Author: Simon Staffans

What to do this year…

Well, in a strictly professional way of looking at things, there are quite a few interesting conferences and meetings one could attend. If funds would be available, and time as well, that is... :)A cornerstone in the television industry year is NATPE, the National Association of Television Program Executives, and the biggest industry meeting in…Read more What to do this year…

Merry Christmas part II

For that really peaceful festive feeling - check out the classis Cartman version of Oh Holy Night... Now, over and out!

Weird stuff

Seasons greetings all around. Prompt? Quite.For the festive season, for when you are slightly bored with "taking it easy" and "kicking back and relaxing", but it's not yet late enough for you to say "ok I'm off!" and head down to the pub - here's a couple of odd things.First of all, the moving thingees.…Read more Weird stuff

One more IPTV-venture for the road…

Heard about The Venice Project? It's a funky little peer-to-peer IPTV venture, or, as they themselves describe it:"We are in the process of launching a secure P2P streaming technology that allows content owners to bring TV-quality video and ease of use to a TV-sized audience mixed with all the wonders of the Internet. All content…Read more One more IPTV-venture for the road…

There’s money to be made online!

This year, the download industry (the LEGAL part of the download industry) with regards to TV shows, movies etc, is worth close to 300 million US dollars. Now, a report from Strategy Analytics, a research firm, predicts that the business will be worth 1,5 billion dollars next year, and continue to grow to 5,9 billion…Read more There’s money to be made online!

Yeah, it’s that time again..

...time for CHRISTMAS PARTIES, as it happens. Our first is tonight at work, which I do not envisage will cause much of a crisis or even any minor scandals. Our second is next week, and then just about anything can happen.However, if you are of the female gender, reading this, and is wondering how to…Read more Yeah, it’s that time again..

Sex really really sells

A word of advice to anyone going into the media business, especially the new forms of media like interactive television or mobile television - if you want quick cash and a rocket ride to fame and fortune, go for sex. Don't try to do anything noble or challenging like making interactive edutainment formats for kids…Read more Sex really really sells

What next in the content website-business?

Reports today say that content giants NBC and CBS are in talks about creating a content website to rival YouTube, as an ad-funded effort. At the same time, YouTube are preparing to cough up a lot of money to be able to offer Fox's content on YouTube. Not to mention the countless other, smaller video…Read more What next in the content website-business?

Liverpool and the lure of the Orient

...or Middle East, to be more precise. I've been an ardent Liverpool fan since their heydays in the early and mid-80s, when just about anything was possible and giants (well, nearly at least) like John Barnes, Ian Rush and Peter Beardsley roamed the pitch at Anfield.Since then, my happiest moment football-wise has by far been…Read more Liverpool and the lure of the Orient

Viva La France!

In their neverending struggle for world supremacy (a battle they'd never admit they lost about 100 years ago), the French have rolled into the media world as well. Enter France 24, a multi-million euro effort on the part of the French government to take the fight to CNN, BBC, Al-Jazeera and just about anything that…Read more Viva La France!