Meeting with STV
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfXnLdDLB7A[/youtube] Not boring… This afternoon the execs from STV, which stands for Scottish TV, are coming down to the BBC training in London. Scotland, for those of you reading this in the US, is both an independent country… and...
Read moreThe Industrial Revolution and The Video Revolution
Sir Richard Arkwright – note stockings… I am endlessly mesmerized by Britain. Here is a country that was, for most of its history, rather ordinary. Then, suddenly, in the middle of the 18th Century it undergoes a fantastic transformation....
Read moreJuan Williams, Keith Olberman & Intellectual Celibacy
Don’t tell anyone that I am actually thinking…. Last week, NPR fired Juan Williams for commenting on Fox News that seeing a person in Muslim dress on a plane made him nervous. Now MSNBC has suspended on-air host Keith...
Read moreFreedom to Fail
OK, so sometimes it doesn’t work out… We’re here at the BBC, wrapping up our week in Manchester. Next week we’re with The BBC in London. We’re with the Drama and Comedy unit. The same folks who produce shows like...
Read moreWhy The BBC is Training Their Staffs to be VJs
Pat Younge, BBC Chief Creative Officer We are here in Manchester, England, running a 4-day video bootcamp for BBC staffers. This is not news. These people are the producers and directors from BBC Drama and BBC Comedy The same...
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Today we continue VJ Bootcamp at BBC Manchester.
Read moreBack To The BBC
Back to The BBC This week we are in Manchester, England, running a full blown, hands-on video bootcamp for The BBC. There are 40 producers, writers and technical people from The BBC’s Drama Unit. They are all learning how...
Read moreYoutube Hits 1 Billion Subscriptions
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g9PiEgYYUU[/youtube] There’s Something Happening Here… Yesterday, Youtube announced their one billionth subscription. That is, the one billionth time someone has hit the yellow ‘subscribe’ button on Youtube. Youtube is only 5 years old. How much is a billion? It’s a...
Read moreThe Curse of the Focus Groups
Look out Grommit! It’s Hollywood ! The Guardian reveals today that a)Nick Park is back in business on his own terms, about to release another Wallace and Grommit feature and b) things did not work out so well with...
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