These days just about everyone has some portable device that plays video. Whether it be a phone, PDA, iPod, or even the PSP. But what are people watching on these wonderful devices? You would be surprised to find that there are tons of content and new stuff poping up everyday. I think it all started with podcasts but now there are video podcasts, movie trailers, music videos, and even your favorite episodes of popular tv shows. But the one that I most intrested in are the original “Online Shows”; shows created specifically for these devices. And it seems I’m not the only one, an article from designtechnica:
“Six shows made for mobile phones, handhelds, and the Internet have been nominated in their own “nontraditional platforms” Emmy category.
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is keeping up with the times, creating a new award for “original entertainment programming created specifically for nontraditional viewing platforms” to recognize shows produced exclusively for mobile phones, handhelds, and the Internet. Who knew that pixelated, stuttery stuff you maybe tried to watch once or twice was maybe Emmy-worthy material?
Emmy judges have presented six nominees from a field of 74 contenders, more than any other Emmy category this year. The only real requirement for nomination was that the show not first appear in television or other traditional media.
Peter Price, President and CEO of the National Television Academy, said, “These represent a broad cross section of what is being done in the broadband arena, and the six nominees display outstanding use of the media, including multiple feeds, interactivity and cross-media approaches as well as entertaining video content.”
Without further ado, the “nontraditional platform” nominees are:
* 24: Conspiracy—an adaption of the hit Fox series 24 for mobile phones.
* MtvU Stand In—short episodes on university life from
* Stand In shown on MTV’s broadband channel Uber.
* Sophie Chase—online police drama starring Kate Clarke.
* Stanger Adventures: Helen Beaumont—an online, interactive puzzle contest combining email and video; each week’s episode contains clues.
* It’s JerryTime!—an animated blog about a single, 40-something guy.
* Live 8 on AOL—AOL’s live coverage of the Live 8 concerts for relief of global poverty.
The winner will be announced at the Daytime Emmys on April 22, 2006.”
Now this is very cool. The fact that they are recegnizing these shows is awesome. Also podcasts such as Diggnation have already been getting props by being put on Tivo’s podcast list. There is plenty of content out there, you just need to know where to look. iTunes is a start.
These types of shows are exactly what I am researching and plan on filming here in the weeks to come. Stay tuned, I plan on keeping everyone updated on the new series.
Clintus
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