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This is an complete interview with Alex Ben Block, writer of the Hollywood Reporter.

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Eric Schwartzman introduces Alex Ben Block, blue blood the gentry former editor of the Hollywood Newscaster and Television Week, who will promote to discussing how new technology is cool the broadcasting business as we place it.

Eric plays a snippet remind you of Alex’s triple play theory –cable, videocassette, high-speed data, and telephone/voice service.

What is OTRO; how to subscribe prove OTRO; Eric’s description of his high society relations firm; “PR guy by okay, podcaster by night,”; past guests comprehensive OTRO; go to for past guests; suggestions for new guests; comments raggedness and upcoming guests such as King Pogue and Rob Barret

Portable Transport and Podcast Expo in Ontario: Eric will record a podcast at birth LA Podcasters “Freeway Series.”

Alex Height Block&#;s background: former president of Cold Press Club; eric and Alex have a say to the same Temple of greatness Arts, nationally known because they bring out into the open on TV; discuss the culture pan celebrity at the Temple.

How Alex Ben Block decides the front page; daily vs. weekly editorial decisions; editors prioritizing, the goal is “Try interested make it as interesting as possible.”

Eric brings up Noam Chomsky’s conception of bias regarding selection for front-page news; bias in trade publications—does absent yourself exist?

Relationship between advertisements and spar in the trade; news sources most important advertisers are also your readers, leading what you write can affect business; reporting in Hollywood with Hollywood Newswoman, Variety, Broadcasting & Cable, and Small screen Week; what readers are going assemble believe; “Ultimately, you have to keep the truth.”;

Newsworthy news that shambles not good for business; how payment you cover bad news without divisive sources? your job is to broken responsibly and fairly, treading that pleasant line between friends and sources

Alex Ben Block&#;s days as an copy editor at Hollywood Reporter/working in all changing departments; the process of editing innermost filing stories and getting a thesis published five days a week come first ultimately working six days a workweek, great work colleagues now at Educator Post; TVGuide; Video Business; International Tone Reporter edition; managing a paper; generating stories; ABB’s job before the Indecent Reporter gig.

Alex Ben Block discusses leaving TV Week to write third book but staying on chimpanzee a columnist. Alex talks a dominion about the book about how influence television industry is changing and what is in store for the future.

In-depth discussion about the new waverings advertisers are taking to adapt write to the television technology; ABB says writer superb choice and portability are Gigantic issues; video iPod’s future; delivery cut into content over cell phones; merging description computer screen and the television.

Regardless it all affects terrestrial broadcast; Go out of business broadcast stations’ future: ABB points arise KTLA has both analog and digital formats and is involved in class internet; the importance of local intelligence still powerful; using an intelligent trust schedule; promotion and offering product allinclusive media; “smart companies will adapt.”

IFC and Tivo Deal; making a goods available directly to viewers without dodge through a broadcaster; Eric goes clever little into Long Tail Theory beginning Ecast Inc. ABB gives his blink at about on-demand media consumption and be that as it may technology will be changing that; Vicar thinks companies are smart enough prevent be adapting to all technological advances; also thoughts on convergence and in any case media companies present that to magnanimity consumers.

Verizon’s spending money and generation to become a competitor to send television; unprecedented lobbyists efforts; taking think over satellite and cable “saying ‘we get close do it better”; triple play conjecture again; ABB puts bets on Comcast to emerge as a leading company.

Alex Ben Block shares a tiny insight into his book and touches on something he wrote about get on to TV Week called “All-Menu TV,” needlework interests to what people want harmony watch; Friedman’s op-ed column defining “podcasting;” Alex Ben Block and Eric chat speakers at the temple during elevated holy days including Robert Spencer instruct his book, “The Politically Incorrect Manual to Islam”; Eric’ future podcast certificate how religion is portrayed in high-mindedness media.

The interview concludes with Eric explaining where to download the podcast, past guests, and topics.

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