Rhinos and Wolves- July 14, 2008 I have been known to say the TV industry is a little more "disciplined" - code word for less ego-driven - than movies or music. I should have known better. Must-read blow-by-blow story in the Journal of NBC's and Dick Wolf's squabbles over licensing Law & Order. "...He is a rhinoceros, and he attacks with his horn ready for combat," says Tom Fontana, the executive producer of a number of hit television shows, including NBC's "Homicide: Life on the Street," and a close friend of Mr. Wolf. "What.http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/analysts/card/archives/2008/07/rhinos_and_wolv.html Premature Death-Reporting- July 10, 2008 He said, If you have old media, you should sell, according to one attendee, who spoke anonymously because the sessions are off-the-record. If you own newspapers, sell. If you own TV stations, sell. If you own a movie studio, sell. If you own a social media start-up that isn't Facebook, sell It's not new media or old media, Marc, it's multi-media.http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/analysts/card/archives/2008/07/premature_death.html Fashion Froward- July 10, 2008 Not sure I'm ready for this: Changing hemlines have long been a hallmark of women's fashion. But this summer, it's men's hems that are rising. Brooks Brothers has raised pant hems about half an inch in its top-of-the-line Golden Fleece suits and is leaning toward a slightly shorter pant length across its more moderately priced collection. Far as I can tell, Don Draper's pants still break at shoetop.http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/analysts/card/archives/2008/07/fashion_froward.html Getty and Flickr: Sounds Good; Details Sketchy- July 9, 2008 Flickr and Getty Images are definitely two great brands that should go great together, but it was pretty difficult getting any details out of the two when they briefed me the other day. Under the arrangement -- money does change hands but no one's talking -- Getty editors will pore over Flickr photos to fill out a collection of stock images they think will number in the "tens of thousands in a reasonable amount of time" with a bias towards "authenticity" and underserved regions. Getty will do...http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/analysts/card/archives/2008/07/getty_and_flick.html MSM Google Backlash Continues- July 9, 2008 Gee, first it was a juicy daycare mini-scandal, now the Journal shows just how screwed up Google's YouTube ad efforts are. Hint, fixing ad operations was codenamed "project spaghetti." Chinks in the armor From a Jupiter report on Competing with YouTube. According to consumers, YouTube excels across all criteria, including the three core video experiences. However, it scores its highest marks in easy sharing, user-generated content (UGC), and effective search. Through these strengths, YouTube.http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/analysts/card/archives/2008/07/msm_google_back.html Sign of the Apocalypse- July 9, 2008 Unless I'm mistaken, that's a decidedly lukewarm review of the iPhone 3G from Uncle Walt.http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/analysts/card/archives/2008/07/sign_of_the_apo.html Now That's Authentic- July 8, 2008 Quoting the Times story on brand-supported music: Caress, the body-care line owned by Unilever, commissioned the Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger to record a version of Duran Durans Rio that it gave away on its Web site to promote its Brazilian body wash product. Just think: a manufactured artist doing a cover of an 80s standard by Birmingham new romantics that, while the actress in the video looks vaguely Brazilian (she's actually English-Lebanese), was really filmed in Antigua and is.http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/analysts/card/archives/2008/07/now_thats_authe.html |