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One of the most important trends to look for in 08 is the continuing battle between nationalization and globalization. It will impact everything from politics to branding. The power and importance of national tradition is nicely represented in a new film by the Icelandic band Sigur Ros. Sigur Ros...
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The Sundance Channel has just started airing Nimrod Nation, a documentary about a school basketball team from northernost Michigan. Although the central theme of the documentary is about basketball, it's really a celebration of life, friendship and community in the frozen north. The direction and...
I really like the thinking here to promote the Spanish horror film "REC". Instead of the cliched trailer, the film makers decide to focus on the audience reactions filmed at a festival screening. Anyone who is interested in going to a horror flick needs to know the answer to just one question- is...
From The Observer."Internet giant Google is in secret talks with Simon Fuller, the
British entrepreneur behind the Spice Girls, about a joint venture that
could change the way TV is watched over the internet. News of
the collaboration will prompt speculation that Google's plans for the
TV market...
Sometimes advertising can come close to art. This is a great example from VW UK that opens-up a new thought and territory around night driving. The idea to turn night driving from something that's fearful and dull, to a place of discovery, makes for a very nice strategic thought, but that's just...
"Blockbuster lost more than $600 million in annual revenue from its
no-late-fees promotion and the free movie exchanges that were part of
its Total Access program, which connected online and in-store
memberships."DDIPosted by Ed Cotton
There was an interesting story yesterday about BBC's Top Gear teaming up with Polyphony, the creations of the racing video game Gran Turismo. The deal involves Top Gear providing program content for the new Gran Turismo channel (I assume this is part of an extended TV network that Sony Playstation...
"So windshields are a very discrete way of making the signal
richer and more visual without sound the "art alarm," the one that
says, "hold on to your hats, we're going to get all creative here." More on Grant's windshield's Posted by Ed Cotton
Radiohead delivered onto the world a complete surprise; they released an album when everyone was expecting to have to wait a year for. They announced it a few days before launch. There's no ad campaign, no PR campaign, no hype, no leaks, no listening parties, no preview issues sent out to critics...
Record companies helped establish and grow bands, they help build them into brands big enough to do away with the middleman and connect directly to their audience.Posted by Ed Cotton
As online video explodes and fragments, new entrants are emerging to lead new niches. One interesting example is Firebrand, who've decided to focus on advertising as their lead form of content. I emailed Shari Leventhal, the company's Chief Marketing Officer to learn more, ahead of the site's...
Boing-Boing is the breakout blog, the one that most people have heard and perhaps even visited.The wacky commentators that trawl the web daily for their weird, funny and compelling stuff are now breaking out of their blog home and moving onto and into a new format for them, one called television....
Our Ask a Ninja friends have big plans, not content with their domination of the world of online video, they plan to expand their empire by building a social network. What glue will link this network together? How will users be allowed to participate? Will the Ninjas be using this to discover new...