And Now… Hasselblad TV

Hasselblad TV

Last year, Lisa bought me a digital Hasselblad for my birthday.

These are the Rolls Royces of stills cameras.

And they cost nearly as much.

Sometimes, when I am out shooting with the Hasselblad, people will ask me ‘does that thing do video’.

It is clearly the size of a video camera. But it doesn’t.

It does, however, make stunning stills.

So I was a bit astonished to recieve an email today announcing the launch of HasselbladTV.

They don’t allow embeds, so I can’t.  But here’s the link.

I don’t know what they have in mind for content, but they’re asking for submissions from Hasselblad members (of which I am one!)

And some of these guys (not I) are among the best photographers in the world – so maybe as they migrate to video, they’ll find a home here.

Who knows?

But one thing this shows for sure is that every company in the world is going to get into online video.

Every one of them.

Michael Rosenblum

For more than 30 years, Michael Rosenblum has been on the cutting edge of the digital video journalism revolution. During this time, he has lead a drive for video literacy, and the complete rethinking of how television is made and controlled. His work has included: The complete transitioning of The BBC's national network (UK) to a VJ-driven model, starting in 2002. The complete conversion of The Voice of America, the United State's Government's broadcasting agency, (and the largest broadcaster in the world), from short wave radio to television broadcasting and webcasting using the VJ paradigm (1998-present). The construction of NYT Television, a New York Times Company, and the largest producer of non-fiction television in the US. Rosenblum was both the founder and President of NYT TV, (all based on this paradigm (1996-1998). The President and Founder of Video News International, a global VJ-driven newsgathering company, with more than 100 journalists around the world. (1993-1996). Other clients include Spectrum News, Verizon and CBS News.