Good read in the in the NYT today, the Baudrillard Q&A. At 76, you are still pushing your famous theory about “simulation” and the “simulacrum,” which maintains that media images have become more convincing and real than reality. All of our values are simulated. What is freedom? We have a choice between buying one car [...]
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The Week In Review
Posted in HEH, POLITICS, REPORTAGE, TV & RADIO on November 21, 2005 | Comments Off
Go Long Shorts
Posted in DISTRIBUTION, ECONOMICS & FINANCE, FILM, TV & RADIO on July 12, 2005 | Comments Off
Bill Gurley said a few words re DVD distribution, earnings surprises and disruptive technologies in his Above The Crowd piece DVD Glut today. This seems like a 1980 problem raising its head 25 years late. Methinks he’s correct, it’s not only the “inventory” problem, which can be made to go away pretty easily given widening [...]
Salon Article Sums Up CurrentTV
Posted in PARTICIPATORY MEDIA, REPORTAGE, TV & RADIO on July 10, 2005 | Comments Off
Farhad Manjoo asks good questions re CurrentTV in a Salon Article. It’s worth a read, the bottom line is why do we need television for this type of reportage when we have the web? Methinks the broadcast model is trying to be something it isn’t in this case which will leave the good vloggers solidly [...]
Broadcast Flag Alert
Posted in DISTRIBUTION, ECONOMICS & FINANCE, POLITICS, TV & RADIO on June 22, 2005 | Comments Off
via: boingboing If you are not up to date on the broadcast flag, Susan Crawford‘s piece The Biology Of The Broadcast Flag (.pdf format) is a must-read. Here’s the quote from boingboing: Slashdot the vote: We’re beating back the Broadcast Flag! Donna sez, “EFF Activism Coordinator Danny O’Brien shares inspiring stats from the 48-hour campaign [...]
Chunky T.V.
Posted in DISTRIBUTION, ECONOMICS & FINANCE, TV & RADIO on June 2, 2005 | Comments Off
Chunky-style (i.e., 30 minute blobs) is a convention because it has been that way for a while. Conventions are slow to change, it will be interesting to see what new conventions evolve for the rapidly expanding T.V. substitute market. Chris Anderson predicts change. And this could be very good news for shorts filmmakers. Check out [...]
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