“On Twitter, you’re not likely to see #NCIS in the trending topics on Tuesday nights. Instead, shows that are much lower in the ratings, such as The Flash, iZombie and Scream Queens, are regularly represented there.”
Category: AUDIENCE
After 60 Years Of Growing TV Audience, Five Years Of Decline
Nielsen says that traditional TV viewing by all age groups peaked in the 2009-2010 season, and has been on the decline ever since. Until that point, the audience for TV had grown every year since 1949.
This Is The Guy Who Bought Wu Tang Clan’s Single Copy Album For $2 Million (You Know Him)
“Initially, the Clan wanted to forbid the buyer from publicly releasing the album for 88 years, but over time decided to grant the buyer total freedom as long as the album wasn’t sold commercially.”
Is Using Classical Music To Fall Asleep Disrespectful To The Art Form?
J. Bryan Lowder: “The same music that you’d be chastised for dozing off to during a concert is available for precisely that purpose when you get home. Why does the taboo apply in one place and not the other? … I’m happily using a Cy Twombly piece as my iPhone background right now; should using a Beethoven sonata as nightcap really feel any different?”
Why Some Poorly-Rated Shows Keep Getting Renewed
“The rapid destabilization of live ratings and the sheer volume of mediocre results throws any conversation about relative success right out the window; even so, at least a handful of these shows are all but assured a return engagement next season.” It’s all anout time-shifting and reruns the secondary market now.
Marina Abramović Turns Sitting Still And Listening To A Classical Concert Into An Art Installation
“Upon entering the Armory, ticket-holders will be presented with numbered keys, which will lead to individual lockers [for cell phones, watches, etc.] … And for 30 minutes, listeners will be required to wait, in silence and near-darkness. … When the centimeter-by-centimeter approach of the musician and his instrument is complete, listeners will remove their headphones” and listen to the Goldberg Variations.”
Paris Theatre To Offer English Translations Via Google Glass-Type Device
“The team at Theatre in Paris has announced that it is rolling out special glasses for non-French speakers that send perfectly synchronized translations into the air by the stage.” Says company co-founder Carl de Poncins, “It’s very similar to Google glasses, except the screen is larger and the words are positioned closer to where you’re looking.”
Movie Theaters Are Messing With Your Mind, But In The Service Of Better Movies
“Laser-powered projectors. Sound that bounces around the theater. Seats that vibrate and even project mist. The century-old motion picture exhibition industry is in the midst of a technological revolution, deploying the latest in audio and visual research in a bid to attract younger audiences and stay relevant in the digital age.”
We Can’t Let Screenings Displace Live Theatre
“There needs to be some comprehensive research that goes beyond the anecdotal and allows both the NT and RSC to have a proper dialogue with those companies affected and with the Arts Council, to find ways to allow audiences and all parts of the theatre ecology – from the giants to the minnows – to thrive alongside each other.”
London’s Theatres Still Exude Magic
“More than 14 million people see shows each year at the 60-odd major theaters clustered around the Soho neighborhood and Leicester Square (known as the West End) and beyond, compared with about 13 million at Broadway’s 40 theaters and tens of thousands more at several major Off Broadway theaters.”