In the 1980s, his three main series, including The Two Ronnies, for which he wrote most of the material, commanded audiences of more than 15 million.
Writers and commentators whose words later commanded audiences of millions first saw their names in print in a publication that might sell 15,000 copies if things were going well.
This medical drama that won 22 Emmy Awards and at its height commanded audiences 30 million strong hasn't received an Emmy since 2005 and is outshone in the ratings by newer hospital dramas like "House" and "Grey's Anatomy".
Already risky enough as a way of commanding audience attention, at that point the composer adds the word "morendo", literally dying away.
Despite recent progress by Telemundo, Univision's two major networks -- its flagship, Univision, and the 2-year-old TeleFutura -- still command audience shares that routinely eclipse 75percentt of Hispanic viewers watching Spanish-language television.
Commanding audiences of millions on the radio and television every day, political interviewers hold a uniquely powerful position with far-reaching influence.
Larger papers, which have huge amounts of bespoke web content uploaded every day and are able to command audiences in the millions, are hardly likely to take such a reductive approach to reshaping their web presence.
Selling video direct to consumers, without distribution getting in the way, lets media firms, and viewers, mine their vaults for old episodes of "The Outer Limits", Johnny Carson, or whatever: minority tastes, to be sure, but taken together, a vast new market.Moreover, old media will command audiences for many years yet.
For example, I suspect we will soon see the rise of educator superstars who command audiences of hundreds of thousands for their Internet courses and earn sums way above the traditional dreams of academics.
The album is a great avenue for fans to digest new versions of their favorite songs of the year, as well as discover artists that are trying to command audiences the way Gaga so masterfully does".
