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At a time when much of the television news revolves around the analog to digital change and reality television hijinks, YouTube has made some news of its own. The Google-owned video Web site has moved to put full-length television shows on its site for the first time.
Historically, YouTube has hosted a bewildering and attractive variety of video clips, the vast majority of which have been less than ten minutes in length. YouTube announced on Friday that it had finalized a deal with CBS to offer shows such as Star Trek, MacGyver, Beverly Hills 90210, and The Young and the Restless.
In some ways this new offering is more of a change in length and legality than an abrupt left turn. There have been small segments of television shows on YouTube almost since the beginning, but these also adhered more or less to the ten-minute time limit and were not sanctioned by the owners of the content. Often, such segments were removed after the copyright owner complained about their inclusion on the site. That will no longer be the case, at least for the content covered by the deal with CBS.
YouTube also said that it was in negotiation with other providers of lengthier content, specifically mentioning other television networks. This announcement follows on the heels of the introduction of their TheaterView product, which is aimed at the provision of a higher quality online viewing experience. It is not too far a stretch of the imagination to assume that these two new services are somehow related.
The new services also put YouTube head to head with Hulu, competing directly for the full-length television show viewer. Hulu currently has more of this sort of content than YouTube, but YouTube has the lion’s share of the Web video audience. It is estimated that YouTube has 100 times the viewers that Hulu has. With viewership being the key number in this marketplace, and with a business plan that now includes full-length television content, YouTube (and Google) are positioned to make a serious run at their competition. . (From BLORGE)
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Begins with the visualization of what the boy is thinking listening to the radio, but when you get to the part in the radio studio, get ready to be entertained watching how the sounds were made. .
When a little girl claims to have witnessed a murder at a Halloween party, her news is ignored as the fanciful rambling of an imaginative child - that is, until the little girl turns up dead! Hercule Poirot must unmask a murderer amongst the things that go bump in the night.
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I am rounding up and posting westerns in a new podcast called calfkiller cowboys. All the content will be available by rss feed and can be subscribed to on iTunes or any rss feed reader. I had done a lot of selections in the past on the original calfkiller OTR podcast and had several request to single out the westerns. You can visit the page here calfkiller cowboys. It is still under constructrion, but the feeds are ready to subscribe to, and all the content there now and in the future will be iPod, Zune, ect. ready, or available for direct download. Robert
I ran across an old show "Meet Me In St. Louis" episode The Suffragettes. Added it to the Calfkiller OTR Podcast. This particular episode is about women's right to vote. This being an election year, thought it was quite interesting. You can get the episode on the Calfkiller OTR Podcast site or from my page here at TimesPast in the podcast box.
"2008 Friends of Old Time Radio Convention" is scheduled to be held October 23 - 26 in Newark, New Jersey. The event features live recreations of classic radio plays by all-star casts, memorabilia, music, historical presentations and interviews with stars.
The convention is the largest and the the longest running convention of its type. This will be the group's 33rd convention and it annually strives to gather not only fans of Old Time Radio, but original performers from the era and radio personalities.
If you are going to be close to the area, or would like to plan to attend, you can find all the details, schedule of events, and Special Convention Guests who have given definite or tentative acceptance to be there at::
http://www.lofcom.com/nostalgia/fotr/update08.php3
Ran across this article on reporterherald.com and thought was interesting.
Old-time radio revival
It was a routine rehearsal for the Silver Stars Theatre Company.They ran through lines, practiced songs and figured out how to fit all their walkers, wheel-chairs and canes on the stage.
As a senior theater group at Loveland Good Samaritan Retirement Village, the 70- to 90-somethings have a few extra obstacles other actors would never need to consider.
But with their fifth play about to take the stage, they prove you’re never too old to put on a good show.
Friday and Saturday they’ll present free performances of “The KSAM Radio Hour,” a play written and performed by the theater group.
“You can’t believe we’re up there putting on a play,” said 87-year-old actress Opal Hickman.
During Tuesday’s rehearsal, the group of about 10 actors moved a bit slowly as they took their places in front of the microphone.
But one walker step and wheelchair roll at a time, they each made it to their marks. And from there, they were quick to deliver comedy skits, songs and the story line of the play.
Accompanied by the 18-strong Good Sam Singers, “The KSAM Radio Hour” portrays a behind-the-scenes look at a 1940s radio studio and its hourlong program.
It brings the audience back to a time all of the actors and singers experienced firsthand — which helped them develop the script.
“We all relate to the 1940s era,” said 82-year-old Betty Frost, an actress in the play.
“It’s things (other) generations never heard of.”
The writing started in May when the group began listening to recorded broadcasts of the time.
Immediately the memories came flowing back, and the script began coming to life. “They just did a lot of reminiscing, and I took a lot of notes,” said Deb Pullen, the Good Samaritan wellness instructor who helped coordinate the play.
In the end, they created a comedy that can bring back memories for those who lived through the times, and educate those who didn’t.
“Lots of youngsters don’t know about World War II,” said 86-year-old actor Jack Lennox.
He said younger people can get a taste of what life was like during that wartime, in an era before TV. “It relates to earlier life, listening to the radio.”
Plus, he added, “It’s good to throw some comedy out into the world today.”
Yet along with the audience’s education and enjoyment, the play gives the actors and singers an opportunity to stay active and have some fun.
“It’s been a blast,” said Frost, who joined the Silver Stars a year ago to make some new friends.
Until then, she hadn’t acted since high school. But that’s what made coming back to the theater so great.
“That’s why it’s so fun now,” she said. “It’s a second childhood.”
From: Reporterherald.com
