Posts Tagged ‘video’

SoCin: Socializing Cinema #socinnyc

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

View panelists at 7pm EST tonight discuss “Socializing Cinema: Enjoying Film and TV in the Living Room and Beyond.The interactive @Watchitoo live stream can be viewed directly on the SoCin homepage at: www.socin.org

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the livestream can also be viewed at www.watchitoo.com/pro/socin


It’s a great opportunity to explore Social Cinema and TV with these dynamic panelists and network with industry leaders.

Panelists Include: (Bio’s as seen on socin.org)

  • Frank Radice, Moderator, Definition 6, Expert In Residence
  • Adam Broitman, Circ.us, Partner, Chief Ringleader
  • Ryan Osborn, NBC, Producer, Today Show; Social Media Task Force
  • Bill Hartnett, NBC, SVP of Advertising and Promotion
  • Mike Berkley, Comcast, Product Strategy
  • Brian August, Watchitoo, Director of Media and Content

* Frank Radice, Moderator, Definition 6, Expert In Residence

Frank J. Radice is the Expert in Residence at Interactive Advertising Agency, Definition 6. He is also the Managing Partner of the Promotion, Marketing, Media, and consulting firm, VIDA F.R. Company in New York, Los Angeles, and London. Mr. Radice previously has been EVP of NBC Agency and the former President and Chief Marketing Officer of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). He serves on the Board of Governors of the New York Festivals, and on the advisory boards of World Wide Fan Clubs and The Broadway Walk of Stars. He has 30 years experience in media, marketing, promotion and production. http://Definition6.com/; http://FrankRadice.com/

* Adam Broitman, Circ.us, Partner, Chief Ringleader

Adam Broitman is Partner and Chief Ringleader at Circ.us, an NYC based creative communications firm that helps brands and their agencies tell stories through innovation and participation. Adam is a recognized expert in all aspects of the ever-changing digital media+marketing and advertising landscape. A thought leader in the marketing industry, Adam is known for devising cutting edge marketing strategies for clients ranging from Kraft, Cisco, The New York Times and Panasonic to LVMH, The Energy Project and A&E. http://Circ.us/

* Bill Hartnett, NBC, SVP of Advertising and Promotion

Bill Hartnett is the Senior Vice President of NBC News Marketing. Hartnett oversses brand strategy, creative services and digital marketing for all NBC News Properties, including “Today,” “NBC Nightly News,” “Dateline NBC,” and “Meet the Press.”

Previously, Hartnett served as Senior Vice President of the ABC Agency, East Coast. In this capacity he managed the daily operation of both NBC News and MSNBC marketing and on-air promotion. He also supervised promotion for “Saturday Night Live” and “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” for NBC Entertainment. Hartnett has been with NBC for 15 years. http://nbc.com/

* Ryan Osborn, NBC, Producer, Today Show; Social Media Task Force

Ryan Osborn is a Producer at NBC’s Today Show, and he gets Social Media. As he works in a broadcast newsroom, Ryan faces a completely new set of challenges than what is typically faces by most newspaper folks. Be sure to check out http://OldMediaNewTricks.com/old-media-interview-ryan-osborn-producer-nbc-today-show/ http://nbc.com/

* Mike Berkley, Comcast, Product Strategy

Mike Berkley presently heads up Product Strategy at Comcast. He is responsible for setting Comcast’s strategy for social innovation on next generation TV products. Prior to Comcast, Berkley served as CEO for SplashCast Media, from 2006 to 2009, pioneering social TV in the online video space. SplashCast provided both real-time and asynchronous social functionality for top content providers, including Hulu, PBS, and Sony, via Facebook applications.

When he has time, Berkley contributes to the TV News Stream Blog, covering all things related to the business of Onlive Video, OTT, and Social TV. http://TVNewsStream.com/ also tweets from @MikeBerkley. http://Comcast.com/Berkley

* Brian August, Watchitoo, Director of Media and Content

Brian August is the Director of Media and Content at Watchitoo, a two way multiple live streaming platform that allows users to collaborate in real time, while viewing a broad array of rich media content. Previously, Brian was the President of Webster Hall Digital Media and the creator of Event Horizons, a unique conference that explored the frontier of how video, mobile and social tools can be seamlessly integrated into live events. Brian also co-founded Plentitube, an online agency that connects television networks with the best original content on the web, creating an agile and innovative new programming paradigm. A digital media attorney with more then 20 years of experience, Brian has had a array of legal and strategic business roles with numerous internet technology start-ups. http://Watchitoo.com/

@Scobleizer joins Seattle Tweethouse @140TC

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Tomorrow we’ll be providing live, online video streaming from “The Tweet House” in Seattle on March 8th. The broadcast will stream during the afternoon from the Bell Harbor Convention Center in Seattle, WA.

In addition to the live streaming coverage, Watchitoo will also remotely “beam-in” special guest speaker Robert Scoble, a technology blogger and one of Forbes’ Web Celeb 25 for 2010, to address the in-house audience.

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This is the second event in which Watchitoo and the Parnassus Group have teamed up to provide streaming coverage to outside audiences. In January of this year, Watchitoo remotely brought Jimmy Jean-Louis, of NBC’s Heroes, to the “The Tweet House” at Sundance to address the recent earthquakes in Haiti.

Parnassus Group founder Steve Broback said, “We are extremely pleased to have Watchitoo on board again for ‘The Tweet House.’ The Watchitoo platform has become the ideal tool for us to ‘beam-in’ guests from around the world and provides a layer of interactivity for those who cannot attend events to digitally mingle with conference goers.”

“We’re very happy to be working once again with the Parnassus Group,” said Rony Zarom, CEO of Watchitoo. “Given the recent successes at Sundance and CES 2010, Watchitoo is proving itself an ideal platform for events of this stripe.”

Those not attending the event in person can watch the live stream by visiting: http://www.watchitoo.com/pro/show/wph-836. Footage will also be available after the event for playback by visiting: http://www.watchitoo.com/pro/seattle140tc/.

The Watchitoo 2009 recap

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

The Watchitoo Team wanted to recap all of the exciting things that have happened at Watchitoo in 2009.

We’ve come a long way- worth taking note of for those who have journeyed with us since May. For those just on board and looking ahead there’s a lot in store for 2010 that we can’t wait to share with you!

Stay Tuned in 2010 and in the meantime reflect:

May 18th, 2009

Mid May, Watchitoo Launched its private beta giving hundreds of users early access to the new exciting platform.

Watchitoo 2009 Private Beta

July 21st, 2009

Mid summer Watchitoo unveiled its public beta, open the website up to all. We had Watchitoo visitors from all over the world,  and received pick-up and coverage in Italy, Brazil, Israel  and others to name a few.

Watchitoo 2009 Public Beta July

Nov 2nd, 2009

Moving along on it’s trajectory, dedicated to providing users with new exciting features, and implementing some of the great feedback we received, we launched an updated user interface in November. Watchitoo released a whole slew of new functionalities this Fall including document sharing, full screen video streaming, enhanced control settings, and drag & drop video functionalities.

Watchitoo 2009 Nov 2nd release

  1. Document Sharing
  2. Video Uploading
  3. Drag & Drop Video streams
  4. Full-Screen Video streaming
  5. Enhanced Control settings

Watchitoo 2009 Nov Business Screenshot

Coming Soon: January 8th, 2010 Sarah Austin LIVE from CES

To jumpstart the new year and accompany Rony at CES, Sarah Austin will be giving a sneak-peak of what’s to come in 2010 from Watchitoo- on Watchitoo’s Live Events Platform. LIVE from CES Sarah will be streaming new updates and happenings on the Expo floor.

Thanks for all the support in 2009 and be sure to come back and explore Watchitoo in 2010 after the New Year!

~The Watchitoo Team

Maintaining Close Familial Ties, Even when Overseas

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Happy 90th Bday SavtaTo share a personal story about Watchitoo- my grandmother Gina that lives in Israel turned the incredible age of 90 this summer! Not only is she a super-turbo-grandma who you wouldn’t think is a day over 75, maybe, but she is open to it all- she’s rather progressive I must say.

So for her 90th, the family had to do something to honor this coming of age, and it had to be grand in spirits just like her, so what else than a surprise birthday party/family reunion. *Must take note that many would advise against a surprise b-day part for a 90 year old but not my family, and not with my grandmother. Anyhow, my parents clearly flew out  to join the festivities, and my cousins, aunts,and uncles were asking me for months if I would be joining.

Much to my mothers’ dismay, despite enticing lures, I didn’t join my parents in going to my Grandmothers birthday celebration. Bound to summertime & work obligations in NYC, a week in Israel just didn’t work out. But I had to make it up to my Savta (the word for grandma in Hebrew) somehow and I was sad I couldn’t join, WALA in stepped Watchitoo. Seeing that I was watchitooing, all day everyday anyhow I decided to make a private show, which dates back to our private beta phase, titled: “Happy 90th B-day Savta.” I slyly coordinated with my family in Israel to take her to a computer after I sent out the exclusivo invites, and she joined me via webcam to see my birthday song & Dance and the show I created for her which also included an image I scanned of her and my grandfather looking like moviestars sitting on the Kineret in 1964.

Savta Kineret

I was sad to not be there, she later admitted she thought the surprise was that I came, but instead I got to visit her online and share her b-day. Later the family revealed she thought the surprise b-day party was for a newborn grandchild after hearing the surprise announcement. I guess at 90 its hard to grasp a surprise party sometimes, and you definitely don’t want to go overboard with the shock-effect. Nonetheless she loved watchitooing with me from my NYC apartment.

Now I have to figure out how to actually go soon, and make it up to her in person asap!

~Hila