Read Indepth Article Aug 5, 2008
In terms of art forms and genres, the festival will focus on visual performance art, text art, video, light and sound installations, projections, screenings and interventions, as well as on the new media generated by mobile technologies, which are so profoundly influencing the daily course of our lives. Special Events Week will run from October 9 until 13 and will include visual art performances by extravagant Italian performers Coniglio Viola, radical Danish artists Wooloo Productions and... (AbsoluteArts.com)
Venice film festival shows the strain Aug 4, 2008
ability to teach audio and/or video post or new media production would enhance the applicant's application. all candidates minimally. (Yahoo News -- Film Awards)
Boost Your Business 2008 Aug 4, 2008
Greatwaves Digital Media provides audio, video and new media production services, leveraging advanced digital media technologies for improved efficiencies, quality and end-user experience. Its primary focus is to bring high-end production within reach of small businesses. (Forbes)
Social networking in outer space Jul 30, 2008
Bebo's vice-president sales Mark Charkin is quoted by the New Media Age website as saying that it is a move to "re-connect science and the wider universe in a fun way.". RDF Digital's creative director Zad Rogers says the tie-up with Bebo will create an "online environment where the idea should spread like wildfire". (Sify.com, India)
Avril Lavigne: singer, punk hero, YouTube entrepreneur Jul 29, 2008
Particularly, a recent comment by her manager opened a window into baffling deals concerning new media. Lavigne - or more specifically Terry McBride, the head of Vancouver-based Nettwerk Management, which manages the singer - is known for coming up with creative ways to try to make money from YouTube and other new-media platforms. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Can The New iPhone Revolutionize Radio? Jul 28, 2008
Of course, having a delivery vehicle doesn't mean you have a good product or the ability to market it well but, as we've discovered with blogs and podcasts, new media technologies do enable some creative new players to succeed while giving incumbent players - including CBS and other broadcasters - the opportunity to take advantage of new distribution systems. Either way you look at it, the landscape will change. (CBS News)
LATV Fest to Pair Pros With Joes Jul 28, 2008
Day one, aka Digital Day, will present people and companies at the forefront of new media. Panels and sessions include Syndicated Video Economy, a discussion of the Webs potential to distribute content; an Adobe intensive workshop; and a panel titled Developing Original Content for the Web, moderated by TVWeek editor Greg Baumann and featuring speakers from YouTube, RDF USA, Yahoo. (TVweek.com)
A Media Powerhouse Everyone and Nobody Knows Jul 28, 2008
Of late, Mr. Nevo has been sprinkling money around in private companies, many of which are new media ventures. He has around 25 private investments, according to a business associate, including stakes in Demand Media, a social networking company; CityVoter, a social site that allows city dwellers to post about things like where to eat and where to shop; an online music site, Buzznet; Spot Runner, an online advertising company; and the Internet video company Joost. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Roman Treasures from the Louvre in ... Jul 27, 2008
The museum offers many interpretive activities, starring innovative new media presentations featured on a dedicated to the exhibit. According to Carolyn Hill, president and CEO of Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Roman Art from the Louvre is "an unprecedented exhibition of ancient masterworks, drawn from the Louvre's unparalleled collection. It provides a rare and historic opportunity for Oklahoma audiences to view these magnificent works, most of which have never traveled to the United States.". (Suite101.com)
Ethan Schur of TDVision Systems, Inc. to Speak at the NAPTE LATV Festival On the Future of 3D Jul 26, 2008
Expert on the state of the stereoscopic industry, Schur will be showcasing the future of digital stereoscopic 3D use in the home at this prestigious event which brings together content creators, agents, and studio, network, and new media executives together to celebrate the art and commerce of video content. "NAPTE continues to remain on the cutting edge of technology by having TDVision Systems, the leader in digital home 3D speak at the LATV festival," said Rick Feldman, President and CEO of... (PR Newswire)
Colour me tickled Jul 25, 2008
The answer isn't to be endlessly self-referential, or to contort to match the perceived whims of new media. Stick to a simpler ethos: It's time to play the music. (Globe and Mail)
On the eve of another Creative Media Award Jul 25, 2008
In 2000, the name was changed to New Media Award to better reflect the fact that digital art was the new media at that time for graphics artists. Then, six years later, it became the Creative Media Award since digital art was no longer new media, and to reflect that creativity continues to be the hallmark of successful graphics artists and the profession. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)
Miley, Sugarland Vying For Next Week's No. 1 Jul 24, 2008
Cyrus' last proper album, the half studio set, half soundtrack "Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus, started at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 last summer with 326,000. It's safe to suggest that "Breakout" will bow with as large a number -- if not much greater. It all depends on how the weekend shakes out for the multi-media superstar.Meanwhile, Sugarland is poised to have its biggest sales week ever. Ben Kline, executive VP of sales, marketing and new media at Universal Music Group Nashville, is... (Billboard.com)
'DigiVangelist' Christopher Coppola Brings FREE Digital Media Festival to Bay Area August 10 -- 17 Jul 23, 2008
Coming from a storied Hollywood family, and having directed movies himself, Christopher Coppola has one foot in the studio filmmaking system and the other on the frontier of new media storytelling. He believes that great stories come from everyday people, and that with the advent of digital technology, those stories can be shared globally through digital films and the Internet. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
RHI Entertainment's 'Tin Man' Earns Nine Emmy Award(R) Nominations from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Jul 19, 2008
In addition to the development, production and distribution of new content, RHI owns rights to approximately 1,000 titles, or over 3,500 broadcast hours of long-form television programming, which are licensed to broadcast and cable networks and new media outlets globally. Contact. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
SAG stakes fight on made-for-Internet content Jul 18, 2008
In a letter to SAGs 120,000 members, Doug Allen, the guilds executive director, claimed the offer would allow nonunion actors into almost all new media productions for the foreseeable future. . (MSNBC -- News)
A comic book superhero is headed to small screens Jul 14, 2008
"I like to think of it as cinematic comics digital cinematic comics," said David Gale, executive vice president of MTV New Media, which is producing the episodes in partnership with Gain Enterprises. The process starts with digital scans of the actual comic book pages. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
"Virtual Greats" Enters $1.5 Billion Virtual Goods Market Jul 14, 2008
The new company will be headquartered in Los Angeles and led by Dan Jansen, former head of the Boston Consulting Group's Media tainment practice and an active investor and entrepreneur in the new media space. Virtual Greats will be offering its wares across multiple virtual world and social media platforms. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Morford: Fall Of Books Jul 13, 2008
And chances are, if you're at all addicted to the new media vortex, neither do you ... But overall, the message is bleak: Fewer writers of real talent are being discovered, fewer publishers are willing to take any sort of risk, and serious, literary-minded reading, that glorious pastime, that fine personal art, the immersive and transportive and beautiful intellectual fertilizer, appears to be giving way to the more addictive but far less nourishing hellbeast of new media and the Net. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Actors' union agrees new pay deal Jul 13, 2008
"A majority of members ultimately focused on what mattered - the obvious merits of a labour agreement that contains substantial gains for every category of performer in both traditional and new media," AFTRA president Roberta Reardon said in a statement. The terms of the new deal are essentially the same as those the Hollywood studios presented to SAG last week as a final offer. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Georgia Tech team develops interactive comics Jul 8, 2008
The interactive comics were developed at Tech's Synaesthetic Media Lab, which also is working on interactive video game tables and other new media that heavily involve the viewer ... Scott Snibbe, a San Francisco-based artist who works in interactive new media, just put up a piece at the Berkeley Art Museum titled "Falling Girl" that incorporates the viewer into a story about a girl falling from a skyscraper. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
De Niro speaks out against strike Jul 7, 2008
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) came up with a three-year deal responding to actors' concerns about being paid for work appearing on new media. But the SAG initially said that the offer did not look promising. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
A Different Animal Jul 4, 2008
The project's use of new media and the Internet comes into play with TheConcreteJungleBook. com, where readers can add words and art to the book and share them over the Web using blogs, social-networking sites and other technologies. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Rush Limbaugh sets new deal Jul 3, 2008
He said there are new media opportunities that can make the deal more lucrative in the coming years. For example, the possibility of streaming Limbaugh material on demand on the computer, or making commentaries available on wireless devices, are potential future ways to raise revenue. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Younger listeners start to tune back in to radio Jul 3, 2008
The media research and consulting firm's second annual "Youth Radio and New Media Study," released June 17, found signs that young music fans are giving broadcast radio a second chance ... It remains to be seen whether the latest study shows a sustained improvement in radio's prospects among the young -- or, as study author Larry Johnson puts it, merely "a ceasefire in the bombardment new media had delivered to radio.". (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Guild wrangle Jul 3, 2008
The main issue relates to 'new media' and the way actors are paid when their work appears on DVD and the internet. As the internet becomes a bigger player in distributing TV shows and movies, the actors want a new contract that gives them a greater share in the profits. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Actors guild: Members, continue working Jul 3, 2008
SAG argues that the agreement between AFTRA and the studios provides no increase for DVD residual payments and would weaken both unions by allowing for non-union new media production. "This would set up AFTRA as the cheaper, more producer-friendly alternative in new media," SAG argued in a written statement. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Clooney tries to make peace as studio deal expires Jul 2, 2008
The screen actors are seeking higher pay for "middle-tier" actors, artists earning less than $US100,000 ($104,000) a year, and a greater cut of profits from sales of DVDs and new media ... While the guild wants to renegotiate the existing contract, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists - which represents about 80,000 members, many of whom are also members of SAG - reached an agreement with the studios at the end of May, resolving the central issues of royalties from new media... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Hollywood actors mull pay offer Jul 1, 2008
They said the offer was worth more than $250m (125m) and addressed actors' key concerns over revenue from new media. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) said the offer did not appear promising. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Exhibiting new appeal Jul 1, 2008
The lessons revolved around an exhibition of German landscape paintings and the Synthetic Times International New Media Art Exhibition. In the first session, art educator Xu Weiwei from Dongcheng Art Center for Children and Zhao Xuechun from China Art Center for Children from Haidian district asked the kids to create their own stories after explaining to them world-renowned contemporary artist Xu Bing's interactive Book From the Ground. (Xinhuanet, China)
US studios warn of 'de facto strike', actors want more talks Jul 1, 2008
"In an effort to put everyone back to work, the AMPTP today presented SAG our final offer -- a comprehensive proposal worth more than 250 million dollars in additional compensation to SAG members, with significant economic gains and groundbreaking new media rights for all performers," it said. The announcement came about four hours before the midnight (0700 GMT Tuesday) expiration of the three-year labor contract between the two sides. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Pay row threatens to hit Hollywood Jun 30, 2008
While the guild wants to renegotiate the existing contract, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (Aftra) - which represents some 80,000 members, many of whom are also members of SAG, reached an agreement with the studios at the end of May, resolving the key issues of royalties from new media and DVD sales. Since then, SAG has focused much of its fire on Aftra, launching a campaign urging the 44,000 actors who are members of both unions to reject the Aftra agreement, thus... (Guardian Unlimited)
Bandung: The world in the city Jun 29, 2008
With R.E. Hartanto and T. Ismail Reza, two other ITB graduates, he founded the Bandung Center for New Media Arts (BCfNMA) in 2001 ... In 2005, for example, it organized in cooperation with the Asia Europe Foundation the third Asia-Europe art camp on artist initiative spaces and new media arts. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Dramatic pause Jun 28, 2008
"If we can't get a foothold in this new media, I swear to God, in 10 or 15 years actors like me will cease to exist, we'll become hobbyists," said the union's president, Allan Rosenberg. Speaking at a recent rally by SAG members Rosenberg continued: "We'll have to get other jobs to support our acting habit and that is what is at stake here - the survival of the acting profession, the survival of the Screen Actors' Guild.". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
George wants no strike Jun 28, 2008
The producers' alliance has said key obstacles to a new deal with the actors' guild were differences on royalties from DVD sales and new media. SAG leaders have said they are prepared to continue negotiating beyond the 30 June contract expiration to get a deal if necessary. (iAfrica.com)
GoTV Networks Brings Destroy Entertainment to Broadband and Mobile Jun 25, 2008
June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- GoTV Networks, the first and largest multi-platform new media network, announced today a syndication and distribution agreement with Destroy Entertainment to bring Destroy's programming to broadband and mobile audiences through GoTV's technology and distribution reach ... "Destroy Entertainment produces highly targetable short-form content that is an exceptional fit for new media platforms," said Daniel Tibbets, Executive Vice President and Studio Chief for GoTV Networks,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Students of Canada's Top History Teachers Take Up Arms and Go To Trial to Get Better Grades Jun 19, 2008
Highlights of their innovative teaching approaches include daily fitness runs that end with key information about historic sites, Aboriginal Art exhibits, documenting oral histories with Holocaust survivors and World War II veterans, new media presentations, and the recreation of Canada's Diamond Jubilee. Now in its 13th year, the Awards recognize the outstanding contributions of Canada's history teachers, ranging from elementary grades through to secondary schools. (Canada Newswire)
AERT Expands Birkhill Relationship Jun 19, 2008
With their success in promoting other companies similar to ours, and with their far reaching contacts and keen understanding of the new media as it applies to the Wall Street community, they are uniquely qualified to help us take our message to the next level,'' Mr. Brooks explained. About AERT. (Primezone Releases)
Synthetic Times in real world Jun 17, 2008
BEIJING, June 17 -- When Li Yamei visited the Synthetic Times, the new media art exhibition occupying nine exhibition halls in the National Art Museum of China this week, it felt to her like entering a sci-fi world previously only encountered in movies and online games ... Various small-scale new media art exhibitions have been held in Beijing and Shanghai over the past few years ... The Shanghai eArts Festival, featuring new media art works, is slated for October, according to local media. (Xinhuanet, China)
Advertisers Gather in Cannes as Tough Times Loom Jun 16, 2008
"What happens is that the current economic crisis puts pressure on advertisers to save money and find more effective marketing channels," the report quoted Karsten Weide, program director, Digital Marketplace and New Media at IDC, as saying. "Effectively, the crisis accelerates the shift of advertising budgets from traditional media into new media.". (ABC News -- Wire)
The Logic behind tax Jun 16, 2008
Animal Logic has been one of Australia's most successful new media companies, producing award-winning design, animation and visual effects for the film, television and advertising industries. Recent credits include the Academy Award-winning Happy Feet, The Matrix, Moulin Rouge, Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring and 300. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Chipmakers Like View Of New Media Players Jun 14, 2008
INTERNET &TECHNOLOGY. INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY. (Investors Business Daily)
Popkomm-IMEA 2008 - Popkomm is Looking for the Next Big Thing in the Entertainment Business Jun 13, 2008
With its invitation to compete on the international music market place Popkomm is addressing those projects and companies in particular which are giving a fresh impetus to the music business through the use of new media and digital technology. Popkomm-IMEA is aimed at companies with new business ideas in areas such as digital music, its marketing and licensing, and music on the move. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Exhibiting a fashion sense Jun 12, 2008
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
Hollywood actors, producers resume labor talks Jun 11, 2008
"Our negotiating committee is working very hard in an effort to secure a fair contract for SAG members for television programs, motion pictures and new media formats," Rosenberg wrote. When AMPTP, which represents major movie studios and television networks, announced an agreement with AFTRA, the smaller of Hollywood's two performers' unions, it issued a statement expressing its hope to reach an agreement with the 120,000-member SAG "that will prevent another harmful and unnecessary strike.". (Xinhuanet, China)
SAG opposes smaller unions studio deal Jun 10, 2008
SAG has said a delay would help it gain leverage and negotiate a better deal on issues including new media, DVD compensation and even mileage reimbursement. Those gains were not achieved in the proposed AFTRA contract, SAG said. (MSNBC -- News)
Leaders of No. 2 union OK Hollywood labor contract Jun 10, 2008
"AFTRA members now have the opportunity to vote 'yes' for higher pay, improved working conditions, and continued right of consent for use of excerpts in New Media.". The deal covers only a handful of prime-time TV shows, including HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm," the CBS drama "Rules of Engagement" and ABC's "Cashmere Mafia.". (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Guest Commentary: Another great year for Nauset school system Jun 7, 2008
In the next month or so, news will be made in the area of energy savings, conservation education and a new media curriculum, all funded outside of the towns assessments. Plans are afoot to better use our school facilities for fund-raising activities and to provide more opportunities to the region and its citizens. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
CORRECTING and REPLACING AlwaysOn Names 2008 Hollywood IT List, Recognizing Technology Leaders in the Entertainment Industry Jun 6, 2008
Stefanie Henning, SVP, Global Marketing and New Media, Fox Television ... Michael Bonner, Vice President, New Media Distribution, NBC Universal ... Michael Bonner, Vice President, New Media Distribution, NBC Universal. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Hill-Stead Museum receives CT Humanities Council Grant Jun 5, 2008
7 million Heritage Revitalization Initiative seeks to stabilize Connecticut's heritage organizations and position them for success while bringing the state's past directly to the public through an online encyclopedia of Connecticut history, the infusion of Connecticut history topics in the social studies curriculum and the creation of new media materials on our past. This year, CHC will produce or fund more than $2 million in cultural programming and enrich the lives of residents and visitors... (Farmington Valley Post, CT)
Time Warner's Net-Metering Precedent Jun 4, 2008
That could be disastrous for companies developing new media features for the Web. "Many new startups, particularly those focused on video and online gaming, rely on their customers having access to high-bandwidth, all-you-can-eat connections," on his widely read blog. (BusinessWeek)
VAN FILM SCHOOL ANNOUNCES ON-LINE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS Jun 3, 2008
mingram@globeandmail. In March, the Vancouver Film School announced that it was holding a contest for aspiring filmmakers and would hand out three full scholarships to attend the school, worth $11,000 to $52,000 each. (Globe and Mail)
Intertainment's Magnum Signs Major Client Contracts Jun 2, 2008
Magnum offers clients a range of variable data production services, providing one to many, one to few and one to one conventional communication applications for new media programs ... Intertainment Media Inc. () is a conventional and new media company with an experienced and innovative team of professionals focused on delivering leading edge technology and marketing solutions. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Ratings Jump 26 Percent for 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards May 31, 2008
The partnership is also developing both repurposed and original country music-themed programming for new media platforms. "This is a terrific accomplishment, particularly when you consider the current television environment," said Bob Romeo, Executive Director of the Academy of Country Music. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Hollywood closes in on labor deal May 30, 2008
The most difficult issue in the talks with the federation surprisingly did not hinge on compensation of artists for work in new media, as during the recent three-month writers' strike ... In each case, negotiators have fought over difficult questions related to new media. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Branding Firm Siegel+Gale Appoints David Keefe Global Director of Media & Entertainment May 30, 2008
Top PR agency specializing in new media, video & SEO public relations. AtomicPR.com/publicrelations. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Actors union pushes for deal with studios May 29, 2008
"In addition to seeking improvements in compensation, coverage, and health and retirement benefits, we are also confronting a number of tough challenges involving new media," AFTRA president Roberta Reardon said in an e-mail Sunday. Both unions have said they would fight to maintain the control that actors now have over use of their voices and images in clips sold online. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
TV union, studios reach tentative agreement May 29, 2008
"We focused on creating a framework that would allow union members to participate fully in the emerging new media marketplace." ... "As a result of compromise and creativity by both parties, we reached an agreement that makes the new media framework work for all actors," the alliance said ... The new media issues reflected in the tentative deal by AFTRA were also priorities for the writers union and the Directors Guild of America, which approved a new contract in January. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Media Power Inc. Donates $5 Million for Augmented Reality Research at Georgia Tech May 28, 2008
Thus far, it has only existed in the research lab. It is our intention to commercialize the technology and make it available to the public at large. (Canada Newswire)
Inflatable artwork in Troy May 28, 2008
"New media artists advocate a spiritual collaboration but I haven't found that to be successful at all.". What has worked for the group is daily meetings in the month of May, when they've all been in the city, working. (Albany Times Union)
Everywhere, JPG - magazines for the future May 28, 2008
Determining that alchemy in the new media world is more art than science ... "In some cases, user-generated content has something useful to give readers," said Sree Sreenivasan, who heads the new media program at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Hollywood studios, AFTRA agree on contract May 28, 2008
"We focused on creating a framework that would allow union members to participate fully in the emerging new media marketplace.". The producers, represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, hailed the deal and said it looked forward to negotiating with SAG, "and to reaching an agreement that will prevent another harmful and unnecessary strike.". (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Kontor New Media and Qtrax Sign Digital Licensing Agreement May 28, 2008
NEW YORK, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Kontor New Media, a top European leader in digital distribution, and Qtrax, the world's first free and legal peer-to-peer (P2P) music service, today announce that they have signed a digital licensing agreement ... "Kontor New Media has consistently shown its commitment to representing artists and labels in the evolving music distribution market online," said Allan Klepfisz, Chairman and CEO of Qtrax ... About Kontor New Media (). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Creative arts play leading role on the business training stage May 28, 2008
"People are now more accustomed to seeing visual representations. Plain text is no longer sufficiently engaging in the face of new media. "Today videos are being used in creative ways by everybody at just about every level. "The result in a training environment is that a presentation is far more engaging and memorable.". (Business Report, South Africa)
Indie Artists Flock to Widgets as Solution for Adding Virality to Campaigns May 24, 2008
Chris Herche, Head of New Media at Koch Records agrees. "Styles P, Myriad, Sheek Louch and Ray J are just a few of our indie artists using Gydget. Gydget's free widget solution allows artists and labels to spread their brand through social networking platforms, which is integral to an album's success. Gydget also updates automatically based on changes to the MySpace page, which saves us time and resources and keeps content fresh for our fans.". (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
