It's just infuriating. Just plain infuriating. Both these top executives have massive, multi-purpose staff and they''re STILL in a bubble. NBC is starting a digital studio instead of cutting a deal with the well-established Epic-Fu franchise. It just steams me up.
2008/11/13 Rupert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Nothing I ever hear about TV executives' approach to the internet > ever gives me any hope. Apparently, none of them ever use the > internet. And if they do, they're so busy being threatened that they > adopt a confused and contemptuous attitude before they've even > clicked on the first video. > > I read two great posts by Steve Bowbrick yesterday about trying to > change this mindset at the BBC. > > He's "blogger in residence" for six months at the BBC. Which is a > great idea - someone from outside to blog about life inside. > > First, his thoughts about how and why they need to move on from the > broadcast mindset. > http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/11/ > moving_on_from_the_broadcast_e.html > > But more importantly for you to read out there in hell, Jeffrey: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/bowbrick/2958508580/ > > A whiteboard image of the "obstacles to sharing" with typical > reactions in quotes just like those you just repeated from > Silverman. The obstacles are grouped under Rights; Culture; > Expectations; Competitive Instincts; Regulation. > > The quotes associated with the obstacles are: > Rights: "Impossible to untangle" > Expectations: "It'll just be a bunch of pornographers" > Culture: "We don't do that sort of thing" > Competitive Instincts: "We compete in primetime - why should we > cooperate here" > Regulation: "They'll never let us do that" > > Rupert > http://twittervlog.tv > > > On 13-Nov-08, at 5:01 AM, [EMAIL > PROTECTED]<thejeffreytaylor%40gmail.com>wrote: > > They're totally ignoring all the great content that's out there by > independent producers. Direct quote from Silverman: "we don't want > cat pissing in toilet videos associated with our brand." and "only we > can do something like heroes". > -----Original Message----- > From: Jay Dedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <jay.dedman%40gmail.com>> > > Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:52:58 > To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>< > videoblogging@yahoogroups.com <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>> > Cc: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>< > videoblogging@yahoogroups.com <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>> > Subject: Re: [videoblogging] Traditional Media Scares the Shi* out of > me As I Type > > Can you be more specific about their approach or lack of understanding? > > Jay > > On Nov 13, 2008, at 7:01 AM, "Jeffrey Taylor" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <thejeffreytaylor%40gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > I'm currently at the Monaco Media Forum, watching Michael Wolff > > interview > > Ben Silverman of NBC/Universal and the Director-General of the BBC. > > > > These guys don't get it. At all. It's all top down. They have know > > idea > > what's out there, and they really can't be arsed to look. > > > > I am so pissed off right now. > > > > Discuss. > > > > -- > > Jeffrey Taylor > > Mobile: +33625497654 > > Fax: +33177722734 > > Skype: thejeffreytaylor > > Googlechat/Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED]<thejeffreytaylor%40gmail.com> > > http://twitter.com/jeffreytaylor > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > -- Jeffrey Taylor Mobile: +33625497654 Fax: +33177722734 Skype: thejeffreytaylor Googlechat/Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://twitter.com/jeffreytaylor [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
