January 2011
12 posts
“Why is it that CBS needs Assange to explain the basics of journalism to them?”
– Dave Winer (via soupsoup)
Watchdailybunch:
Boston ad agency Hill Holliday asked five families to replace their cable connection with one of the current crop of networked TV devices: Roku, Boxee Box, Google TV, Apple TV and XBOX 360.
The results show what many of us already knew: due to a mix of challenges ranging from intellectual property territorialism (e.g. Warner Bros and Netflix and other similar power plays) and the...
Texas Study Stresses Economic Progress Through Art... →
shaneguiter:
“The Art of Economic Development,” as it is called, looks at five arts-driven economies in Texas. Austin’s many music festivals, Houston’s thriving theater scene and the Dallas Arts District are not among them. Instead, to provide models that any locality can follow no matter its size, the report features more unlikely communities like Amarillo, El Paso, Rockport, Texarkana and a...
Hulu is now considering transforming itself into a... →
lisamct:
Hulu is now considering transforming itself into a “virtual cable operator” offering live linear channels and VOD content to paying subscribers, according to an in-depth piece in the WSJ that cuts to the heart of many issues TV networks, the owners of Hulu, are facing as they balance the desire to develop new digital business with the need to...
Current.org | With a quiet vote this year,... →
shaneguiter:
While our national-level organizations are discussing the importance of CPB funding with lawmakers in Washington, we must call upon those who use public media — some 170 million Americans every month — to speak up and tell their legislators that public media is a vital public service in this country, and that CPB must be allowed to continue functioning as Congress intended when...
Current's blog: GOP's "Spending Reduction Act"... →
shaneguiter:
Conservative House Republicans today (Jan. 20) presented a proposal to cut $2.5 trillion in federal funding over the next 10 years. The “Spending Reduction Act of 2011” would slash money to 55 agencies and programs, including zeroing out CPB, the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. “House leaders are unlikely to adopt such radical...
How to model viral marketing growth →
