the union or guild stuff was a focus late 2006/early 2007. i had setup a blog/group called ourtu.be at the time for discussions on that but it died out. group is still out there though - http://groups.google.com/group/ourtube/
maybe someone should refresh those ideas somewhere. bypass the msm sponsorships. be the new pbs or something. On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 4:07 PM, Rupert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Further to what Rox said about collective action, it seems to me that > all the things Drew set out in his post would be much more easily > achieved by an organised association or union or company of > independent producers. Those of you who produce shows and treat it > like a business. You know who you are. You've got businesses to > protect and the regular distribution deals are not doing it for you, > and the big media & studio money is going elsewhere. I'm stunned > that Kevin Rose didn't have a seat on the board at Rev3. > > I totally agree that if we let big media & electronics companies > design the interfaces and hardware that people will use to watch > Internet TV, the game will be up for independent commercial producers > and the general public. They'll shut us out. > > Drew was right to say that "A few talented programmers and UI > developers should find a very open space." It's not rocket science to > come up with an alternative open platform, but it does take > commitment over a long time and therefore needs the backing of > serious content providers. > > Why start from scratch? Why not organise and help promote and > improve an open independent-friendly rival to iTunes & Hulu like > Mefeedia? > > More than anything, though, I think collective action by small > production businesses is a great way to go. You all know each > other. You're all smart. And you're not competitors. Why not get > organised? > > Rupert > http://twittervlog.tv > . > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
