Monthly Archives: November 2004

NRC Handelsblad - Binnenland: Hirsi Ali is working on the sequel of Submission

Hirshi Ali, the Dutch Parlimentariar that lives in hiding ever since Theo van Gogh was murdered for producing Submission Part I, her manifest against suppression of women in the islamic community. She is currently working on the sequel to Submission, part II then. She is also busy writing a book, titled: Shortcut enlightment. At the [...]

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Abstracts ||Digital Arts and Culture::2003

Find out some very good stuff on several crossmedia issues here.
Abstracts ||Digital Arts and Culture::2003

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Associated Press’ Curley: ‘The franchise is the content’

AP has committed to letting the content (the story) be at the center of everything; ‘the franchise is the content itself”
By setting up a new office Curly (CEO of AP) has transgressed this notion onto his operational organisation. Central starting point is the story, no separate isles with photo, foreign countries, graphic designs etcetera again. [...]

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Finding a blueprint for crossmedia communication

After having experienced a very inspiring networking session at the IST Event(thank you all attendants!) I am working on the paper as a result of the session. Just a few notes on the session.. The audience was definitely split in two. With one half having expected something completely different and leaving early, and the other [...]

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A bit posh but good informed blog on Dutch situation

This is a blog I visit now and then, because it has nice articles, sometimes fresh news and comments on the Dutch mediamarket. Therefore the blog is in Dutch (sorry international readers). The editor tries to analyse a lot of the movements in the Dutch market. He is very much into all the stuff he [...]

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BT is changing the economics of broadcasting

BT is working on its Rich media solutions for years now and Stephen Gale of BT says they will change the economics of broadcasting. By offering cheap satellite links to stream material directly from location to a website as well as offering broadband TV.
He is right about that. Making it cheap to uplink AND the [...]

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Next big thing may be a virtual thing!

They do nice things.. indeed. BBC is getting into crossmedia storytelling. Early 2005 an interactive narrative is planned.. about a virtual boy band. Taking Popstars The Rivals into the next dimension? Who can tell..the next big thing may even be a virtual thing!
preloaded . : . we do nice things . : . we could [...]

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BBC - Spooks - Games: Spy Academy

Did not mention this project on the blog yet, but have been following it from the start, take a look and you will know whyBBC - Spooks - Games: Spy Academy

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Institute Laboratory for Mixed Realities

In preparation of my networking session on crossmedia next week I saw these people exhibiting an iTV project that looks highly interesting.
Institute Laboratory for Mixed Realities

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Too vulnerable advocates of change

It is not my usance to make any political comment on this weblog if it is not about crossmedia. Today one of the most provocative advocates of free speech in the Netherlands (probably at this time the only real provocative) Theo van Gogh, has been shot in Amsterdam, after he first brought his son to [...]

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