April 2008
17 posts
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Someone has just recommended space arguments on you tube…. very funny
It's not all technology driven.
Thinkbox research and strategy director David Brennan said that, despite forecasts that People would desert TV for the internet, a number if independent studies showed that people spent between two and three times longer watching TV than they did on the internet. He also said that when it came to advertising, TV and online were complimentary, although TV still had the most payback for advertisers...
Celebrity Spotting - Take 2
And I saw James Nesbitt!
Celebrity spotting
I saw Huggy Bear!
BBC announce new home for iPlayer
I attended a conference today presented by Eric Huggers, Group Controller for BBC Future Media and Technology. He announced that the BBC have just signed a tie-up deal with Nintendo for the BBC iPlayer to be available on the Wii. I personally believe this is a great step as it means we’ll have the option of viewing iPlayer in a comfortable environment as well as on PCs, Macs...
Network Network Network
As Pete has already mentioned, events like MipTV/Milia are all about having the opportunity to meet and talk to like-minded people. It’s been interesting listening to the various speakers at a number of seminars who are sharing their knowledge and experience. It confirms that what we are all doing to develop our businesses is going in the right direction! We had a very pleasant evening on...
Collaboration
I’ve attended this festival on a number of occassions with a clear remit regarding broadcast opportunities. This festival is very different. The general feeling amongst participants here is that there is an upturn in general linear telly fortunes. However, the real buzz is regarding the convergence elements. I have some interesting web sites as points of reference and I will put these on...
Networking is key
As always seems the way, these events are driven by a barage of networking opportunities. We enjoyed the excellent company of a number of regional productions companies the other evening over dinner. It’s always encouraging to meet people working on our own doorstep to share experiences and contacts…..as well as spreading the Bristol Media word! The UK Indies Stand has been a point of...
Today's keynote
Again some great stuff today. Jason Kilar gave a presentation on his new USA based company called Hulu. This is currently only available in the States but is really looking out for when it eventualy arrives here. This is on line video veiwing…. for free. Top shows, top movies. The general message is that the whole concept of interactive TV has really grown considerably in the last 18 months....
Content 360 - Inventing the future
Todays most interesting conference entitled ‘Lessons from Creative Labs’ threw up some common sense approaches as well as some really good new ideas. With a number of key players on the panel there was obviously a cross section of ideas and approaches. Matthew Locke from Channel 4 outlined the N-A-B-C approach to consider during the pitch process and service development. Consider the...
Day One Madness
Well, we finally arrived and after a quiet Sunday evening, it was straight into it first thing Monday morning. I’ve seen a lot of people at various festivals/exhibitions/conferences in my time, but this is unbelievable - people everywhere: pitching, distributing, dealing and all across multi platform! Part of the Content 360 element of the festival involves a ‘Live’ pitching...
Preparing for the festival
Not only is MILIA the convergence conference of the year but it is also the one festival where all of the main broadcast and technology ‘players’ come to plan and buy for the next twelve months. From here we should be able to judge, within reason, what might be on our screens for the next year. For such an event, hotels and flights should be booked well in advance. Commissioning...
About MIP TV featuring MILIA
MIPTV featuring MILIA is the global content market for creating, co-producing, buying, selling, financing and distributing entertainment across all platforms, where over 13,000 world’s leading professionals from over 100 countries converge to: Capture new growth in content for TV, mobile, broadband, advertising and the Promote upfront to broadcasters, producers and distributors Make new...