Musical Magic With "Begin Again," PBS Production on "A Capitol Fourth," Reality Sets in for Reality Programming, Parameters and TV Personalities

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July 02, 2014
Connect 2 Media & Entertainment, which launched in 2013, is a resource to help you as a media professional keep up with developments not only in your own business segment but across all industry sectors. Find out what's happening in TV, radio, digital media, film, event spaces, enterprise, and much more by visiting www.c2meworld.com each day. PRODUCTION/POST/SOUND Making the Modern Musical in "Begin Again" The film shot for 30 days, primarily in real locations throughout New York, including an extended sequence in which Keira Knightley's character records songs on city streets, rooftops and in subway stations. Read More» TELEVISION Inside the Live Production of PBS' "National Memorial Day Concert" and "A Capitol Fourth" "These shows are a gift to the country," explains Jerry Colbert, executive producer and founder of Capital Concerts, Inc. "Live television has the uncanny ability to unify everyone." Read More» DIGITAL MEDIA "Legal" Hybrid IP Service Competitors Race to Fill Aereo Void Soon after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that nascent hybrid terrestrial/IP service Aereo was re-transmitting broadcasters' content illegally, several fledgling companies that offer similar yet slightly different technology were quick to send out releases and public notices stating they had the solution to Aereo's fans. Read More» TELEVISION Reality TV Loses Its Footing: Is Supersaturation to Blame? Reality TV programming is experiencing a steep decline in viewership. Says The History Channel's EVP and GM Dirk Hoogstra, "It's never been more challenging to launch an unscripted hit." Read More» FILM Joe Berlinger Considers His Controversial Whitey Bulger Documentary In "Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger," Berlinger tackles the story of notorious gangster Bulger, who was on the lam for 20 years before being put on trial last year, at the age of 83, for a series of murders and other crimes. Read More» RADIO Low-Power Radio Is Incomplete A low-power FM radio station (LPFM) remains possible for least 80 percent of America's population, but what about the rest of us? The U.S. military has a slogan: "Leave no one behind." Personally, I feel a moral obligation to include those Americans who have been left out. Read More» PROGRAMMING When TV Personalities Go Too Far Can television personalities say whatever they want and get away with it? More importantly, do they have an obligation to their fans and foes to be sensitive to social issues? Read More»   More Articles & Insights FIFA World Cup Breaks TV Viewing Records Around the World » Why the Aereo Shutdown Will Be a Disaster for Broadcast TV » Please Tune Out Those TV Studies: Why the Research on Viewing Is Best Ignored » The Next Generation of Internet TV » Video on Demand Users Watch More Live Video » Show Your Stuff as a Video Technology Thought Leader » Video on Demand Users Watch More Live Video » The End of the Internet? How Regional Networks May Replace the World Wide Web » Google Buys Songza, a Pandora-like Player Where Context is King »
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