My background is partly in radio. That’s where I started out, aeons ago, working for youth stations, gradually becoming better and better at what I was doing (and interspersing with work at newspapers, tv etc). Working with audio has always been a penchant of mine. I remember vividly the many hours spent creating a Monty…Read more Loud and clear – “Authentic in All Caps”
Author: Simon Staffans
Entertainment Master Class – television on the move
I was graciously invited to come and talk to the Oslo-edition of the Entertainment Master Class 2013. It’s a course that seems to have a lot to offer professionals within the TV industry; if nothing else, it’s interesting to see that several of the participants are coming back for a second or even third stint…Read more Entertainment Master Class – television on the move
How to disrupt television – six tips to start you off
During the eight years I’ve been working in the television format field, I’ve nearly lost track of all the people who’ve claimed they were going to ”disrupt television”. I’ll freely admit that I’ve echoed that sentiment too, over the years. Moreover, I’ll readily admit that I’ve not given up on it either. Disrupt television, and…Read more How to disrupt television – six tips to start you off
Memes from MIPCOM
I was invited to be on the panel at the wrap-up session of MIPCOM in October last year. James, the moderator, asked us participants to pick an image that would sum up our feelings of the week, or an image of something that had stood out for us in one way or another. Now, as…Read more Memes from MIPCOM
One Year in the world of Transmedia and Multiplatform Storytelling
Following up on my curation of my blog from last year - "One Year In Transmedia" - I today published "One Year In Now Media". It's a curation of this blog, with a number of articles divided into subsections according to topic. It's available for free on Slideshare on a Creative Commons license. I'm very…Read more One Year in the world of Transmedia and Multiplatform Storytelling
The audience conundrum
I had a conversation with the quite brilliant Tishna from Power to the Pixel, while we both were attending the Future Media 2.0 conference in Riga, Latvia. It concerned the delicate question of how to actually nurture an audience, and what lines there were that could be crossed but probably should not be crossed. In…Read more The audience conundrum
Future Media 2.0 – some thoughts
First Motion, a pan-Baltic area EU project, organised a conference this week in Riga, Latvia, and were kind enough to invite me to attend and take part in a panel discussion on funding and transmedia. From two pretty packed days, here are some thoughts I had: Transmedia, cross media, multiplatform – no matter what you…Read more Future Media 2.0 – some thoughts
Da Vinci on Transmedia
All is not Da Vinci that appears to be Da Vinci; scroll to the end of the text for full disclosure. I’ve been reading a bit about the genius that was Leonardo Da Vinci these past weeks; his life, his innovations and his pure brilliance. I will admit this might have something to do with…Read more Da Vinci on Transmedia
Cross-platform Pitch Up! ahead
TL;DR - Pitch event in London 5.12. Early stage cross platform ideas submitted by 15.11. Events that actually look for great multiplatform / transmedia content aren’t THAT prevalent at the moment. There is the Pixel Market, Tribeca have been on the lookout for some, there’s Sundance to some extent, the Content 360 competition at MIPTV……Read more Cross-platform Pitch Up! ahead
Keeping the audience channel ON
I had an article published on MIPBlog earlier today, where I talked a bit about the fact that the audience increasingly is becoming one of your channels for reaching a greater audience. A channel to be nurtured, to be harnessed and to be allowed to grow, sometimes even without 100% 24/7 control. Matt Campion of…Read more Keeping the audience channel ON
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