More Brightcove and such

As so often, NewTeeVee (link in the blogroll at the left) is a source of valuable news today. They report on a new platform Brightcove is launching and Jeremy Allaire himself goes into greater detail on his blog.

Meanwhile Mark Cuban rants about reactions to his scepticism regarding P2P (skepticism which I still ppartly share) . Think I'll delay reading all this for a while, until after SuperBowl, since I prefer to accentuate the positive.

Before leaving NewTeeVee there's a nice comment in the last of the 'Lunching in LA' series, to be taken to heart by all DIY media makers:

What I took away from both meetings was that what hasn’t changed — and probably never will — is the craft. Invisible Engine plans shots and scenes like they were working on television, and the trio at Can We Do That cumulatively represent decades of experience in acting, writing, directing and producing. Both teams produce professional content, both by merit of being paid and by the value they put into their productions.

But when Cory suggested that, instead of putting together a one-man show and inviting agents and casting directors, or spending months doing summer stock, prospective talent should just go straight online, I changed my perspective. The paradigm shift is that now every artist has direct access to an audience. It’s the gatekeepers who’d better start looking for new work.