So, news all over about NBC pulling quarterlife after one episode and bumping it to Bravo.
You can read a number of takes on the demise here, here, here and here.
It seems to me that only Mashable is cutting to the chase:
“While online videocasters that aspire to mainstream stardom may take the news as a bit [...]
NewTeeVee, among plenty of others, has noted that last night’s network TV premier (yes, it had already aired on MTV and MySpace) of perhaps the most over-hyped, under-loved web series so far, quarterlife.
“In a development that could kill the network dreams of other fledgling web series, quarterlife’s premiere on NBC last night bombed. TV [...]
I’m actually kind of amazed it took so long for this to happen, but both NBC and CBS (can ABC be far behind) are offering streaming video of classic shows from their archives.
From TVSquad:
“Like the NBC fodder, the CBS offering is gangbusters: full-length episodes of classic Star Trek, Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone, MacGyver, Hawaii [...]
Reuters is reporting that the MySpace webisodic quarterlife that was purchased by NBC will also be shown on MTV.
“Silverman and DiSanto said the unusual promotion signals the TV industry is changing, and that competitors can work together when it benefits both.”
While I applaud the bigwigs for trying to work together, I really wonder if a [...]
There is a self-congratulatory post over on MSNBC regarding their rather impressive increase in visitors to their video streaming site.
Obviously, news is one thing there is plenty of on the net and therefore the competition for viewers is intense. MSNBC has long been an also-ran in the news world but has definitely been surging in [...]
Over on the SmartBrief site they have a press release from Johnson&Johnson touting their new web efforts that are centered around an animated collections of “advertainments” (their word!)
“As a key part of this effort, JOHNSON’S(R) is introducing for the first time, a series of online animated shorts to promote its iconic brand: JOHNSON’S(R) BABY LOTION. [...]
Via Tilzy, a great blog about original web video that everyone should put on their list, is a recap of what can be found at the latest, greatest, comedy web site, Independent Comedy Network.
I’m not going to bother giving my review of their current content - plenty of others have. Instead, I think it is [...]
