This week, the television industry will put on its biggest show of the year, the upfront presentations, an annual deal-making ritual that goes back more than five decades. It has become more important than ever.
The upfronts give the major networks a chance to trot out their stars at grand venues in New York to hype their fall lineups for an audience of deep-pocketed advertisers, but they also serve as a pitch for TV’s continuing relevance.
An nescis, mi fili, quantilla prudentia mundus regatur? - Axel Oxenstierna
Nie lügen die Menschen so viel wie nach einer Jagd, während eines Krieges oder vor Wahlen. - Otto von Bismarck
Those guys who make up new terms for the media to associate with far right, should consider adopting "transperson" or "trans people" as a term for people who: "transcended away from leftist NPC beliefs and who now cheer for Pinochet, Franco and racial segregation".
