Category Archives: TV & Movies

I'm on CNN!

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Brad Berens

CNN’s Brooke Anderson interviewed me for a story about how TiVo can transform relaxing entertainment into a burdensome homework assignment, and it hit the Headline News network and CNN.com today. You can see it here: Embedded video from <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” … Continue reading →

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Forget mediasnacking: make a meal of online video

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Brad Berens

[Cross-posted with the iMedia Connection blog.] Earlier this week Sony’s Crackle.com announced a new season of original-to-online video content, includng a new series called “The Hustler” starring Mark Feuerstein– one of those “oh yeat THAT guy” actors who you have … Continue reading →

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Open note to Sony CEO Howard Stringer: Yang's gone, buy Yahoo!

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Brad Berens

[Cross-posted with the iMedia Connection blogs.] It’s odd when the late-night media cycle infects and affects my dreams, but I slept poorly after the net burst out with the news that Jerry Yang is at last saying toodle-oo to the … Continue reading →

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Short Post: Gossip Girl's missed marketing opportunity

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Brad Berens

Yes, I watch friggin’ Gossip Girl. Get over it and keep reading. Despite a few innovators — mostly, I think, on the feature side of the entertainment industry — the gap between content creators and marketers persists. I caught up … Continue reading →

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Interview with Paramount's Amy Powell at iMedia

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Brad Berens

I had a chance to chat with Paramount SVP of Interactive Marketing Amy Powell for iMedia Connection about the interesting new work she’s doing. You can check it out here.

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Short Post: why "Green Acres" should come back…

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Brad Berens

A radio journalist on yesterday’s Marketplace Morning Report made a throwaway reference to the old sitcom “Green Acres,” which sparked my imagination. It’s time to return to Green Acres. In the sitcom, Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor starred as a … Continue reading →

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Dr. Horrible update… finally saw it…

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Brad Berens

And it’s a lot of fun. A Firefox update, an Adobe update, and a temporary disabling of Norton AV all finally concluded in 14 minutes of fun… probably should have spent the $3.99 at iTunes, but at least I saw … Continue reading →

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Denied! Joss Whedon's "Dr. Horrible." Score one for conventional TV…

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Brad Berens

I was a Buffy/Angel fan (although, y’know, not crazy or anything) and so I read with interest that Buffy-creator Joss Whedon was planning to launch a new 3 act online video musical called “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” over the course … Continue reading →

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Capsule Review: "Wall-E" is GREAT, but it's NOT a movie for kids…

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Brad Berens

Kathi and I saw “Wall-E” last weekend and loved it: typical Pixar brilliance in that it’s utterly atypical. But it’s SO bleak, so dark, so sad in so many ways… it’s just not appropriate for most children. Certainly not my … Continue reading →

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Has big media found its kryptonite? Superman creators reclaim copyright!

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Brad Berens

It’s somewhat bad form to let out a loud WHOOP! at an academic conference. Nevertheless, that’s what I did yesterday morning at the AAAs when Jason Hirschorn’s fantastic “Media ReDEFined” daily newsletter informed me, in the words of the New … Continue reading →

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