The Brill Beat tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-86682874889148171 2011-10-24T17:06:34-04:00 Observations and Opinions on Today's Entertainment TypePad TheBrillBeathttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotation CNSI: Cancelled New Series Investigation tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef0153928e2db1970b 2011-10-24T17:06:34-04:00 2011-10-24T17:06:34-04:00 Just four weeks into the fall 2011 season, five new series have already met with an early demise. The failed five are: Charlie's Angels (ABC), How to be a Gentleman (CBS), H8R (CW), Free Agents (NBC) and The Playboy Club (NBC). That these series were virtual flops-on-arrival hardly comes as... Shari Anne Brill The Future of Media is NOW! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef015435dfa881970c 2011-10-03T19:36:17-04:00 2011-10-03T19:35:14-04:00 When the CRE’s Media Consumption and Engagement Committee first envisioned the landmark Video Consumer Mapping Study back in the fall of 2005, we were inspired by the industry’s concerns regarding the future of the media environment, ongoing fragmentation and their resulting fear that consumers will be impossible to reach with... Shari Anne Brill The B.S. Detector tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef0147e0ce99c1970b 2011-09-09T11:49:03-04:00 2011-09-09T11:49:03-04:00 The B.S. Detector From time to time I will be providing commentary on research practices that make my blood boil, especially when questionable findings are published by the press or presented in meetings without any regard to the methodology being used. Back in my agency days I was given the... Shari Anne Brill The $64,000 Question: Do Reality Producers Rig Results? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef013489954ecb970c 2010-12-09T08:42:00-05:00 2010-12-08T20:00:09-05:00 The final episode of ABC's recently concluded 11th cycle of Dancing With the Stars posted over 24.2 million viewers, its biggest audience in six years. The finale also delivered it best performance in Adults 18-49 in five years. What led to the sudden heightened interest in the dance competition's outcome?... Shari Anne Brill Welcome to The Brill Beat tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef013488d0471d970c 2010-11-22T16:40:28-05:00 2010-11-22T16:40:28-05:00 I would like to introduce myself to you. My name is Shari Anne Brill. I am a media industry analyst who previously headed up programming and strategic audience practices on the advertising agency side of the media business. My intention is for The Brill Beat to be your "go-to" destination... Shari Anne Brill