I don't think anyone hasn't noticed we're heading for a bit of a bump in the road of free market capitalism. And, to be frank, it's not a bump, it's more like the bloody Himalayas and no one knows HOW we're going to get over them and WHAT will lay ahead on the other side…Read more Formats and the economical collapse – what will survive?
Social media FTW!
Social media is the most hyped up thing since... well, since the last hyped up thing, which was probably User Generated Content (nowadays re-branded as Loser Generated Content) or mobile television or MHP or what have you.Well, lots of people use social media, be it Facebook or Myspace or Flickr or Jaiku or Orkut or…Read more Social media FTW!
Credit crunch biting the entertainment industry as well
I saw an interview by C21 Media from MIPCOM, which took place in Cannes in October (it's a large television industry fair, basically) where people were sitting saying that "in dire times people turn to television, as it's a lot of entertainment for little money". So everything should be looking nice and rosy for the…Read more Credit crunch biting the entertainment industry as well
Wow… the new MacBook.
Just got my first Mac, and I have to say I'm suitably impressed. As I've never had a Mac before, this felt like a pretty huge step for me. I was looking at moving away from stationary computers to a laptop, but I'd been mainly looking at HP:s dv5t model or perhaps one of the…Read more Wow… the new MacBook.
Fancy a stay?
Why not at this fantastic hotel. What a location!
Election time
Well, if the WORLD was to choose the new leader of the US, the answer would be pretty obvious. Check out how the voting goes and cast your own vote. Almost a million people have already voted, so... Seems like McCains support is strongest in Iraq, Colombia and Eastern Europe, while the rest of the…Read more Election time
Successful tv formats, no 1
1. Protect yourself and protect your idea. Now. Or even better, yesterday.Good ideas are few and far between, in the rest of the world as well as in the television and cross media industry. That's why so many people flock to the conferences and markets around the world, that's why organizations like C21 can operate…Read more Successful tv formats, no 1
Successful tv formats, no 2
2. Work on your pitch. And when you've worked on it, work on it some more.So, there is this great idea. It's TransMedia, it's functioning, it's sanctioned by all the gurus you've brought in on the project, it's been tried and tested and analyzed on the market, you've shot a couple of test pilots and…Read more Successful tv formats, no 2
Successful tv formats, no 3
3. A pilot is a pilot is a pilot - and you need one!Now it's about time to get down to the real stuff with regards to the idea you have. What you want to do is shoot some kind of pilot, so as to have something to show people when you want to market…Read more Successful tv formats, no 3
Formats – no longer the commodity of only a few
I'll continue the series on how to create a successful tv format tomorrow (since I KNOW y'all can't wait..., right? 🙂 but in the meanwhile I thought I'd point out something quite interesting.Back in the days - and we're talking early 2000s now - formats could come from the US, the UK or Holland (thanks…Read more Formats – no longer the commodity of only a few
Simon Staffans // Evolving Media 