August 2007 Articles, News Items, Product Reviews Another YouTube Clone bites the dust - so much for User Generated Video - what do people really want to see? Quality video - produced by moviemakers - The Internet video site ManiaTV is dropping User Created Content. "We decided that user-generated content is passé, and not a part of what we want to do in the future. We tried it, we didn't think it worked and we're getting rid of it," said Richard Ayoub, ManiaTV's vice president of programming and development.
It is true reality; the content is the real lives of our heroes; fire fighters. Check out Tule Fog Productions' reality series “The Battalion”. The Battalion profiles the daily lives of real firefighters and rescue workers. It is a great looking website with a series of truly wonderfully produced and very engaging video segments. “Some of these stories will break your heart,” says executive producer David Furtado. “Others will make you laugh out loud. That’s the thing about their jobs: Firefighters have to turn that emotional corner without losing control.”
Ziddio - TEN DAY CONTEST TAKE 2 - Take that big TV show idea off the back burner and slap your last name on the back of a studio chair! Ends October 4, 2007 Shoot a scene, trailer or promo that best presents your TV show idea. You just may see your show become a reality. At the end of the contest, all submissions will be judged by Ziddio's panel and one winner will get a shot at making it big as a real Hollywood TV producer. You'll be flown out to Tinsletown for 10-days and showered with $50,000 in production money to make your big idea a reality. You'll bump elbows with Hollywood experts and executives from Endemol USA who will help you shoot a real pilot presentation in 10 days. Plus, YOU could also be the star of your own six-episode reality series, Ten Day Take 2, which will chronicle all of your production adventures.
Murdoch's NDS Buys Streaming Video Company
by Gavin O'Malley
NDS Group PLC, a subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., has made a small but potentially significant acquisition--just over $11 million in cash--of CastUp Inc., an Israeli-based streaming video provider. - Read the whole story...
Got an Apple iPhone and need to know how to use it? Thinking of getting an iPhone and want to know all about it before you shell of $500 or more? iPhone: The Missing Manual (O'Reilly, $19.99)--the very first book about Apple's new cellphone to hit the streets. Pogue's witty, authoritative, full-color manual truly unlocks the iPhone's potential. Between the covers of iPhone: The Missing Manual readers will find an entertaining, generously illustrated guide detailing how to use iPhone, along with tips, shortcuts, and workarounds. more
The official Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge — the only place where fan movies have access to George Lucas and Spike TV. Not only did Chad Vader take home the coveted George Lucas Selects Award at the Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge — it also got some air time on Spike TV. There's a special theme for the Challenge's next phase. They are looking for films about the Women of Star Wars. From Princess Leia to Pink Five, the Star Wars Universe is packed with kick-butt women. Make a fan movie featuring your favorite Star Wars heroine — or create your own. Get More Info
AT&T moves from carrier to censor If ever there was a wake-up call the US got it yesterday when it was revealed that during a live webcast of a live gig held last weekend, the operator AT&T unilaterally took it upon itself the right to censor the lyrics of a song by the rock band Pearl Jam.
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Prototype Internet device fails regulator's test
The government gave a failing grade to a prototype device that Microsoft, Google, Dell and other technology companies said would beam high-speed Internet service over unused television airwaves, an Associated Press report said. More
Veoh Draws First Blood In Legal Spat With UMG - from Online Media Daily
Associated Press
Veoh Networks is looking to neutralize the threat of a copyright infringement suit from Universal Music Group by preemptively suing the music giant. The online video sharing site declares that it has no liability to UMG, even if its users illegally upload videos to the Veoh site containing UMG music. Veoh, like Google in its suit against Viacom, claims protection under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. It also takes down copyrighted material when asked and does not outwardly encourage illegal activity.
But why sue? Because UMG notified the site in July it was considering legal action against Veoh for "massively infringing" its copyrights. Once upon a time, UMG also threatened to sue Google's video site YouTube, but the two parties eventually agreed to a partnership instead.
In a statement, the company tried to pass off that deal as a success (which is doubtful), saying that Veoh is "about trying to build a business on the backs of our artists and songwriters without fairly compensating them for the use of their works." Of course, for most content owners, YouTube is guilty of the same thing. - Read the whole story...
Bikers Hog Web As Harley Video Ads Go Live From Sturgis
by Les Luchter
Carmichael Lynch created a Harley-Davidson campaign that's delivering 10 hours of live video daily from the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in the Black Hills of South Dakota via banner ads and a Google Gadget. The campaign caused Google to expand its "unlimited bandwidth," as users spent more than 13 minutes on average watching the live video through the widget. - Read the whole story...
FesTV - Production Stories from the Street - Shooting, Storing and Cutting Video from the Los Angeles Film Festival - more How portable storage helped save the day....Event: Los Angeles Film Festival Product: Focus Enhancements FS-4 Portable DTE Recorder
Delta and Gen Art are gearing up for the second annual "Delta's Fly-In Movies" national short film competition. The contest is open to all North American filmmakers, and submissions will be accepted through September 12. Five finalists will be selected, and the winner will be announced at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. This is a unique opportunity for artists to showcase their short films, and win cash, travel, and trip to the Sundance Film Festival. What is unique to this year's competition is that ALL five finalists will get to travel to Sundance. more
Nestle "Shake It Up" Video Contest Submit a video that shows how you, in your own special way, shake your NESTLÉ® NESQUIK® and you could WIN! Just grab a bottle, or two or three, and a camera. One Grand Prize Winner wins $10,000 (and if that wasn't enough), their video will be shown in a cinema near their hometown AND their video will be shown on ABC SuperSign video billboard in Times Square, New York. Nine other finalists will win a NESQUIK goodie bag with free product coupons worth $100. more info
IDAHO POTATO COMMISSION ROLLS OUT THE BURLAP CARPET TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF ITS FIRST iTUBER VIDEO CONTEST - Three $1000 Cash Prizes Awarded. Winning Videos Debut @ Celebrity-Studded SpudFest, Idaho’s Only Family Film and Television Festival - From coast to coast, it’s evident that folks all across the country love their Idaho Spuds. Paul Searle from McMinnville, OR, John Hill from Orlando, FL, and Jay Alan Meier from Vancouver, WA are the Grand Prize winners in the first annual iTuber Video Contest sponsored by the Idaho Potato Commission. Each winner will receive $1000. more
Canon joins the Hard drive HD camcorder party and rolls out their first HD hard drive camcorder. the High Definition HG10 Camcorder. Now consumers can shoot, store, and share up to 15 hours of HD footage. Available in October, the Canon HG10 HD Camcorder will have an estimated selling price of $1299. more
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- The Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge is ongoing, so you can submit a fan movie at any time.