Interviews with Digital Media Thought Leaders

Original, Professional, Internet Video Programming

Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on July 5, 2008

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If you would like to learn about a website dedicated to original video programming that is professionally produced, this interview is for you. 

Our guest today is Jim Louderback who is the CEO of Revision3. The company’s name was chosen to imply that it is focused on the third version of television. The first version was broadcast TV and the second was cable television. Version three is all about Internet video. Read more…

Hulu and The Future of Television

Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on March 20, 2008

If you would like a follow-up to our earlier “Future of TV” video that provides even more demonstrations of what television might be like in the years ahead, this show is for you.
 
Summary: Earlier this month the hulu.com website advanced from beta to public availability. It is a Hollywood-backed service exhibiting popular television programs and movies on an advertising-supported basis. It also provides a peek at what TV will be like in the future. As (I think) Alan Kay once put it, “The future has already arrived, its just not yet evenly distributed.”

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Future of Television

Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on March 11, 2008

Summary: If you would like to watch a video that demonstrates what television might be like in the future, this show is for you.
 
Just before the Democratic primaries in Ohio and Texas, Clinton and Obama had yet another televised debate. It started at 9:00PM EST and I just wasn’t interested in staying up to watch the whole thing. However, the next morning the online edition of The New York Times had the entire video available in a clever package.

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Distributing Video to All Three Screens (Part 2 of 2)

Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on February 26, 2008

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If you would like to learn about software that automates the process of preparing professional video programming for distribution to various platforms including Television, Internet, and Wireless Devices, this interview is for you. (Part 2 of 2)

Subject: Our guest today is Russell Zack who is the Vice President of Product Management at Anystream. His company sells enterprise software that automates the process of capturing and transforming audio and video for distribution across all multi-platform providers. Among them are (1) Conventional Television, (2) Video-on-Demand, (3) Internet, and (4) Wireless Devices. Read more…

Distributing Video to All Three Screens (Part 1 of 2)

Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on February 23, 2008

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If you would like to learn about software that automates the process of preparing professional video programming for distribution to various platforms including Television, Internet, and Wireless Devices, this interview is for you. (Part 1 of 2)

Our guest today is Russell Zack who is the Vice President of Product Management at Anystream. His company sells enterprise software that automates the process of capturing and transforming audio and video for distribution across all multi-platform providers. Among them are (1) Conventional Television, (2) Video-on-Demand, (3) Internet, and (4) Wireless Devices. Read more…

Sony - (1) Ultra-Thin OLED TV & (2) Internet TV Appliance

Podcast Audio | Posted by Phil Leigh on February 5, 2008

 
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Rick ClancySummary: If you would like to learn about Sony’s new thin OLED television as well as the company’s strategy for connecting TVs to the Internet, this interview is for you.
 
Our guest today is Rick Clancy who is the Senior Vice President of Communications for Sony Electronics, USA. We discuss the new ultra-thin television introduced into the States last month. It uses Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) as the light source. The screen thickness is only that of 3 credit cards stacked together. We also discuss Sony’s new Bravia Internet Video Link that brings a walled-garden (prison?) of Internet content to the television.

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Cell Phone Games Interactive With Live Television Programs (Part 2 of 2)

Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on November 10, 2007

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If you would like to learn how to watch a live NFL game and simultaneously play a game on your cell phone with other viewers enabling you to speculate about the next football play, this interview is for you.  (Part 2 of 2)

Our guest today is Morgan Guenther who is the CEO for AirPlay Networks.  His company delivers multiplayer games over cell phones that are synchronized with live television programming.  Read more…

Cell Phone Games Interactive With Live Television (Part 1 of 2)

Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on November 9, 2007

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If you would like to learn how to watch a live NFL game and simultaneously play a game on your cell phone with other viewers enabling you to speculate about the next football play, this interview is for you.  (Part 1 of 2)

Our guest today is Morgan Guenther who is the CEO for AirPlay Networks.  His company delivers multiplayer games over cell phones that are synchronized with live television programming. Read more…