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2020: The Year of Home Automation

Smart home devices and voice automation are built on a simple principle: their purpose is to make life easier and more efficient. They allow consumers to hold the baby, cook dinner, open the door, and vacuum the rug all at the same time. However, in-home

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What’s a TikTok?

TikToks that Radiate Vine Energy. The Kombucha Girl. Lil Nas X. Memes that Really Butter My Eggroll. Bust Down Tatiana. Do any of these phrases ring a bell? If not, that’s okay. You’re not alone. But if you’ve seen them while scrolling across your Twitter feed,

Life Moves Fast, Creative Must Move Faster

Ferris Bueller said it best in 1986: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” These Bueller words of wisdom can certainly be applied to the fast-paced advertising world. Our days are fast moving, years pass by

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Steve Knebels 20th Anniversary Interview

  Steve Knebels, Media Director/Sports Manager, recently celebrated 20 years at Harmelin Media. Continuing our Anniversary Interview Series, we sat down with him to get his thoughts on the industry and get to know him personally. What is your philosophy towards your work? My philosophy towards my work

Fall Preview – Final Predictions

We hope you have enjoyed our posts detailing our 24th Fall TV Preview. In conclusion, here are our new show predictions.   Whether you will be glued to broadcast, cable, streaming programming or a mix of everything, we are all looking forward to an entertaining fall season.

So Gallantly Streaming

Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said, “change is the only constant.” This is an apt description of the TV streaming industry right now. TV networks are in the process of developing their own platforms and are planning to pull back their own legacy shows from services

Under Disney’s Eye

Hulu is officially a Mouseketeer. This spring it was announced that Disney had taken control of the subscription-based streaming service. After Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox, the purchase of AT&T’s shares and a 5-year deal to buy out Comcast’s portion, Hulu became an official