Once thought of as a relic of yesteryear, the limited series—or miniseries, depending on which generation you belong to—has rapidly shifted back into focus. In fact, it was only six years ago that the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences adjusted its Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series category to better accommodate what networks were churning out and solidified the format’s definition as a series with at least two episodes with a total running time of at least 150 program minutes that tells a non-recurring story. In every year since, we’ve seen new limited series that are both ratings magnets and critical darlings: The Queen’s Gambit, The Undoing, Watchmen, Chernobyl, The Night Of, Sharp Objects, When They See Us. … [Read more...] about Hollywood is redefining Peak TV—for better and for worse
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4 steps companies should take in the aftermath of January 6
Businesses that had issued statements in the summer committing to increased diversity and anti-racist efforts struggled with how to respond. There is still much fear in business of getting involved in “political issues” and the potential impact it will have on their customer and client retention. “Organizations have to decide what side of history they want to be on,” says Janine Dennis, CEO of Talent Think Innovations. “You can continue to perpetuate our issues by aiding and abetting these vigilantes of freedom … [or] you can help to eradicate some of our issues as a country by taking a strong stance and making it clear that your company in no way condones such acts and behavior.” … [Read more...] about 4 steps companies should take in the aftermath of January 6
Corporate donations shouldn’t be Band-Aids. Big bets on social enterprises will make more change
Bitwise, which runs a diverse and inclusive coding academy in Fresno, California, launched a platform this year to connect displaced workers to training opportunities in six states. ConsejoSano, another California company, helps healthcare providers serve multicultural patients; it partnered with community health centers this year to raise awareness of new care options like telemedicine and drive-through testing. And Everytable, which operates affordable, grab-and-go restaurants in Los Angeles communities that are food deserts, was able to provide healthy meals to foster youth facing emergency food insecurity this year. … [Read more...] about Corporate donations shouldn’t be Band-Aids. Big bets on social enterprises will make more change
Scott Galloway: Why 2021 will be a year of reckoning for Big Tech
The return of antitrust enforcement gives me hope about more than just the business of Big Tech. As I write about in detail in my recent book, Post Corona, the COVID-19 pandemic made it impossible to ignore something that has been evident about America for years now: Piece by piece, we have replaced capitalism with cronyism and turned government from private capital’s counterweight into its coconspirator. We have become loving and empathetic with corporations and shareholders, and harsh and Darwinistic toward individuals. … [Read more...] about Scott Galloway: Why 2021 will be a year of reckoning for Big Tech
The office as we know it is over—and that’s a good thing
“Instead of lobbying for corporations to come build a skyscraper to bring jobs and tax dollars, a much more sustainable approach is ‘Let’s build the most livable town we can, and people will bring their own jobs,'” Murph says. “At the same time these major cities that are straining to handle the populations that they have, it will benefit them too if some of the people who don’t really want to be there move to places that are more aligned with who they are, and the people who have been displaced from these cities can actually afford to live there.” … [Read more...] about The office as we know it is over—and that’s a good thing