Derek Broes

Contributor|Media
I served as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Development at Paramount Pictures, A Viacom Company. At Paramount, I had been responsible for establishing digital strategy and helping to drive the companies most public partnerships such as the Apple Itunes, Amazon, and Walmart
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Feb 13, 2013

The Entertainment And Culture Divide- The Failure of Marco Rubio's GOP Response to SOTU

Maybe we should have taped this speech. Every year politics becomes more entrenched with entertainment and why wouldn't it? After all, Washington DC is referred to as Hollywood for ugly people by people inside the beltway.  Celebrities clamor for the camera to support their pet policies while others perform at campaign rallies as [...]

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Aug 1, 2012

Chick-Fil-A Day Not What The Media Portrays

In case you missed it, about a week ago Dan Cathy, the president of the very popular fast food chain, said, "We are very much supportive of the family -- the biblical definition of the family unit." That comment started a firestorm. The LBGT community began to try to convince people [...]

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Jul 11, 2012

Twitchy, The Drudge Report Of The Twitterverse

Michelle Malkin -Founder Twitchy.com If you haven't heard about Twitchy.com yet then stop what you’re doing and take a look.  Twitchy is a Twitter curator site and apps founded by conservative blogger Michelle Malkin.  Michelle is not a newcomer to social media and she saw an opportunity to provide a valuable [...]

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May 15, 2012

Are Facebook And Google Playing By The Same Anti Free Speech Playbook?

Facebook logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I recently read an article about a conservative blogger being taken down by google and it felt very familiar.  I have had my facebook pages taken down by facebook 5 times for reasons explained as " Violating terms and conditions" with no ability to appeal the matter to, [...]

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Jan 21, 2012

George Lucas and The Problem With Hollywood

First off, let me say that I have a tremendous amount of respect for George Lucas. He is a man of convictions and he is willing to put his money behind those convictions. His recent movie Red Tails is a perfect example of that.  Having spent 23 years trying [...]