December 6, 2023

Televisual: BBCS and Getty launch online archive platform

Televisual: BBCS and Getty launch online archive platform. “Getty Images, in partnership with BBC Studios, is launching a new online platform giving its customers greater access to BBC archive video. The platform, powered by MAM software specialists VIDA Content OS, allows easy access to over 57,000 programmes from the BBC archive which was previously only available offline by a heavily manual process. Customers can now securely search the entire digitised library, view, annotate, clip, share, and download previews for use within projects.”

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December 2, 2023

Kotaku: PlayStation To Delete A Ton Of TV Shows Users Already Paid For

Kotaku: PlayStation To Delete A Ton Of TV Shows Users Already Paid For. “The promise of digital media is that it can last forever, pristine and undisturbed by the forces of entropy constantly buffeting the material world. Unfortunately, a mess of online DRM and license agreements means that we mostly don’t own the digital stuff we buy, as most recently evidenced by the fact that Sony is about to delete Mythbusters, Naked and Afraid, and tons of other Discovery shows from PlayStation users’ libraries even if they already ‘purchased’ them.”

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December 2, 2023

TechCrunch: I’m watching ‘AI upscaled’ Star Trek and it isn’t terrible

TechCrunch: I’m watching ‘AI upscaled’ Star Trek and it isn’t terrible. “For years, dedicated Star Trek fans have been using AI in an attempt to make a version of the acclaimed series Deep Space 9 that looks decent on modern TVs. It sounds a bit ridiculous, but I was surprised to find that it’s actually quite good — certainly good enough that media companies ought to pay attention (instead of just sending me copyright strikes).” A really interesting deep dive and worth your time.

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November 24, 2023

New York Times: ‘Who’s That Wonderful Girl? Could She Be Any Cuter?’

New York Times: ‘Who’s That Wonderful Girl? Could She Be Any Cuter?’. “‘Nanalan’ hasn’t been on TV in years, but it’s the hottest show on TikTok. A Canadian children’s program that made its debut in 1999, it has had a resurgence in recent weeks, thanks to its growing popularity on the social media platform, where it has been watched millions of times.”

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November 14, 2023

The Guardian: Lost Doctor Who episodes found – but owner is reluctant to hand them to BBC

The Guardian: Lost Doctor Who episodes found – but owner is reluctant to hand them to BBC. “The episodes, one featuring the Daleks, would offer viewers a chance to travel back in time without the use of a Tardis. But the Observer has learned that the owners of the rare, rediscovered footage are not prepared to hand it over to the BBC, even as the clock ticks down to the 60th anniversary of the show’s launch this month. Veteran film collector John Franklin believes the answer is for the BBC to announce an immediate general amnesty on missing film footage.”

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October 11, 2023

BBC: 60 Years of Doctor Who drops on BBC iPlayer alongside landmark online archive

BBC: 60 Years of Doctor Who drops on BBC iPlayer alongside landmark online archive. “Before the Anniversary Specials hit our screens, viewers will have the opportunity to travel back in time with any of the Doctors through the show’s 60 year history with the classic series… As the perfect companion to the back catalogue, the BBC will simultaneously launch an extensive online archive from the show’s history.”

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October 6, 2023

Cracked: Proto-Monty Python Sketch Show Discovered After Being Lost for 50 Years

Cracked: Proto-Monty Python Sketch Show Discovered After Being Lost for 50 Years. “What once appeared to be an ex-sketch comedy show, a sketch show that was no more, was resting in peace, had ceased to be, and was bereft of life may have been simply stunned after all. Most of The Complete and Utter History of the British Isles, a sketch comedy television show created in 1969 by almost-Pythoners Michael Palin and Terry Jones, was once thought to be lost forever. As it turns out, The Complete and Utter History of the British Isles was simply misplaced.”

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September 4, 2023

TorrentFreak: TV Museum Will Die in 48 Hours Unless Sony Retracts YouTube Copyright Strikes

TorrentFreak: TV Museum Will Die in 48 Hours Unless Sony Retracts YouTube Copyright Strikes. “Rick Klein and his team have been preserving TV adverts, forgotten tapes, and decades-old TV programming for years. Now operating as a 501(c)(3) non-profit, the Museum of Classic Chicago Television has called YouTube home since 2007. However, copyright notices sent on behalf of Sony, protecting TV shows between 40 and 60 years old, could shut down the project in 48 hours.”

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August 3, 2023

Independent: TV archive boss says lost Doctor Who episodes are ‘out there’ – but collectors refuse to share them

Independent: TV archive boss says lost Doctor Who episodes are ‘out there’ – but collectors refuse to share them. “Chris Perry, CEO of the TV archive organisation Kaleidoscope, has now told Radio Times that the lost episodes – featuring William Hartnell as the first Doctor and Patrick Troughton as the second – are known to still exist in some form. However, the collectors in possession of the lost episodes are said to be refusing to share the broadcasts with the world.”

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July 17, 2023

Korea Herald: Dramas depicting dark side of social media gain popularity

Korea Herald: Dramas depicting dark side of social media gain popularity. “Though a lot of creative content such as dramas, films and variety shows have included brief scenes depicting social media usage, Netflix’s latest suspense series ‘Celebrity’ and cable channel ENA’s ‘Battle for Happiness’ put the spotlight on characters’ social media interactions. The 12-part ‘Celebrity’ features the stories of Korean social media influencers, with a focus on an ordinary young woman Seo A-ri’s instant rise to a stardom and her downfall.”

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June 4, 2023

CNBC: Streaming services are removing tons of movies and shows — it’s not personal, it’s strictly business

CNBC: Streaming services are removing tons of movies and shows — it’s not personal, it’s strictly business. “After the initial bloom of new platforms and subscriber growth, aided by pandemic lockdowns and a surge of fresh content, the digital streaming industry has cooled. And Wall Street has turned up the heat on media companies, now focusing on if and when streaming will be profitable versus if those providers are putting up big subscriber numbers. The change came last year after Netflix reported its first subscriber loss in a decade.”

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May 8, 2023

NiemanLab: How archivists are working to capture not just tapes of old TV and radio but the experience of tuning in together

NiemanLab: How archivists are working to capture not just tapes of old TV and radio but the experience of tuning in together. “Even today, more Americans use standard AM/FM radio broadcasting than TikTok. At a time when most Americans get their news from local TV stations and broadcast television networks, and radio remains pervasive, it might seem frivolous to express concern about preserving technologies so deeply embedded in daily life. Yet a media evolution is occurring, as paid subscription video streaming and audio services climb in popularity, and fewer Americans are consistently tuning in to broadcast media.”

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May 2, 2023

Striking Writers Rally On Social Media; “Don’t Believe The Spin That’s Already Coming Out. We’re Going To Fight” (Deadline)

Deadline: Striking Writers Rally On Social Media; “Don’t Believe The Spin That’s Already Coming Out. We’re Going To Fight”. “Minutes after the Writers Guild of America declared it was on strike, members lit up social media with vows to stay strong as they prepare to hit the picket lines on Tuesday.”

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April 28, 2023

Deadline: The Roddenberry Archive & OTOY Unveil New Virtual ‘Star Trek’ Experience Allowing Trekkies To Examine Every Evolution Of The Starship Enterprise Bridge & Even Walk Across It

Deadline: The Roddenberry Archive & OTOY Unveil New Virtual ‘Star Trek’ Experience Allowing Trekkies To Examine Every Evolution Of The Starship Enterprise Bridge & Even Walk Across It. “The web portal will allow fans to virtually explore the many dozens of evolutionary iterations of the famous Starship Enterprise bridge, across every epoch of Star Trek‘s history, with each bridge made accessible in the timeline as a 1:1 scale, ‘in-universe,’ 360 recreation.”

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