#NATPE #LATV Fest/The Producers BFF

16Jul10

Indie producers came from far and wide to pitch their shows to tv/cable network executives, agencies, brands, and production companies.  In an intimate setting, they were given very valuable pre- and post-pitch advice by Emmy-winning talent and showrunners, and in the end all toasted NATPE for a job well-done. WHO WAS THERE 3 Ball Productions […]

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Tags: 16 Wishes, 3 Ball, 3 Ball Productions, A Smith & Co, A&E, ABC, ABC Family, Abrams Artists Agency, American Idol, Animal Planet, APA, Apprentice, Babelgum, Backyardigans, BET, Big In Japan, Big Love, Biggest Loser, Bravo, Break, BrookEntertainment, Bunim/Murray, Burn Notice, Cake Boss, Cartoon Network, CBS, Chocolate News, CMT, Crank, CW, Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, Date A Human, DC/TV, Deadly Honeymoon, Degenkolb Entertainment, Discovery, Disney, DIY, Don't Forget The Lyrics, E!, E3E, ESPN, Find my Family, FLN, Food Network, Fox 21, Fox Television Studios, Fremantle Media, G4, Generate, Girls Next Door, Golden Christmas, Good Samaritans, GSN, Hallmark, Hallmark Channel, Handy Manny, Hasbro HUB, HGTV, High School Sucks - The Musical, History, Homerun Entertainment, Hot Wheels, ITV Studios, ITVS, Joe Berlinger, John and Kate Plus 8, Jonathan Prince, KayShawn Johnson: Tackling Design, Kendra, Lifetime, Lionsgate, Little People, LMNO, LOGO, Looking Good Naked, Lucine Distribution, Lunch Break, Mad Men, Mark Burnett, MarVista, Max and Ruby, Meteor Storm, Million Dollar Baby, Momster of the Bride, Motorola, MTV, Mythbusters, NatGeo, NBC, NBCU, Nelvana Entertainment, North/South Productions, Novel Adventures, Nurse Jackie, Once a Frog, OWN, Oxygen, Paradigm Agency, Pawn Stars, Pink The Series, Planet Green, Platefools, Price of Beauty, Quinn Media Management, RDF, Rebel Entertainment Partners, Republicrats, Rescuing Santa, Reveille, Robyn Nash Productions, Saving Grace, Say Yes to the Dress, School Pride, Screen Door Entertainment, Secret Millionaire, Singing Bee, Small World IFT, Sombodies, Spike, Style, SyFy, The Bro Show, The Cleaner, The Day Before I Die, The Format People Group, The Good Wife, Thumb Wars, TLC, Toddlers & Tiaras, Tough Love, TRC Glasgow, Tru TV, True Beauty, Tsunami Productions, TV LAND, TV2 Norway, TV3 Ireland, Underworld, vamped out, VH1, wackiland productions, We Are Lebron, WE tv, Weeds, Westdoc, What Not To Wear, Wife Swap, William Morris Endeavor, World's Strictest Parents

#NAB Guide/Jason Reitman, Dweezil Zappa

11Apr10

NAB kicks into high gear tomorrow at the Las Vegas Convention Center.  Always a great show, here are some of the highlights. M 4/12 7:30-8:30 Brandon Burgess, ION, John Thode, Dell, Dave Lougee, Gannett 9-10 Michael J. Fox, Hiroshi Yoshioka, Sony, Gordon Smith, NAB 10:30-11:30 Broadcast Spectrum w Phil Bellaria, FCC, Meredith Broadcast Group.. 11-11:30 […]

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Tags: Adobe, Anthony Zuker, Augmented Reality, Big Bang Theory, Bob Horner, Brandon Burgess, Brett Jenkins, Brian Bird, Brian Bracco, Buno Pati, Carolyn Everson, CBS Evening News, CBS News, Cedric Fernandes, Chris Hardwick, Colleen Brown, Cooke Pictures, CS5, CSI, CTB, Dale Strang, Dave Lougee, Dell, Deloitte, Dick Ebersol, Discovery, Disney, Dreamworks Animation SKG, Dweezil Zappa, Ed Leonard, Ed Moran, ETC, Fisher, FLO TV, Fox, Frank Barbieri, Gannett, Gary Arlen, Ghost Whisperer, GoTV, Harvey Nagler, Hearst Television, HP, Ian Sander, IBM, ION, Jason Klarman, Jason Reitman, Jim Parsons, Joe Flint, John Thode, Jonathan Barzilay, Joshua Weigel, Kara Swisher, Kelly Day, Kevin Lynch, Kurzweil, LA Times, Lee Doyle, Lloyd Braun, Mad Men, Matt Seller, Matt Weiner, Mediaedge, Meredith Broadcast Group, Michael J. Fox, MobiTV, Motive Entertainment, MTV, NBA, NBC News, NBCU, NBCU Digital Entertainment, NBCU Olympics, New Amsterdam Media, Nokia, Oxygen Media, Paul Karpowicz, Paul Lauer, Phil Cooke, Phil Hendrie, Phil McKinney, Playfish, Rishad Tobaccowala, Robert Hayes, Ron Chapman, Russ Mitchell, Saul Berman, Scott Dadrich, Sebastien Halleux, Seth Shapiro, Sezmi, Shelly Palmer, Showtime Digital Media, Stan Lee, Steve Bradbury, Steve Grove, Steve Hellmuth, Steve Lansano, Steve Sturm, TalkRadio Network, Thomas Gewecke, Touched by an Angel, Toyota, Transpera, TVB, Universal McCann, Vern Fotheringham, VivaKi, Vivi Zigler, Viximo, Warner Bros., Wired, YouTube

Comic-Con to CES/Thoughts on 3D/Fortune Favors The Bold

09Feb10

During Comic-Con last summer, James Cameron urged Peter Jackson to consider that “fortune favors the bold” when Jackson told the audience he didn’t have the support of Warner Bros. to back conversion of Lord of the Rings to 3D.  Cameron described how content grows the ecosystem and once there is a Lord of the Rings 3D and Titanic […]

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Tags: 3D, Avatar, Caligula, CES, Clash of Titans 3D, Comic Con, David Yates, David Zaslav, Discovery, Harry Potter and the Deathly Harrows 3D, IMAX, James Cameron, Lord of the Rings 3D, Louis Leterrier, Peter Jackson, PlayStation 3, PS3, Sony, Tinto Brass, Titanic 3D, Warner Borthers

#NATPE/Kicks Off SXSW Style

24Jan10

The lemon drops and quesadillas kept coming as my table traded  success stories of getting premium content onto OTT platforms.   It was an exciting kick off to NATPE 2010 as guests from all around the world started to filter into the opening night party sponsored by SXSW.  And it was only fitting to have Rick […]

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Tags: Abrams Artists Agency, Advertising Week, Break, CAA, CBSi, Cougar Town, Discovery, DisneyABC, Hallmark, HRTS, ION, ITVS, Lionsgate, LMNO, Macworld, MGM, Michael Eisner, modern family, MTV, NATPE, OTT, Phil Gurin, Revision3, SXSW, TBS, Tim Street, USA, Wikked, YouTube

#NATPE/The Guide

22Jan10

With Midem, Sundance, and Grammy’s, January is still bubbling over with places to go, people to see, but the one stop shop for premium professional content is at the NATPE Market next week at Mandalay Bay on the Las Vegas Strip, where on the floor, in suites, and on panels programming executives, brand managers, and showrunners […]

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#CES/Polaroid Goes Gaga, Sony in 3D, MS Unveils Slate

07Jan10

Started the day roaming the halls with social media gurus Jeff Pulver and Dave Taylor, stopped into P2P long enough for muffin and to hear about Playfirst, Activision’s involving with using P2P for on demand gaming, then dropped in on Jeff and Dave at Social Media Jungle for inspirational tweets: Pulver – If I can […]

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Tags: 1Cast, 3D, A&E, Alcatel-Lucent, AP, Babelgum, BET, CBS, CES, Dash, Discovery, ESPN, Gaia, HP, IMAX, IMVU, Kodak, Lady Gaga, Lego, Marvel, Microsoft, NBC, Obama Girl, PlaySpan, Polaroid, Project Natal, Pulver, Slate, Sony, Stan Lee, Taylor Swift, TwitVid

#CES/The Guide!The Guide!

16Dec09

Tu 1/5 – W 1/6, Th 1/7 – Su 1/10 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW 110,000 expected, 2500 exhibitors, 800 speakers, 250 conference sessions incl Digital Hollywood, Connections, and Digital Media Wire, it’s the largest digital media event of the year! Las Vegas Convention Center, Hilton, Venetian, spanning the Las Vegas Strip http://www.cesweb.org Tu 1/5 12-4, V Titian […]

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