Interviews with Digital Media Thought Leaders

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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The Internet Takes Consumers Away From Local Media (Part 2 of 2)

Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on August 28, 2007

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If you are a local media company like a newspaper, radio station, or network TV affiliate, and would like to learn what you can do to regain influence with local consumers who have been migrating to Google and other websites, this interview is for you.  (Part 2 of 2)

Our guest today is Jaan Janes who is a Senior Vide President at the Pulse 360 Division of Seevast Corporation. He recently made a presentation as a member of a panel I hosted at an industry conference for radio stations, metropolitan dailies, and network TV affiliates. The focus was on how to adapt to the challenges and opportunities of the Internet. Read more…

The Internet Takes Consumers Away From Local Media (Part 1 of 2)

Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on August 25, 2007

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If you are a local media company such as a newspaper, radio station, or network TV affiliate, and would like to learn how to accelerate the ad revenue growth on your website, this interview is for you.  (Part 1 of 2)

Our guest today is Jaan Janes who is a Senior Vide President at the Pulse 360 Division of Seevast Corporation. He recently made a presentation as a member of a panel I hosted at an industry conference for radio stations, metropolitan dailies, and network TV affiliates. The focus was on how to adapt to the challenges and opportunities of the Internet. Read more…

Distributing and Monitizing Your Video at Other Websites (Part 2 of 2)

Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on July 24, 2007

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(Part 2 of 2) If you would like to learn about an ASP that enables you to distribute and monetize your Digital Media across the Internet, this interview is for you.
 
Our guest today is Marty Roberts who is the Vice President of Marketing at thePlatform. His company, owned by Comcast, is basically an ASP enabling video created for the Internet to be widely distributed, syndicated, and monetized.

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