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I just wanted to pass on this MacWorld article about converting videos for use on both Apple TV and iPods: Encoding Video for Apple TV and iPod The article does a good job of explaining the best ways to encode one video for use with both iPods and Apple TV: In order to do this you must encode for the lowest common denominator, which, in this case, is the 5G iPod. That iPod will accept ...
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SNY's considerable resources are being deployed in an
effort to replicate a low budget videoblog. It's as
if LoudMouths, Beer Money and Daily News Live roofied The Soup and gang raped it in an alley in front of a bluescreen while Ted Berg filmed it. The child was named The Nooner.
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In my ongoing research on how to best release "Playing for Peanuts" online, I came across Sony's Minisode Network . Here's the story: Back in 2007, Sony decided to release a large chunk of their TV episode archive on the interwebs. They figured that nobody would sit through a full 30-minute sitcom, so they chopped it up and made each episode roughly 5 minutes long. They called it a ...
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Ozzie Guillen gets a bad rap with the
Chicago and national media, but the fact is, he
knows more about baseball than Jay Mariotti or Bud Selig. You may not agree with me, but keep in mind that the best managers in the game all act the same way - Guillen, Pinella, Sciosia, Leyland, LaRussa. It's no coincidence. Managers are much more important than the media would have you believe.
I'm running a contest with the guys over at VoteWally.net ... You can win an autographed DVD of "The Emerald Diamond" - that's my documentary about Ireland's National Baseball Team. The DVDs are autographed by current and former members of the Irish National Team and there were only 100 created. VOTE WALLY CONTEST - WIN AN AUTOGRAPHED DVD Anyone who buys a Vote Wally T-shirt or ...
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TV + Donkey = Make-Your-Own-Joke Kit Quick Reality TV* update: Blip TV announced today that they've landed a sponsorship deal with PUMA . It may not get much media play, but I think this is huge news for the online video industry. Blip already distributes The Smart Show - which is sponsored by Holiday Inn Express . And of course, Blip has better video quality than YouTube and ...
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Reality TV is a semi-regular column where I try to pass along updates on the changing relationship between television and online distribution for videos, films and TV shows. This is a small update of some interesting links to keep you busy until the Bud Selig Show is over... YouTube is Most Effective Video Distributor - To no one's surprise, YouTube is the best place to upload your videos ...
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Happier Times: Ireland's National Baseball Team accepts the bronze medal in 2004 Sad news department... The Irish National Baseball Team finished the 2008 European B-Pool Championships with an 0-3 record. There will be no medal this year - for the first time since 2002, when Ireland finished in 4th place (narrowly losing to Poland in the bronze medal game). If you're interested in ...
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Mike Teavee invents the Internet, circa 1971. Last week, I posted some info and speculation on the advantages/disadvantages of releasing a TV show online instead of on cable TV. You can read that post here. I've come across some more interesting stuff on the topic: TV CPM: $25, Online CPM: $70 - InsideOnlineVideo is reporting that TV CPMs (cost per thousand) are less than half the ...
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I'm not sure how I missed this, but apparently Wally Backman did a commercial for his new team ( Joliet Jackhammers of the Northern League). Kudos to the Gammon Group agency for producing a solid minor league baseball commercial.
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I've posted something over at VoteWally.net . It is pretty self-explanatory, but here's the highlight: If you don't like the corporate direction of Major League Baseball, if Joe Buck makes you ill and if you think Bud Selig is the biggest snake oil salesman this side of David Stern, then Vote Wally. Read it all here.
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Skip Bayless thinks managers are childish for arguing
calls... but it's cute for Manny Ramirez to make
a cell phone call from inside the Green Monster during a pitching change.
Jeff Batten of Score Atlanta has written a column on Playing for Peanuts and the current status of the show (Note: Current Status is LIMBO). Jeff interviewed me last week and it turns out he's a big sports fan and an independent TV producer. He could relate to alot of the problems I've faced with Playing for Peanuts, but I could tell that if it was his show, he would have left it on the ...
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Flavor of Love is on TV? I'd rather throw on some 3D glasses and stare at a decapitated cosmonaut. Reality TV ... A semi-regular column where I explain what I've learned while producing Playing for Peanuts . There is no rhyme or reason to any of it - just read and maybe you'll learn something. Or leave a comment. Or not. Whatever. It's your call. It's no secret that something is ...
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I just wanted to point out that we've created an alternate logo, using the cartoon peanuts from the show's logo. Special thanks to Lorraine Robinson for creating the alternate logo. The alternate logo is featured on the following T-shirts in the Playing for Peanuts Online store :
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The Irish National Team takes on Portugal today
in the first round of the European B-Pool Championships.
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Dumas Garcia is lighting up the minors... he
started out in high-A and has already moved to
the Iowa Cubs (AAA) during the first half of the 2008 season.
I'm testing out distributing video clips via ITunes. If you don't mind, please subscribe to my video podcast at h ttp://feeds.feedburner.com/PeanutsITunes. Here's how to do it: 1.) Open ITunes 2.) Go to Advanced 3.) Click on Subscribe to Podcast 4.) Type in http://feeds.feedburner.com/PeanutsITunes 5.) Click Enter... You will see an orange circle next to the Feed Name. The orange ...
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My decision to pull "Playing for Peanuts" off the air is slowly spreading across the web: Wally Backman's Video Stalker: SNY Sucks - This one is courtesy of Can't Stop the Bleeding (I'm a fan). When I saw the headline, I thought I was in for a battle, but I have to admit that this is a fair analysis of the situation. Bonus points to CSTB for using the terms "Wilpon TV" and "Joe ...
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The Good Old Days... Reality TV ... A semi-regular column where I explain the gory details of producing a TV show. It is a rambling, free-for-all... Expect some humor and paragraphs written in the first, second and third person. Feel free to post comments/questions below. I'll try to respond to them in the next Reality TV column. In earlier Reality TV posts , I attempted to explain ...
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The Nooner: Another Epic SNY Fail