and change the world. And so it was with Suzanne Wright, who passed away July 29 at age 69 from pancreatic cancer. I have known Bob and Suzanne Wright...
by Diane Mermigas | Jul 16, 2016 | Hot Button Issues, Mermigas On Media, Trends |
Consider the role of digital and social media in the early phases of the attempted #Turkeycoup In the predawn hours Saturday, live streaming video from DHA Turkish TV revealed clashing military, political and civil factions. US news anchors and commentators waded...
by Diane Mermigas | May 25, 2016 | digital, Hot Button Issues, Mermigas On Media |
Taking in the annual cable industry conference the same week as the broadcast networks’ spring upfront ritual provided a stunning reminder of just how slowly television responds to feverishly-paced external change. More specifically: consumers’ full throttle embrace...
by Diane Mermigas | May 20, 2016 | Hot Button Issues, Mermigas On Media, Trends, Uncategorized |
While billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban and billionaire Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump argued over tech bubbles and their economic impact, Fareed Zakaria weighed in on why start-ups from Silicon Valley and elsewhere are at a new low. In some...