The latest iTV newsletter: Tracey Swedlow’s Interactive TV Today has an interview with Andy Wilson, Head of BBC Intertactive TV Training, part of the BBC New Media Courses. The course discussed, Interactive TV, is described on their website: This course gives an overview of the digital multi-channel environment, the platforms and technologies being used and … Read moreBBC on Cross-Media Design
I’ve just discovered that Jay Lemke, a semiotician, has cast his eye on transmedia. Very cool. He terms this area ‘inter-media world franchises’ and looks to the usual suspects: Harry Potter, The Matrix, Lord of the Rings, America’s Army, Disney, Manga, Star Trek and so on. My aim here is first to identify the phenomenon … Read moreLemke on Board with 'inter-media world franchises'
I’ve mentioned the number website that is an extension of the TV series Lost, but there are a whole lot more that have been put out by the producers of the show. This series has been screened in many countries: Australia – Channel 7Austria – Pilot premiered October 6, 2004 on pay channel PremiereCanada – … Read moreFound more Lost Sites
A seminar will be held in Virginia late June this year on ‘Cross-Media Teams: Strategic Thinking for a Multi-Platform World’. This seminar brings together senior executives from both Web and traditional operations to tackle the challenges and rewards of multi-platform media and interdepartmental cooperation. Participants boost teamwork while getting the core knowledge and strategies required … Read moreMissing the Sunrise
A prestigious Art prize in Australia, the Archibald Prize, is having its conventional feathers rustled by a cross-media artist: TonyJohansen.com. Johansen, who has his domain name as his signature in the competition, has created a ‘triptych’…in four parts. To add to the hypertextual reworking on his name is the name of the entry: GoFigure.net.au. The … Read moreCross-media Art
Thanks to Drew for passing this on to me. A television soap in the US has flirted outrageously with cross-media by producing a novel. The novel is written by a character in the TV series and is referred to and launched in the series! I love this. The book, The Killing Club, is brought out … Read moreKiller Work
A ‘Summit of the Future Report’ by the Club of Amsterdam was released recently [pdf]. But, to Monique De Haas’ horror I’m sure they just don’t address all the issues. I guess how can they really? Here are some of the highlights:They talk about how young people are on the Internet rather than watching TV. … Read moreDanish Future
On April 27 a TimeWarner press release: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), a Time Warner company, today unveiled GameTap, a first-of-its-kind broadband entertainment network that offers games-on-demand plus original programming via a broadband connected PC. Game Tap will not only be an outlet for post-retail games but it will progress the life of what … Read moreTimeWarner monster gets bigger and cleverer
It is great to see more ‘distributed art’ being commissioned and called for in exhibitions and collections. It shows an awareness of a hugely emerging area of production. But I can’t quite get my head around this one: dLux media arts (who do great stuff mind you) is called for works for d>Art.05 with the … Read moreOxymorons
For the 50th Anniversary Press event the Disneyland® Resort is offering a podcast. Michael W. Geoghegan plays host for this sneak peek at the biggest celebration in Disney history, including interviews, stories and other exciting events direct from the Disneyland® Resort on May 3, 4 & 5, 2005. This just seems a bit weird to … Read moreDisney is Podcasting!