December 2009
100 posts
YouTube May Host Interactive Games →
Google is trying to patent “a method of providing an interactive game based on a digital video” using services like YouTube or Google Video.
Hands On with Comcast’s Xfinity: TV Everywhere... →
videojumper:
After weeks of anticipation, I finally got a chance to go hands-on with Comcast’s Fancast Xfinity TV service while visiting family that subscribe to Comcast’s cable and broadband service. While…
Adidas is launching a Star Wars Collection 2010 →
This better be real.
Though Saint Nicholas of Myra is the inspiration...
mikehudack:
ohyeahfacts:
Hope everyone who celebrates had a Merry Christmas.
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interesting how media can influence the legend of an icon for generations. Saturday Evening Post vs. The Holy Bible? Who wins?
Tablet hint? Apple developers supersizing apps for... →
Web Video Hosting is a Maturing Market – Episodic... →
As far as 2010 predictions, Noam noted that digital media and the online video market specifically is very young, only about 15 years old, which he attributed to being the age of a teenager.
We’re really seeing the very very beginning of this space… The real competitors are not the saturated market… the real competitors are build vs. buy.
He noted that many of the big media companies and...
The Fuzzy Math of Apple's TV Subscription Service... →
it’s one thing to want to get in the game… It’s whole other thing to change the game. It looks to me that Apple wants to get in the game and play by the rules. But once they gain a little strength here, they will have the ability to change the rules as they did with the music biz. Is Apple just pretending to play it safe right now?
Twitter ends 2009 with a profit →
According to BusinessWeek’s anonymous sources, Twitter owes its move into the black to $25 million worth of deals inked with Google and Microsoft. Thesemulti-year deals enable the Google and Microsoft-operated Bing engines to search Twitter content.
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Coming In 2010: Virtual Cable Companies →
Apple’s planned subscription service, Netflix’ streaming service, maybe even Comcast’s new xfinity are early examples of the Virtual MSO. Its attributes – premium content, multi-business model (subscription, advertising, transactional), linear and on-demand consumption, user and multi-device entitlement – come from both Web video and pay TV. Also, with the Virtual MSO, the big screen is...
Huff Po: 2010: 5 Media Predictions You Can Bank On →
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Brands that harnessed the power of memes →
ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS:
Read why memes are what really matter — not the videos themselves
Check out brands that successfully caught and rode the viral wave
Learn why it pays to befriend one-hit wonders
Watchevangotlib:
bliptv:
oldjewstellingjokes:
The 10 Best Jokes of 2009
These are our ten favorite jokes from the past year, in no particular order. They’ll run one after the other, so click play, sit back, and relax! Thank you for making Old Jews Telling Jokes such a success.
Domino's Launches Massive $75 Million Ad Blitz →
The six-week ad blitz also features 60-second radio spots and a Web video entailing consumer criticism and company feedback. “Most companies hide criticism, but we faced it head on,” says an employee in the video.
Domino’s has had its share of criticism this year. The ad effort is the largest from the company since two then-employees in Conover, N.C., filmed themselves preparing...
Twitter Is For Closers →
EchoSign, Web-based provider of electronic signatures and signature automation with over 1.2 million users worldwide, launched a novel Twitter integration that allows sales teams worldwide to “ring the bell” on Twitter the moment a deal is signed and closed.
Good natured competition, and bragging rights about closed deals, have long been part of the fun, and hunt, of the sales rep....
2010: 5 Media Predictions You Can Bank On →
And on the 5475th day, James Cameron donned his plastic 3D glasses and looked upon his creation, and he saw that it was good.
China video site Youku raises $40 million for... →
Youku has become the most popular YouTube-style Web site in China since its launch in 2006. The site, like some of its local rivals, has worked to expand its offerings from user-generated clips to include professional content like TV drama series and its new funding will be partly used to syndicate more professional video. Youku has already partnered with 1,500 license holders to offer...
Digital Advertising: Who Gets the Highest Ad Rates... →
mikehudack:
everythingismedia:
tdaloisio:
Shared by Tim Interesting look at CPMs and roadblock prices from big publishers.
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Hollywood adds money, talent to made-for-Web shows →
The secret to their success? Treat the Internet run like a TV or movie release, which often loses money on its on-screen debut, but can make healthy profits when issued on DVD or Blu-ray and later sold for reruns on cable or overseas.
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NATPE panel - Relevant Ratings in a Distributed...
I’ll be speaking on this panel at NATPE. Please come and say hi if you will be attending.
Insight Arena: Relevant Ratings in a Distributed Content Ecosystem OverviewTuesday, January 26, 4:15 to 5:00 PM The future of profitable content distribution in a distributed content ecosystem hinges on the ability of networks to deliver quantifiable and relevant ratings to advertisers and brands. How...
Watchevangotlib:
ericmortensen:
bliptv:
How To Make A Web Series While Drunk
A very special episode of Polyester Dreams.
“Most actresses, if you say go put on a bathing suit and some cat ears and dance around in my back yard to Kate Bush, they’re going to punch you in the balls.”
My Car Got Towed
me - $1206.
evan - fuck dude
me - 9 tickets + tow
evan - DUDE
me - which.. if you think about it... park wherever you want for a year.. is kindof a good deal
So much more work to do
evangotlib:
bliptv:
If you haven’t checked out Blip.tv Wraps Up Whirlwind 2009 with a Sold Out December, check it out. It’s a great article.
Things are going well. But, as Eric Mortensen, our Director of Content, points out: there’s still a lot of work to do. That’s an understatement. 2009 has been an amazing year for independent video, and it’s been an amazing year for blip. But — and...
WatchMercury Men - The Series. I am so excited for this web series. Check out the Trailer.
Fierce Online Video's 'Fierce 15' →
Companies that provide the skeleton, muscle and flesh of the online video industry
The Fierce 15 are representative of the companies that are driving this space. Most are young… very young. But a few have been around for years and form what could be considered the bedrock of the space. Content Delivery Networks, Online Video Platforms, encoding companies and search companies are included…...
WatchVenice, the series premiered last week announced that viewers can now get the entire season for $9.99 in HD and ad free. Episode 2 will be released on 12/18. It stars daytime emmy award winning soap star, Crystal Chappell, and Jessica Leccia who are known for their steamy relationship as Natalia and Olivia in daytime soap, “Guiding Light”
VidQue Helps You Find Web Video Worth Watching →
VidQue stands out because it includes videos directly from services like TED and Blip.tv that aren’t always supported by other, similar sites. At the same time, the service isn’t particularly unique; a number of Web services, including Clicker andPopScreen, aggregate popular videos from around the Web and share them with their users.
Comcast Rolls Out Web-TV Service →
Comcast Corp. Tuesday expanded a test of a service that puts cable-television shows on the Web for its TV subscribers, according to a person familiar with the matter, as the media business grapples with growing online-video viewing.
The rollout will make the service, dubbed Fancast XFinity TV, available to Comcast TV subscribers nationwide, the person said.
Comcast’s service is part of an...
WatchYeah! Season 2 of Anyone But Me premieres today! Watch!
YouTube wins Website of the Decade Honor from... →
“ YouTube helped make it remarkably easy to post video online, and even easier to stream. Plus, clips could suddenly be embedded on any site across the Web. Super syndication—now a core digital media strategy for many content companies—was born.”
“YouTube has been vital in ushering in the notion of consumer as mini-media mogul. To boot, film and TV companies are stumbling over...
“Channel Seven and Yahoo! will launch a new Catch-Up TV service, commencing in...”
– Seven to beef up online TV (Australia) (via christinebeardsell)
Film Panels
evangotlib:
tanya77:
So, I was on a panel today for “Reel Ladies of Film”. There were some pretty interesting women the panel with me, but I was surprised again at the lack, absence, of digital knowledge. I don’t understand how anyone can be involved in Entertainment and NOT have a digital component/understanding.
No offense the them, but when someone asks me “How can I get my project digital...
My cousin got a new fish and named it Eel Patrick...
bitcaw:
Kristyna is just awesome like that. She loves musicals and Sondheim and everything cool. :)
8 Companies That Are Reinventing TV Online →
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