while this scene setter shot is eerily similar to the one from 2006...
right down to the 15 story Barry poster plastered on the Hilton, trust me, it's from this year.
yes, it's every one's favorite game show host, Bob Barker
...who was inducted by Buster Poindexter oddly enough.
then four audience members were invited up to spin the big wheel
and play PLINKO!
it just reminded me of how stoked Steve Schultz and Mark Koehn might be to have seen plinko LIVE!~
lots of seminars today.
frankly, these things can be as boring as they look:
but this one on selling political advertising got my attention when this...
...popped up on the old power point. yay for wisconsin activists wanting lowest unit charge & equal access for their issue ads! oh wait, no BOOOOO! it just reminded me of all the stories Roger Putnam did about issue ads, and how we had like only one 3 second clip of a referee who was part of the issue ad.
this one got a bit chippy when the two lawyers on the panel disagreed with what the guy from the FCC was telling people to do.
Bobby Baker, FCC (panelist second from left in grey suit) "well, what you need to do is have an internal memo plan for how you're gonna handle rate cards and traffic availabilities for political ads..."
Dawn Sciarrino, lawyer (third from left, black hair) was like "um, yeah, I wouldn't want to have that memo floating around if you're ever audited..."
these side swipes sorta continued as they trundled through other issues. then at one point Dawn the lawyer said something and the FCC guy then said, "all of you keep in mind that Dawn represents the only station that I've had to audit [about their political advertising practices]".
basically, this is a time to remind all you MCO's out there... DO NOT under any circumstance let anyone on the phone talk you into changing a political ad on the playlist. Steve Scadden makes these decisions.
yes, this does pass for excitement.
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file this one under "because we can." i went to the sony screening room where they showed some HD programming in 3D. i even got to wear special Buddy Hollys:
(apparently, Stuart Copeland was so enthralled, he forgot to take them off for this photo shoot(?))
what they had done was rigged four HD cameras to shoot 3D. each camera had two bodies, two lenses & two video streams, which were then combined using TV magic. they shot some NBA games.
it was very engaging. it felt less like a gimmick and more like the feel of being in the arena for the games. even the pace at which they cut cameras was adjusted. the shots were "allowed to breathe," which added to the spectacle. yes, you do still have to wear special glasses, so how practical this will be in the future... well, not bloody likely. but they're hopeful to maybe sell it to arenas or sports bars. it would be used your home town team is on the road and playing a big game. it's the neatest techie thing i've seen so far.
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AND NOW, a word from the sponsor.
yes, i'm riding TOUR de CURE this year, brought to you by our MyMadisonTV14. if you'd like to donate money towards diabetes, more info is here.
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so, Marlone, you wanted to see a picture of me, here you go, straight from my CNN ID badge:
tell Mom and Grandma Patsy i love them both and give them a hug for me (and i love you too).
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