Ditto! I am impressed Andrew. Nice work indeed. Maybe you can come and participate in / cover Podcamp Hawaii?? We'd love to have you and there are plenty of edgy topics here in paradise (not known to the mainstream) that you all could chew on I am certain.
http://www.podcamphawaii.com Aloha, Roxanne On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 8:03 AM, Bill Cammack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > WooT!! :D > > Congrats to Drew, Kenyatta, Ellie, Jamie, Joanne & Sarah! :D > > Bill Cammack > http://billcammack.com > > > --- In [email protected] <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Heath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Just saw this..First off congrats to Andrew and Joanne. > > Second.....this just confirms my belief that online content will > > become more and more professional (ie, networks creating stuff or > > making stuff availible online), unless you were one of the first few > > or you have a strong plan, time, talent, etc....indie content or > > personal vlogging, I don't think will sustain over the long term, not > > at it's current level anyway. anyway....interesting read! > > > > Heath > > http://batmangeek.com > > > > http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10007032-36.html? > > tag=cnetfd.blogs.item > > > > Sony Pictures Television has signed a distribution deal with > > pioneering Web series Rocketboom, which has been producing a quirky > > daily newscast since 2004. > > > > Under the terms of the agreement--which reports pin in the seven > > figures--Sony will handle all distribution and ad sales, as well as > > use its Crackle.com player on the Rocketboom.com Web site. (Until > > this point, Rocketboom has used a YouTube embed on its home page.) > > It'll also see additional distribution on Sony's network, which > > includes the PlayStation 3 console. > > > > Sony bought Crackle, then known as Grouper, back in 2006. > > > > Created by entrepreneur Andrew Baron, Rocketboom rose to fame with > > actress Amanda Congdon as host, but she left the show on unfavorable > > terms in 2006 and has since struggled to find a new niche in online > > media. Congdon's replacement, Joanne Colan, is still at the helm. > > > > In a post on his blog, Baron explained why he chose to seek a > > distributor (a rarity in the Web video world) rather than raising the > > money through a venture round: he didn't want to sell out. Mentioning > > venture-funded video start-ups like Revision3 and Next New Networks, > > he wrote, "While these networks have provided immense value for the > > growing transitioning space, they are all controlled now by venture > > capitalists which tend to have as their primary objective, a sale." > > > > Baron added that it often hasn't helped the quality. "Aside from the > > hit shows which have spawned the networks, most of the other shows on > > these networks have not lived up to their predecessors, content-wise, > > and new shows are often canceled soon after they are launched." > > Indeed, Revision3 and Next New Networks have both seen new programs > > debut only to peter out after only a few episodes--something that a > > major TV network can handle, but which can be a serious wound for a > > video start-up. > > > > "Instead of gaining capital to burn while continuing to build or seek > > an advertising solution, we now have one of the most prominent > > advertising solutions out there," Baron wrote, "along with increased > > distribution, a road map for expansion and a guarantee that I believe > > is an unprecedented deal for this space." > > > > What he was saying, albeit obliquely, is that Rocketboom did need a > > leg up. As more and more early Web video shows have either faded away > > (Lonelygirl15 just ended its run, and The Burg's creators ended the > > project to collaborate on a new show backed by former Disney chief > > Michael Eisner) or acquired (Wallstrip was bought by CBS Interactive, > > and Revision3 now syndicates Wine Library and Epic Fu) > > remaining "indie" operations need to stay afloat. Sony can provide > > Rocketboom with better exposure as well as a more streamlined > > advertising operation. > > > > Baron is no stranger to shaking things up, having catalyzed one of > > the blogosphere's most navel-gazing debates when he briefly put his > > Twitter account up for sale on eBay. > > > > > -- Roxanne Darling "o ke kai" means "of the sea" in hawaiian Join us at the reef! Mermaid videos, geeks talking, and lots more http://reef.beachwalks.tv 808-384-5554 Video --> http://www.beachwalks.tv Company -- > http://www.barefeetstudios.com Twitter--> http://www.twitter.com/roxannedarling [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
