Comments on: BCFM: Real stories from companies making it work http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/13/bcfm-real-stories-from-companies-making-it-work/ Where TV Finds the Future Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:14:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: MOJO http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/13/bcfm-real-stories-from-companies-making-it-work/#comment-698712 MOJO Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:40:04 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/13/bcfm-real-stories-from-companies-making-it-work/#comment-698712 Wow, thanks for the excellent information! Wow, thanks for the excellent information!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/13/bcfm-real-stories-from-companies-making-it-work/#comment-11760 Anonymous Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:46:46 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/13/bcfm-real-stories-from-companies-making-it-work/#comment-11760 CBS CEO Les Moonves talked about interactive on Tuesday and he mentioned CSTV, CBS.com, CBSNews.com and CBS Radio online initiatives and revenue, but not a word about local TV. You can hear his presentation on the CBS Corp website. CBS CEO Les Moonves talked about interactive on Tuesday and he mentioned CSTV, CBS.com, CBSNews.com and CBS Radio online initiatives and revenue, but not a word about local TV. You can hear his presentation on the CBS Corp website.

]]> By: Cory http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/13/bcfm-real-stories-from-companies-making-it-work/#comment-11655 Cory Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:11:55 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/13/bcfm-real-stories-from-companies-making-it-work/#comment-11655 Belo sites have been profitable for quite some time now. Very profitable. Belo sites have been profitable for quite some time now. Very profitable.

]]> By: Dan http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/13/bcfm-real-stories-from-companies-making-it-work/#comment-11532 Dan Thu, 14 Sep 2006 03:17:04 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/13/bcfm-real-stories-from-companies-making-it-work/#comment-11532 Don't blame it all on yourself Steve. Powerpoint is very lame, even though it claims to be cross platform, this is a good example of how it really is not. It even has problems when done on one windows computer, then played back on another. Seems windows people have all kinds of different codecs and playback cards and issues that make running any presentation a big gamble.. Would have been cool to do it in Keynote, but you'd have to hook up your Macbook Pro. Oh well. Now I'll read your article, the important stuff that you posted :) Dan Don’t blame it all on yourself Steve. Powerpoint is very lame, even though it claims to be cross platform, this is a good example of how it really is not. It even has problems when done on one windows computer, then played back on another. Seems windows people have all kinds of different codecs and playback cards and issues that make running any presentation a big gamble..

Would have been cool to do it in Keynote, but you’d have to hook up your Macbook Pro. Oh well.
Now I’ll read your article, the important stuff that you
posted :)

Dan

]]> By: Steve Safran http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/13/bcfm-real-stories-from-companies-making-it-work/#comment-11480 Steve Safran Thu, 14 Sep 2006 01:46:38 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/13/bcfm-real-stories-from-companies-making-it-work/#comment-11480 CBS said their O/Os were on track to turn a profit in Q1 of 2007. You're right - Cox is private and did not disclose numbers. CBS said their O/Os were on track to turn a profit in Q1 of 2007. You’re right - Cox is private and did not disclose numbers.

]]> By: DaveNYC http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/13/bcfm-real-stories-from-companies-making-it-work/#comment-11479 DaveNYC Thu, 14 Sep 2006 01:43:27 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/13/bcfm-real-stories-from-companies-making-it-work/#comment-11479 Interesting panel. The real issue is what you didn't write. A $41 CPM is great, but what kind of traffic (Ms) does CBS have and is this their average or their high? How many subscribers does Cox have on their premium access? Belo might produce great traffic, but how's the revenue? I'd like to hear from some companies that are actually monetizing the web, not just talking a big game. Interesting panel. The real issue is what you didn’t write. A $41 CPM is great, but what kind of traffic (Ms) does CBS have and is this their average or their high? How many subscribers does Cox have on their premium access? Belo might produce great traffic, but how’s the revenue? I’d like to hear from some companies that are actually monetizing the web, not just talking a big game.

]]> By: Safran http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/13/bcfm-real-stories-from-companies-making-it-work/#comment-11472 Safran Thu, 14 Sep 2006 01:36:50 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/13/bcfm-real-stories-from-companies-making-it-work/#comment-11472 The important thing to note about the PowerPoint issue is that it was all my fault it looked bad. They asked for my PPT ahead of time so they could have all of the presentations play in a row off the same computer. That way they avoid the problem of everyone plugging/unplugging their computers. They were organized. I was the dope. The fonts didn\'t match, mostly. And the transitions were off because some of them were rendered in QT. Any TIFFs that I used didn\'t show up. My mistake. Next time, I\'ll do them on the WinXP side of my MacBook Pro. I want to point out that the BCFM folks were *terrific*. They apologized. My piece was on disruption, and they thought some of the mismatched fonts were playing off the \"joke\" of disruption. Given my odd sense of humor, that\'s not hard to see. Seriously - I have nobody to blame but myself. They told me what they were going to do, they told me ahead of time there were some issues with the slides, I just should have given up and redone the thing on a PC. God, I hate PowerPoint. The important thing to note about the PowerPoint issue is that it was all my fault it looked bad. They asked for my PPT ahead of time so they could have all of the presentations play in a row off the same computer. That way they avoid the problem of everyone plugging/unplugging their computers. They were organized. I was the dope.

The fonts didn\’t match, mostly. And the transitions were off because some of them were rendered in QT. Any TIFFs that I used didn\’t show up. My mistake. Next time, I\’ll do them on the WinXP side of my MacBook Pro.

I want to point out that the BCFM folks were *terrific*. They apologized. My piece was on disruption, and they thought some of the mismatched fonts were playing off the \”joke\” of disruption. Given my odd sense of humor, that\’s not hard to see. Seriously - I have nobody to blame but myself. They told me what they were going to do, they told me ahead of time there were some issues with the slides, I just should have given up and redone the thing on a PC.

God, I hate PowerPoint.

]]> By: Dan Riley http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/13/bcfm-real-stories-from-companies-making-it-work/#comment-11389 Dan Riley Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:42:20 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/13/bcfm-real-stories-from-companies-making-it-work/#comment-11389 Why play your powerpoint on a PC? Could you not play it from your Mac laptop? Not have a DVI to VGA adapter for their projector input? What part of it looked bad? All, or just the video parts? Dan Why play your powerpoint on a PC?
Could you not play it from your Mac laptop?
Not have a DVI to VGA adapter for their
projector input?
What part of it looked bad?
All, or just the video parts?

Dan

]]> By: Steve Safran http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/13/bcfm-real-stories-from-companies-making-it-work/#comment-11371 Steve Safran Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:12:43 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/13/bcfm-real-stories-from-companies-making-it-work/#comment-11371 Sandwich wraps today. Good cookies, too. Sandwich wraps today. Good cookies, too.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/13/bcfm-real-stories-from-companies-making-it-work/#comment-11364 Anonymous Wed, 13 Sep 2006 21:51:32 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/13/bcfm-real-stories-from-companies-making-it-work/#comment-11364 You attend many conferences. That's a lot of salmon or chicken lunches in chain hotel banquet halls I reckon. You attend many conferences. That’s a lot of salmon or chicken lunches in chain hotel banquet halls I reckon.

]]> By: Safran http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/13/bcfm-real-stories-from-companies-making-it-work/#comment-11362 Safran Wed, 13 Sep 2006 21:49:23 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/13/bcfm-real-stories-from-companies-making-it-work/#comment-11362 Cost Per Thousand. (The "M" is from the roman numeral for thousand.) It's the ad rate you pay per thousand impressions. A $40 CPM for video is very good - at least from a selling point of view. Cost Per Thousand. (The “M” is from the roman numeral for thousand.) It’s the ad rate you pay per thousand impressions. A $40 CPM for video is very good - at least from a selling point of view.

]]> By: Z http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/13/bcfm-real-stories-from-companies-making-it-work/#comment-11357 Z Wed, 13 Sep 2006 21:34:56 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/09/13/bcfm-real-stories-from-companies-making-it-work/#comment-11357 Sorry, I'm still learning the sales side. CPM? Sorry, I’m still learning the sales side. CPM?

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