Archive for December 21st, 2006
Fresh off her launch on ABCNews.com, Amanda Congdon is debuting “Starring Amanda Congdon” on Blip.TV today. The video blog is also available on iTunes, MySpace and this dedicated site. It’s sponsored by Dove and Paltalk, a video chat company. “More than anything else, I consider myself a videoblogger, and these sponsorships are evidence that the world is continuing to take notice of our community,” Congdon said. Press release with more details…
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Everyone is in the holiday spirit. ABC.com is adding Brothers & Sisters and What About Brian to its list of free streaming shows. And starting on Christmas, you can catch up with all of the season’s shows so far of Desperate, Grey’s and Ugly Betty. So far this season, ABC.com says it has streamed 30 million “episode starts.”
December 21st, 2006
For the holiday season, NBC.com is streaming the full back episodes so far of Heroes, 30 Rock and Friday Night Lights. When the shows return in January and February, they’ll revert back to single episodes. Plus, you can watch the uncensored version of SNL’s digital short, “Special Treat in a Box.”
December 21st, 2006
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Plum TV is an upscale TV network that broadcasts on small stations in some of the nation’s most exclusive vacation spots. For the moment, that includes Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, the Hamptons, Vail, Aspen and Telluride, with plans to expand into Sun Valley and Miami Beach. Many big-name investors like former Viacom CEO Tom Freston (some who discovered the channel while on vacation) are investing $20 million in the network. Plum’s programming is targeted in the morning and late afternoon hours — when vacationers are most likely to watch — and focuses on local events, culture, politics, art, business and sports. It’s also available online, on Google Video and AOL Video, with more expansion to come. So far, advertisers seem to be eating it up. “It is an environment… where these affluents are relaxed and perhaps more receptive to advertising,” says Guy McCarter, director of entertainment marketing for Omnicom Group’s OMD. (WSJ sub. required)
December 21st, 2006
Nielsen has just released a plethora of top 10 lists for the most popular TV shows, movies, DVDs, albums, books, websites and advertisers of 2006. One of the new categories is the most popular time-shifted TV programs of the year, in order: Studio 60, Heroes, Gilmore Girls, America’s Next Top Model, 30 Rock, Friday Night Lights, The Nine, Supernatural, Kidnapped, One Tree Hill and Smallville. (Hmmm, I don’t see The Office in there, which has been listed by Nielsen in previous statistics as one of the top time-shifted shows, so go figure.) Lots, lots more below…
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Coming this weekend, Wendy’s will air a spot inside a football game on Fox Sports that will dynamically change its content based on the score of the game. The ad features three talking racoons, so if the game is 0-0 at the break, one will say, “I may be nocturnal, but this game is putting me to sleep.” The ads have 11 variations, and the technology is powered by Visible World. The idea is not a new one: some ads have been changing based upon the weather for over a year now.
December 21st, 2006
Go to Askx.com and try out Ask’s new search interface full of Ajaxy goodness. “You’re not just getting back a list of links, but a slick, new three-panel interface,” said Ask.com. A search for the “Chicago Bears,” for example, lists additional suggested searches, video clips, shopping items and sports blogs among the search results…
December 21st, 2006
