The Cox Communication Band's triumphant performance at the NCTA's 2008 Battle of the Bands in New Orleans. Songs include blues, "Hey Pocky Way," Mike Rose singing "Up a Lazy River," and "Mustang Sally." Features the Judges' comments and the audience's mobile voting which pushed Cox above the noteworthy competition.
Cox Communications Band's winning performance at New Orleans Cable TV show's "Battle of the Bands"
Hip-hop star, Chamillionaire, discusses democratized entertainers empowerment at Digital Hollywood
Chamillionaire speaks with Mashable's Pete Cashmore:
Chamillionaire speaks with Dina Kaplan of Blip.TV
NAB Welcomes Bob Barker into Broadcasting Hall of Fame
Bob Barker, retired host of the renowned CBS game show The Price is Right, is inducted into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame during the NAB Show Television Luncheon on Monday, April 14, in Las Vegas.
"For 50 years, Bob Barker has been an enduring figure for millions of television viewers," said NAB President and CEO David K. Rehr."He has served as the familiar face for family-friendly programming, and we are proud to honor him for his contribution to broadcasting and American entertainment."
Barker retired from The Price is Right in June 2007 after 35 years as the show's host. Named the "greatest game show of all time" by TV Guide, the series is the longest running game show in TV history and has been one of the highest rated daytime shows during Barker's reign.
New programming, distribution methods compete with old at Natpe '08
Rikki Klieman, CourtTV's former anchorwoman and author of the LA Times Best-seller-listed autobiography, Fairy Tales Can Come True - How a Driven Woman Changed Her Destiny appeared at NATPE to promote her new show, "Star Witness."
Star Witness is being offered as the half-hour accompaniment to former-Phil Spector lawyer Bruce Cutler's celebrity "Jury Duty" strip.
Ms. Klieman plays an active role in broadcast news legal-affairs (appearing as an analyst on NBC's Today Show and CBS's Early Show) and in public safety, as spouse to Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton.
Audio and Video Creations & Creators Exalted at Consumer Electronics Show and Technical Emmy Awards
by Scott Jacobs, Managing Editor
This year's Consumer Electronics Show offered alittle something for everyone - strategists, planners, executors, and analysts.
Conference tracks, such as Digital Hollywood (one of the several educational tracks available) complemented the trends on display at the booths which covered the Sands Expo Center, Las Vegas Hilton, and Las Vegas Convention Center.
Attendees could attend keynotes of such luminaries as Bill Gates, Yahoo's Jerry Yang, and a cable executive for the first time, Comcast's Brian Roberts. Comcast joined with Panasonic to facilitate the Tru2way cablebox standard - including a portable DVR.
Companies competed for Best of Show accolades in their respective product categories. Pictured is Belkin's 4-track Audio Mixer for recording direct to iPod.
The 59th Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards were presented concomitantly to the CES.
Legendary, moon-walking astronaut, Buzz Aldrin, 77, was a featured presenter in this new area honoring interactive accomplishments, past and present.
Award recipients (pictured here) included Bill Budge, creator of Pinball Construction Set in 1983 (evolved to Virtual Pinball for the Sega Genesis), and Don Daglow, designer of Neverwinter Nights (1991-1997) the first graphical MMORPG. (Photos: Scott Jacobs).Among the innovations introduced at the show were several improvements in camcorders. Canon's new models - the Vixia HF100, Vixia HF10, and Vixia HV30 prosumer camcorder with a 30P (progressive) shooting mode.
“It won’t affect the speed of uploading [online video], as much as it will improve the quality of the viewing experience and the quality of being able to pause or extract a still image from motion video, said Mike Zorich, Marketing Director of the Video Division of Consumer Imaging Group at Canon. “It really increases the functionality of how you can use it. If you shoot in 30P, you’ve got smoother playback on your computer screen…and cleaner resolution photos,” he said. Watch CamcorderInfo's Richard Bagley's review of the HF-10 ($1099).
User-Gen Content's Affect on Traditional Media Consumption Debated at Digital Hollywood
Panelists pictured (from left) RadarResearch's Marissa Gluck; FUSA Capital's David Clarke; Blip.TV's Dina Kaplan; Dabble's Mary Hodder; GroundReport's Rachel Sterne; Mogulus' Max Haot; & For Your Imagination's Paul Kontonis.
Editor: Esther Berenhaut; Photo: Scott Jacobs
The phenomenon of the personal video, from truly amateur videos to the highly produced personal videos that are the overnight national sensations, are not only important, they are impacting the national social and political conversation. Executives from companies that make these video streams and downloads available via the web and mobile platforms gathered at the autumn Digital Hollywood for a panel discussion: "Video Aggregators- Next Gen Broadband, UGM, and Mobile Entertainment, Social Networking and Personal Communication."
Media Toppers Discuss Digital Society Evolution at Forbes' Meet II
Steve Forbes welcomed an industry gathering to discuss the Hollywood media business evolving in the digital, personal media age. Forbes Magazine's Managing Editor, Dennis Kneale interviewed Barry Diller, Chairman & CEO of IAC/InterActive Corp (and Chairman of Expedia) and Robert Iger, Walt Disney Company's President & CEO.
Mr. Forbes welcomed the digital TV entry of Fox's Business News Channel.
"I don't view this channel as competition," Mr. Forbes remarked. "It broadens the market!"
Mr. Forbes participated in a panel on "YouTube primaries in the Race for President." He then forecasted that fellow billionaire, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg might enter the Presidential race, possibly asking former Vice President Al Gore to join him as his running-mate.
He reminded the attendees of his grandfather's old addage, that you can make more money selling advice than by following it.
Forbes MEET II Brings Together Convergent Media Business & Finance
Forbes' MEET II (Media, Electronic Entertainment, and Technology) "Turmoil and Transitions- Building the next digital revolution" conference brings together leaders and innovators from two sometimes feuding worlds—the oldline “content” world of media and entertainment; and the next-wave world of digital technologies that will deliver all forms of content in the future. Together they will divine the future, explore the opportunities and map out the obstacles that must be overcome to build riches and new businesses in the Digital Age.
In this show's second year, Rich Karlgaard, Publisher, Forbes magazine welcomes such media titan speakers as Barry Diller, Chairman and CEO, IAC/InterActiveCorp, Chairman, Expedia, Inc., Robert A. Iger, President and CEO, The Walt Disney Company, Harry Sloan, Chairman and CEO, MGM Studios, Inc., along with the likes of the new guard, such as Chad Hurley, CEO and Co-founder, YouTube.
Online Poker Cheating Blamed on Employee
Mike Brunker at MSNBC writes:
In a case that illustrates the perils of online betting, a leading Internet poker site said Friday that a hacker exploited a security flaw to gain an insurmountable edge in high-stakes, no-limit Texas holdem tournaments — the ability to see his opponents’ hole cards.
The cheater, whose illegitimate winnings were estimated at between $400,000 and $700,000 by one victim, was an employee of AbsolutePoker.com who hacked the system to show that it could be done, said a spokesman for the company, who spoke with msnbc.com on condition of anonymity.
“This is literally a geek trying to prove to senior management that they were wrong and he took it too far,” he said.
Top TV Executives Speak at 5th Annual TV Producers' Boot Camp at NATPE's LATV Fest '07
Event to Feature Pitch Development Clinic, TV Writers Workshop, and Popular Pitch Pit Activity The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has assembled an impressive slate of speakers, panelists and Pitch Pit Catchers for the fifth annual TV Producers' Boot Camp, which took place at the House of Blues and Comedy Store in Los Angeles. Rick Feldman, president and CEO of NATPE made the announcement. Panel topics addressed the type of programming cable networks are looking to acquire from producers; tips to successfully network in Hollywood; distributing and promoting content online; the strategy of creating a winning pitch reel; creating the successful web series; casting tips from some of reality's most seasoned casting directors; the nuts and bolts of assembling a production deal; navigating through the agency culture; budgeting and scheduling techniques in reality television; the music licensing process; and the internal process of how talent, management and development transition from the comedy club to the screen.
"Search and Media" Conference will explore searching mobile content, music, video, news, images
iHollywood Forum presents "Search and Media" conference at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, in Los Angeles on 19-20 July.
It is the first conference to examine the profound connection between entertainment media and search engines
While Google and Yahoo! define the opposing poles of search - with Google the ultimate search tool and Yahoo! a media company for which search is the driving engine - a multitude of smaller, more specialized search engines are staking their claim within the rapidly evolving digital world.
Mood Party’s relaxed atmosphere provides the perfect informal forum to discuss your ideas with leading experts from 8-11 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, 2007.
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