Celebrating collaborative cultures and independence movements – from independent labels to peer-to-peer culture, from free parties to free networks, from locative media to local food
Futuresonic 2006 will explore the state of independence today, and showcase independent music, arts and technologies that are open, emergent, collaborative and ad-hoc.
A new international and interdisciplinary research network in pervasive media and locative media has been funded as part of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Culture & Creativity programme. The network will bring together practicing artists, technology developers and ethnographers with the aim of advancing interdisciplinary understanding and building consortia for future collaborative projects. It will be of relevance to people working in the arts, games, education, tourism, heritage, science and engineering.
Gary looks interesting (tipped by Christy Dena)
http://www.personalizemedia.com/index.php/about-gary/
Fat kids are becoming an issue worldwide. How to get them moving and not sit for telly all day? Well, make a televisionprogram about this and for them. Maybe not such a bad idea..
http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?area=79&article=26653
MTV has struck a global licensing deal with Warner Music Group that will allow it to create original short-form video content for mobile phones, based on Warner’s catalogue.Under the terms of the agreement, MTV will be able to create made-for-mobile content based on artists including Sean Paul, Twista, Green Day, Big & Rich and Maná and distribute it around the world.
According to the two parties, the deal represents the first of its kind between a media company and music label covering programming on mobile networks on a global basis.
This is a great leap forward in the evolution of our mobile video strategy, and we look forward to developing more exciting initiatives in this space over the year to come,” said MTV Networks chairman and chief executive, Judy McGrath. Read more at..
http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?area=1&article=26621