3D Television at Home?

Last year we did an event in partnership with Quantel Corporation, entitled “Enhancing the Consumer Video Experience” all about 3D Video following Quantel’s successful product launch at NAB.
Now it appears as though home video in 3D is all the rage, according to a recent article in Forbes.com
Associated Press
Crowded theaters build momentum for 3-D at home
By [...]

NBC’s Jeff Gaspin Speaks Up

Nice overview from Lacey Rose at Forbes.com about Jeff Gaspin the new Chairman of NBC Universal Television and beyond.

NBC’s Jeff Gaspin Speaks Up

Silverman’s Out at NBC Universal

(from Forbes.com)
Silverman’s Out At NBC/Lacey Rose, 07.27.09, 11:26 AM EDT
The controversial entertainment executive departs the sinking network after running it for less than two years.
NBC lost its most controversial entertainment executive–and the press its oft-beaten piñata–when 38-year-old wunderkind agent-turned-television mogul Ben Silverman announced he’d be leaving his position as co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal [...]

NBC Needs To Get A Grip–Or Lose Its Grip On Wimbledon

I am a big fan on NBC, particularly the Sports division, (especially since I started my career there) however Staci Kramer’s view of Wimbeldon coverage is interesting.
by Staci D. Kramer/PaidContent via Forbes.com
I’m sitting outside on a lovely Friday morning, sipping a cup of tea and catching up on the news.
What’s wrong with this picture?
It’s the [...]

So you think you’re the only one…

The World’s Billionaires
Edited by Luisa Kroll, Matthew Miller and Tatiana Serafin
Forbes.com
The richest people in the world have gotten poorer, just like the rest of us. This year the world’s billionaires have an average net worth of $3 billion, down 23% in 12 months. The world now has 793 billionaires, down from 1,125 a year ago.

Should CEOs take Social Media Seriously?

great article from Forbes.com
Leadership
Yes, CEOs Should Facebook And Twitter
Matthew Fraser and Soumitra Dutta
Web 2.0 is no longer just for teenagers.
Social networking has clearly reached a tipping point. Sites like MySpace and Facebook boast hundreds of millions of members. Barack Obama’s presidential victory demonstrated that platforms like YouTube and Twitter could transform electoral politics. Yet in [...]

NBC uses startup’s tech to expand Web localization

Interesting article from Forbes.com (via AP)
Web sites for NBC-owned television stations are tapping technology from an Internet startup to let visitors hone in on their particular neighborhoods.

Layoff List for December 2008

All I can say here is OUCH!
Pink Slips
December 2008 Layoffs
Compiled by Klaus Kneale/Forbes.com
December 30, 2008
December layoffs have exceeded 100,000 at America’s largest companies.
Layoffs for December 2008 at America’s 500 largest public companies: 106,988
Total announced layoffs at America’s 500 largest public companies as measured by a composite ranking of sales, profits, assets and market value during [...]

Is Hollywood Recession Proof?

From AP via Forbes.com
Hollywood is feeling some impact from the economic downturn, but its famous resilience to recession is kicking in, and analysts remain optimistic.
Even between 2000 and 2001, during the downturn following the Sept. 11 terror attacks and the dot-com boom, consumers’ movie spending – box office, rental receipts and home video purchases combined [...]