Dazn, a top sports streaming provider, has tapped Walker Jacobs as its first global chief revenue officer and president of Dazn U.S.
Jacobs most recently served as Twitch’s chief revenue officer and managing director of sports for the Amazon Ads division, before exiting in December 2023 after five years with the company. At Twitch, Jacobs oversaw the livestreaming platform’s global sales and marketing teams and launched its brand partnership studio, along with several dozen new ad products and formats. In addition, he oversaw sales and marketing for Amazon Prime Video’s sports, including the launch of the NFL’s “Thursday Night Football.”
Prior to Twitch and Amazon, Jacobs was COO of Fandom, the entertainment superfan platform started by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, and served as EVP and head of Turner Digital at Turner Broadcasting (now part of Warner Brothers Discovery). During his six-year tenure at Turner, he oversaw...
Jacobs most recently served as Twitch’s chief revenue officer and managing director of sports for the Amazon Ads division, before exiting in December 2023 after five years with the company. At Twitch, Jacobs oversaw the livestreaming platform’s global sales and marketing teams and launched its brand partnership studio, along with several dozen new ad products and formats. In addition, he oversaw sales and marketing for Amazon Prime Video’s sports, including the launch of the NFL’s “Thursday Night Football.”
Prior to Twitch and Amazon, Jacobs was COO of Fandom, the entertainment superfan platform started by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, and served as EVP and head of Turner Digital at Turner Broadcasting (now part of Warner Brothers Discovery). During his six-year tenure at Turner, he oversaw...
- 1/8/2024
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
A joke authored by Elon Musk has turned into a merchandising opportunity for one of YouTube’s most iconic channels. Smosh, the comedy hub founded by Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla, has started selling Dickipedia-branded shirts after Musk mentioned that portmanteau as part of a dig against Wikipedia.
Musk called out Wikipedia on X, the platform he acquired a year ago. “Have you ever wondered why the Wikimedia Foundation wants so much money? It certainly isn’t needed to operate Wikipedia. You can literally fit a copy of the entire text on your phone,” Musk wrote. “I will give them a billion dollars if they change their name to Dickipedia.”
Even if Wikipedia C0-Founder Jimmy Wales wanted to call Musk’s bluff, he’d still have to negotiate with the owners of Dickipedia.com. As it turns out, that domain belongs to Smosh. It’s kind of a funny...
Musk called out Wikipedia on X, the platform he acquired a year ago. “Have you ever wondered why the Wikimedia Foundation wants so much money? It certainly isn’t needed to operate Wikipedia. You can literally fit a copy of the entire text on your phone,” Musk wrote. “I will give them a billion dollars if they change their name to Dickipedia.”
Even if Wikipedia C0-Founder Jimmy Wales wanted to call Musk’s bluff, he’d still have to negotiate with the owners of Dickipedia.com. As it turns out, that domain belongs to Smosh. It’s kind of a funny...
- 10/26/2023
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
In the middle of a wave of rampant misinformation, excessive hate speech, and endless harassment, X owner Elon Musk set his sights on Wikipedia. On Sunday, Musk aimed a series of tweets at Wikipedia and its co-founder Jimmy Wales, mocking a call for more funding before immediately implying that the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation was mismanaging its funds. Not to be outdone by his own tweet, Musk immediately followed it up with a challenge: “I will give them a billion dollars if they change their name to Dickipedia.”
Beyond its status...
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- 10/24/2023
- by CT Jones
- Rollingstone.com
Elon Musk offered Wikipedia $1 billion to change its name to “D—ipedia.”
Musk wrote his proposal on his platform X after he tweeted a screenshot of an appeal from Jimmy Wales, the co-founder of Wikipedia, who stated that Wikipedia is “not for sale.”
Musk captioned this post, “.”
Musk then replied to the tweet writing, “I will give them a billion dollars if they change their name to D—ipedia.”
Musk added several other posts about the matter including, “(Please add that to the on my wiki page),” and, “In the interests of accuracy.”
In the interests of accuracy
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 22, 2023
Journalist Ed Krassenstein suggested to Wikipedia that they should take the deal.
“You can always change it back after you collect,” he wrote.
Musk replied to Krassenstein, adding a condition that Wikipedia must keep the change for “one-year minimum. I mean, I’m not a fool lol.”
Musk has recently criticized Wikipedia,...
Musk wrote his proposal on his platform X after he tweeted a screenshot of an appeal from Jimmy Wales, the co-founder of Wikipedia, who stated that Wikipedia is “not for sale.”
Musk captioned this post, “.”
Musk then replied to the tweet writing, “I will give them a billion dollars if they change their name to D—ipedia.”
Musk added several other posts about the matter including, “(Please add that to the on my wiki page),” and, “In the interests of accuracy.”
In the interests of accuracy
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 22, 2023
Journalist Ed Krassenstein suggested to Wikipedia that they should take the deal.
“You can always change it back after you collect,” he wrote.
Musk replied to Krassenstein, adding a condition that Wikipedia must keep the change for “one-year minimum. I mean, I’m not a fool lol.”
Musk has recently criticized Wikipedia,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Nina Hauswirth
- Uinterview
The force remains strong with Star Wars, which beat out Marvel as the top franchise in a new survey of U.S. and UK gaming and entertainment fans by online community and data firm Fandom.
The 2023 list (check it out below) is full of surprises beyond the top two spots. One Piece, a nearly 30-year-old anime property that recently broke out globally via Netflix, finished No. 3, just ahead of video game mainstay Elder Scrolls. Yellowstone, barely five years after its linear TV premiere, was rated No. 7, three spots ahead of Disney.
The 2023 Inside Fandom Study, which surveyed 5,000 fans and combined those insights with analysis of Fandom’s proprietary, first-party data from 2023, assessed the impact of franchises in entertainment and gaming. More than two-thirds of respondents expressed a preference for “established universes with strong fan bases,” Fandom noted. The study identifies the key contributors to franchise success and looks at the different paths franchises take,...
The 2023 list (check it out below) is full of surprises beyond the top two spots. One Piece, a nearly 30-year-old anime property that recently broke out globally via Netflix, finished No. 3, just ahead of video game mainstay Elder Scrolls. Yellowstone, barely five years after its linear TV premiere, was rated No. 7, three spots ahead of Disney.
The 2023 Inside Fandom Study, which surveyed 5,000 fans and combined those insights with analysis of Fandom’s proprietary, first-party data from 2023, assessed the impact of franchises in entertainment and gaming. More than two-thirds of respondents expressed a preference for “established universes with strong fan bases,” Fandom noted. The study identifies the key contributors to franchise success and looks at the different paths franchises take,...
- 9/20/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
There aren’t many people ready to call Elon Musk “stupid,” but Jimmy Wales is one of them.
The Wikipedia founder was responding to a recent episode where Musk objected to suggestions of deleting an entry regarding the “Twitter files” (Musk’s public release of company documents). While the deletion never happened, for Wales, it was a revealing insight into the Twitter owner’s limited understanding.
Wales told The Times of London, “I said to him ‘Reading too much of Twitter is making you stupid.’ So that’s sort of my view.”
Wales made the distinction between two arms of Wikipedia: the foundation which manages the site’s operations and running costs, and the 130,000 editors who oversee the content, are elected and make decisions through debate.
“When Elon has tweeted about us, it’s like, he doesn’t understand how it all works. He’s an excitable man, it seems,...
The Wikipedia founder was responding to a recent episode where Musk objected to suggestions of deleting an entry regarding the “Twitter files” (Musk’s public release of company documents). While the deletion never happened, for Wales, it was a revealing insight into the Twitter owner’s limited understanding.
Wales told The Times of London, “I said to him ‘Reading too much of Twitter is making you stupid.’ So that’s sort of my view.”
Wales made the distinction between two arms of Wikipedia: the foundation which manages the site’s operations and running costs, and the 130,000 editors who oversee the content, are elected and make decisions through debate.
“When Elon has tweeted about us, it’s like, he doesn’t understand how it all works. He’s an excitable man, it seems,...
- 4/29/2023
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
The television show, Lost, captured the hearts and minds of viewers around the world from 2004 till 2010. It became a global phenomenon thanks to its thrilling storylines, enigmatic characters, and mysterious island setting. Despite its critical acclaim, the show’s ending left fans with many unanswered questions, sparking debates and discussions for years to come. Following the divisive ending, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales made a surprising petition to renowned filmmaker JJ Abrams for more Lost episodes. The intriguing move sparked curiosity and speculation among fans and media alike. In this article, we will dive into the reasons behind Jimmy Wales’...
- 4/20/2023
- by Uwa Echebiri
- TVovermind.com
Fandom has acquired a portfolio of digital brands, including GameSpot, Metacritic, TV Guide, GameFAQs, Giant Bomb, Cord Cutters News and Comic Vine, from Red Ventures.
Collectively, the properties reach 46 million monthly active users. Fandom described them as highly complementary to the company’s 300 million MAUs, 250,000 Wiki communities and 40 million pages of content.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Founded in 2004 by Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales and Angela Beesley Starling, Fandom controls a large cache of data on consumer preferences in film, TV, video games and other corners of pop culture. Insights from this large population of engaged fans is harnessed for FanDNA, Fandom’s proprietary data platform. In recent years, the company has acquired ScreenJunkies, Curse Media and Fanatical, increasing its presence in the pop culture, gaming and ecommerce sectors.
In announcing the Red Ventures deal, Fandom said it will boost the company’s position in many corners of the overall digital universe,...
Collectively, the properties reach 46 million monthly active users. Fandom described them as highly complementary to the company’s 300 million MAUs, 250,000 Wiki communities and 40 million pages of content.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Founded in 2004 by Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales and Angela Beesley Starling, Fandom controls a large cache of data on consumer preferences in film, TV, video games and other corners of pop culture. Insights from this large population of engaged fans is harnessed for FanDNA, Fandom’s proprietary data platform. In recent years, the company has acquired ScreenJunkies, Curse Media and Fanatical, increasing its presence in the pop culture, gaming and ecommerce sectors.
In announcing the Red Ventures deal, Fandom said it will boost the company’s position in many corners of the overall digital universe,...
- 10/3/2022
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: As streaming leaders Netflix and Disney prepare to roll out ad-supported subscription tiers, new research from Fandom indicates a majority of paying customers plan to take a wait-and-see approach before trading down to a cheaper plan.
About 57 of the 1,000 entertainment fans in the study agreed with this statement: “I am not interested in subscribing to any subscription services that have ads.” Just 17 agreed with this one: “I am interested in paying less for an ad-supported tier if there is no free tier.” While 54 of respondents said they only pay for ad-free streaming outlets, just 8 went the other way and said they only get ad-supported ones. About 38 of people reported having a mix of both.
Conducted July 14 to 18, the study is a supplement to Fandom’s “State of Streaming” report released last spring. Founded in 2004 by Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales and Angela Beesley Starling, Fandom controls a large cache of...
About 57 of the 1,000 entertainment fans in the study agreed with this statement: “I am not interested in subscribing to any subscription services that have ads.” Just 17 agreed with this one: “I am interested in paying less for an ad-supported tier if there is no free tier.” While 54 of respondents said they only pay for ad-free streaming outlets, just 8 went the other way and said they only get ad-supported ones. About 38 of people reported having a mix of both.
Conducted July 14 to 18, the study is a supplement to Fandom’s “State of Streaming” report released last spring. Founded in 2004 by Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales and Angela Beesley Starling, Fandom controls a large cache of...
- 8/19/2022
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
San Francisco, July 30 (Ians) After the online encyclopedia platform Wikipedia suspended the editing of the “recession” page, tech billionaire Elon Musk slammed co-founder Jimmy Wales and said the platform is “losing its objectivity”. While replying to a user on Twitter, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO showed his displeasure after the online encyclopedia blocked users […]...
- 7/30/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Disney’s focus on genre fans and programming makes Disney+ 30 more valuable than average streaming services, according to Fandom’s “State of Streaming” report.
Fandom, which was founded in 2004 by Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales and Angela Beesley Starling, controls a large cache of data on consumer preferences in film, TV, video games and other corners of pop culture. The company says it gets more than 300 million unique visitors per month and hosts more than 250,000 “wikis,” or interactive information hubs.
Conducted in the last week of January, the streaming study gauged the habits and sentiments of 5,500 global Fandom users. Survey responses were cross-checked with Fandom’s proprietary fan panel.
The report settled on three “rules” for studios and streaming providers. They must “lean into genre strengths”; “rethink the in-theater experience to differentiate from growing at-home viewing trends”; and “super-serve consumers beyond the screen.”
Not surprisingly, streaming consumers are sensitive to price.
Fandom, which was founded in 2004 by Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales and Angela Beesley Starling, controls a large cache of data on consumer preferences in film, TV, video games and other corners of pop culture. The company says it gets more than 300 million unique visitors per month and hosts more than 250,000 “wikis,” or interactive information hubs.
Conducted in the last week of January, the streaming study gauged the habits and sentiments of 5,500 global Fandom users. Survey responses were cross-checked with Fandom’s proprietary fan panel.
The report settled on three “rules” for studios and streaming providers. They must “lean into genre strengths”; “rethink the in-theater experience to differentiate from growing at-home viewing trends”; and “super-serve consumers beyond the screen.”
Not surprisingly, streaming consumers are sensitive to price.
- 4/19/2022
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
The European Parliament passed a wide-ranging digital copyright directive Wednesday that will give film and TV writers, directors and performing artists the possibility of renegotiating their contracts for a bigger piece of the revenue pie.
The new legislation is expected to force streamers such as Netflix and Amazon to pay higher copyright fees to film and TV creatives. It also affects copyright fees for music streamers and user-generated platforms such as YouTube, and is expected to force large tech companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Google to start using filtering systems to block copyrighted content.
Approval of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market was immediately welcomed by top European organizations representing the creative side of Europe’s film, TV and music industries. A large contingent of prominent European filmmakers had appealed to parliament members to approve the new rules at the Venice Film Festival last week.
But...
The new legislation is expected to force streamers such as Netflix and Amazon to pay higher copyright fees to film and TV creatives. It also affects copyright fees for music streamers and user-generated platforms such as YouTube, and is expected to force large tech companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Google to start using filtering systems to block copyrighted content.
Approval of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market was immediately welcomed by top European organizations representing the creative side of Europe’s film, TV and music industries. A large contingent of prominent European filmmakers had appealed to parliament members to approve the new rules at the Venice Film Festival last week.
But...
- 9/12/2018
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Bodies accuse digital giants of investing millions of euros in “disinformation campaign”.
Organisations representing content creators across Europe have expressed dismay at the European Parliament’s rejection of a new EU copyright law aimed at updating existing legislation to fit the digital age.
European Parliament members voted 318 to 278 against the proposed rules, with 31 abstentions, at its Strasbourg seat on Thursday (July 5), in one of the final sessions ahead of the institution’s two-month summer recess.
The vote was preceded by an intense lobbying campaign pitting those who believe digital players are exploiting news and media content without properly remunerating the creators,...
Organisations representing content creators across Europe have expressed dismay at the European Parliament’s rejection of a new EU copyright law aimed at updating existing legislation to fit the digital age.
European Parliament members voted 318 to 278 against the proposed rules, with 31 abstentions, at its Strasbourg seat on Thursday (July 5), in one of the final sessions ahead of the institution’s two-month summer recess.
The vote was preceded by an intense lobbying campaign pitting those who believe digital players are exploiting news and media content without properly remunerating the creators,...
- 7/6/2018
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Defy Media has sold Screen Junkies — its video brand dedicated to movie, TV and pop-culture fans — to Fandom, a site similarly focused on hard-core entertainment buffs.
Financial terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed.
Screen Junkies, home to popular parody series “Honest Trailers,” has more than 8 million YouTube subscribers across its channels and has generated over 2 billion views to date. Fandom, which is owned by Wikia Inc., attracts an audience of nearly 200 million monthly global unique visitors for more than 400,000 different communities that provide news, expert commentary and discussion boards across a wide span of topics, shows and characters.
In a statement, Defy Media said, “The future programming of the [Screen Junkies] brand requires increased focus and additional investment. When presented with the opportunity to sell Screen Junkies to Fandom, another highly respected name in movie and TV fan culture with similar brand alignment, it was clear that this was the...
Financial terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed.
Screen Junkies, home to popular parody series “Honest Trailers,” has more than 8 million YouTube subscribers across its channels and has generated over 2 billion views to date. Fandom, which is owned by Wikia Inc., attracts an audience of nearly 200 million monthly global unique visitors for more than 400,000 different communities that provide news, expert commentary and discussion boards across a wide span of topics, shows and characters.
In a statement, Defy Media said, “The future programming of the [Screen Junkies] brand requires increased focus and additional investment. When presented with the opportunity to sell Screen Junkies to Fandom, another highly respected name in movie and TV fan culture with similar brand alignment, it was clear that this was the...
- 7/2/2018
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has started a new online operation that will pair paid journalists with volunteers with an eye on beating back the tide of fake news. Wikitribune, launching April 25, will pay reporters through a crowdfunding campaign. People who contribute to the campaign will in turn be given some say on the topics and stories covered by Wikitribune, which Wales tells The Guardian will cover a range of issues from politics to science. Volunteer community contributors meanwhile will be able to fact-check and subedit articles, similar to the way Wikipedia is operated. Also Read: Prosecuting WikiLeaks Endangers All Reporters,...
- 4/25/2017
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Paul Newman’s salad dressing enterprise is common knowledge, but did you know about these 25 businesses run by Hollywood stars?
What do big-time movie stars get up to in their spare time? While their fictional counterparts might enjoy chopping wood or getting hosed down by friendly females (more on that here), actors themselves have a tendency towards wacky entrepreneurial ideas and hefty industrial investments.
Looking at our findings from some rigorous research (read: Googling), it seems that you can divide famous actors into a handful of groups – those who are trying to do something good for the world, those who are trying to break into internet megabucks and those who like opening restaurants.
Without further chit-chat, here’s a breakdown of which stars are behind which brands which you may or may not know and love…
1. Kevin Costner – Ocean Therapy Solutions
Here’s a brilliant one to start off with...
What do big-time movie stars get up to in their spare time? While their fictional counterparts might enjoy chopping wood or getting hosed down by friendly females (more on that here), actors themselves have a tendency towards wacky entrepreneurial ideas and hefty industrial investments.
Looking at our findings from some rigorous research (read: Googling), it seems that you can divide famous actors into a handful of groups – those who are trying to do something good for the world, those who are trying to break into internet megabucks and those who like opening restaurants.
Without further chit-chat, here’s a breakdown of which stars are behind which brands which you may or may not know and love…
1. Kevin Costner – Ocean Therapy Solutions
Here’s a brilliant one to start off with...
- 1/15/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
We keep hearing about the trouble with the internet, but the answer can't simply be to switch off our computers – because life online is real life, too
The news I hate the most is the news about how technology is killing us. Killing our libido, killing our friendships, our marriages, killing our children in their beds. I hate news about how social networks are halting our emotional development, how Facebook is quicksand, a swamp of insecurity. How our phones are clean windows into lonely deaths. How they make us worse.
I don't hate this news because it's false, necessarily – I hate it because it makes everybody fear the inevitable, and I hate it because the only answer it offers to these doomsday predictions is to "switch it off". Switch it off and look outside, to the fields, to the Tesco bags hooked on branches, to the sky, grey with promise.
The news I hate the most is the news about how technology is killing us. Killing our libido, killing our friendships, our marriages, killing our children in their beds. I hate news about how social networks are halting our emotional development, how Facebook is quicksand, a swamp of insecurity. How our phones are clean windows into lonely deaths. How they make us worse.
I don't hate this news because it's false, necessarily – I hate it because it makes everybody fear the inevitable, and I hate it because the only answer it offers to these doomsday predictions is to "switch it off". Switch it off and look outside, to the fields, to the Tesco bags hooked on branches, to the sky, grey with promise.
- 10/13/2013
- by Eva Wiseman
- The Guardian - Film News
On Friday evening at New York's New Museum, "Mad Men" creator and executive producer Matthew Weiner was featured as this year's Visionary in the fifth annual installment of The Stuart Regen Visionaries Series. (The award, designed to honor leading contributors to the international cultural community, has previously honored artists like choreographer Bill T. Jones, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, chef and author Alice Waters, and artist and architect Maya Lin.) The event featured Weiner in conversation with author A.M. Homes in front of a full house at the New Museum's downstairs theater. Their exchange was friendly and informal as Homes moderated the conversation before opening it up to questions. Weiner deliberately refrained from saying anything about the upcoming seventh and final season of "Mad Men," which AMC recently announced would be split into two seven-episodes segments to premiere in 2014 and 2015. Regardless of the final episodes' airdates, he'll have completed his work.
- 9/30/2013
- by Aaron Dobbs
- Indiewire
★★☆☆☆ How important is the internet to you? Is it a cathartic escapism from the confines of reality or just somewhere you can watch an inexhaustible supply of porn? In the past few years it has come to fruition that western civilisations are vastly ignorant over the repercussions of their online activities. What's more, the influence the web has charred into its present users doesn't even muster a murmur of its potential over forthcoming generations. In UK cinemas this week, director Beeban Kidron's InRealLife (2013) reports on this new breed of web-dependency by following disturbing accounts from internet-addicted teens.
What we're presented with in InRealLife is an ambiguous collection of horror stories that showcase the frailty of the human condition in the hands of corporate computer companies. Far removed from her previous Bridget Jones sequel feature filmmaking, Kidron's sustained journalistic approach collates an unabridged cache of industry professionals, commentators and users.
What we're presented with in InRealLife is an ambiguous collection of horror stories that showcase the frailty of the human condition in the hands of corporate computer companies. Far removed from her previous Bridget Jones sequel feature filmmaking, Kidron's sustained journalistic approach collates an unabridged cache of industry professionals, commentators and users.
- 9/18/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
The Italian Grand Prix is coming up! Like, now! What, you’re not excited? I’m actually getting somewhat sucked-in to this F1 stuff lately, and as much as I’d like to claim I’m legitimately knowledgeable about the sport, it’s mostly just because F1 2013 looks so cool. Now, I know it’s a yearly franchise, so I can’t quite tell what’s changed from last year or how much new stuff has been added since I never played F1 2012, but that hasn’t stopped me from geeking out over pretty cars each time Codemasters releases more info. So what if I’m a phony – sue me.
In honor of this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix, the publisher has released a new “hot lap” trailer, even going so far as to get famed Spanish Formula One racer Fernando Alonso to do the driving and provide narration. I’ll be honest,...
In honor of this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix, the publisher has released a new “hot lap” trailer, even going so far as to get famed Spanish Formula One racer Fernando Alonso to do the driving and provide narration. I’ll be honest,...
- 9/7/2013
- by Griffin Vacheron
- We Got This Covered
Beeban Kidron, who has had an eclectic directing career from "To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar," "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason," and the Jeanette Winterson adaptation "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit," is back with her new documentary "InRealLife," which will screen as part of the Toronto International Film Festival's Mavericks section. "InRealLife," a reference to the popular phrase, sometimes shortened to "Irl," that signifies offline life, explores the impact of online communication on the world's teenagers, so-called digital natives. According to Tiff, here's the description of the film: After observing the immersive behaviour of her own teenagers, director Beeban Kidron set out to answer the question: What exactly is the internet, and how is it changing us? She talks directly to teens about how technology shapes their expectations of friendship, their cognition, and their sexuality. She interviews experts including Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales, writer Clay...
- 8/30/2013
- by Bryce J. Renninger
- Indiewire
A British student who faced extradition to the U.S. and a possible prison term over a web site he created for sharing TV shows and movies has struck a deal, BBC reports. Richard O’Dwyer, of Sheffield in northern England, was arrested initially in 2010 when U.S. authorities charged that O’Dwyer’s TVShack website hosted links to pirated films and TV shows. The site also allegedly collected $230,000 in advertising before it was seized and shut down. Home Secretary Theresa May approved O’Dwyer’s extradition after a court ruling in January 2012. Following a campaign by his mother Julia that was joined in June by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, O’Dwyer will pay compensation under a “deferred prosecution” and avoid extradition. As part of the agreement O’Dwyer is expected to travel voluntarily to the U.S. to appear in court to finalize the deal before Christmas.
- 11/29/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has warned the UK government that he may encrypt the site's pages if the Draft Communications Data Bill is passed. The controversial legislation will force internet service providers to monitor every page its users visit and turn the data over to police, tax officials and other security services if deemed necessary. Wales, a staunch opponent of the proposals, told MPs that he will take measures to protect user privacy against the so-called snooping bill. "If we find that UK ISPs are mandated to keep track of every single web page that you read at Wikipedia, I am almost certain we would immediately move to a default (more)...
- 9/6/2012
- by By Mark Langshaw
- Digital Spy
Leaked internal memos from the Motion Picture Association of America, published early this week on the blog TorrentFreak, showed just how far the entertainment industry's lobbyists are willing to go to win the public debate on movie piracy.
Both memos concern the criminal prosecution of 24-year-old U.K. citizen Richard O'Dwyer, the founder of BitTorrent search engine TVShack, who could soon be extradited to the Us to be tried for copyright infringement. If he loses, he could go to jail for up to five years.
The case has attracted a great deal of media attention since late June, when Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales denounced the U.K. Home Office's decision to extradite O'Dwyer. Many commentators have agreed with Wales and argued that, no matter what you think of piracy in general, O'Dwyer's crimes were not severe enough to warrant extradition.
But the memos, which are both dated July 19, show that...
Both memos concern the criminal prosecution of 24-year-old U.K. citizen Richard O'Dwyer, the founder of BitTorrent search engine TVShack, who could soon be extradited to the Us to be tried for copyright infringement. If he loses, he could go to jail for up to five years.
The case has attracted a great deal of media attention since late June, when Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales denounced the U.K. Home Office's decision to extradite O'Dwyer. Many commentators have agreed with Wales and argued that, no matter what you think of piracy in general, O'Dwyer's crimes were not severe enough to warrant extradition.
But the memos, which are both dated July 19, show that...
- 8/8/2012
- by Joe Satran
- Huffington Post
Thousands back Wikipedia founder's call to oppose extradition of British student to Us over alleged internet copyright offences
A petition launched by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales to halt the extradition to the Us of Sheffield Hallam University student Richard O'Dwyer has garnered 160,000 signatures in less than five days.
O'Dwyer, 24, faces up to 10 years in Us prison for alleged copyright offences relating to TVShack.net, a website that provided links to places where users could watch TV shows and films online.
Wales's petition, which calls on the home secretary, Theresa May, to revoke her permission to extradite O'Dwyer, has picked up more than 75,000 signatures in the last 24 hours alone after being circulated among Us supporters of Change.org.
The petition is now the fastest-growing Change.org petition in the UK. In the Guardian article that launched the campaign, Wales said the extradition represented a battle between the film industry and general public.
A petition launched by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales to halt the extradition to the Us of Sheffield Hallam University student Richard O'Dwyer has garnered 160,000 signatures in less than five days.
O'Dwyer, 24, faces up to 10 years in Us prison for alleged copyright offences relating to TVShack.net, a website that provided links to places where users could watch TV shows and films online.
Wales's petition, which calls on the home secretary, Theresa May, to revoke her permission to extradite O'Dwyer, has picked up more than 75,000 signatures in the last 24 hours alone after being circulated among Us supporters of Change.org.
The petition is now the fastest-growing Change.org petition in the UK. In the Guardian article that launched the campaign, Wales said the extradition represented a battle between the film industry and general public.
- 6/29/2012
- by James Ball
- The Guardian - Film News
Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has lent his support to British student Richard O'Dwyer in an online petition. Richard O'Dwyer created the TVShack.net website, which did not host any copyrighted material but linked to other sites that did. The 24-year-old was arrested over the site in 2011, but will not face any prosecution in the UK. However, the Us has stated that because some American citizens used the site, he must be extradited to face criminal charges around copyright infringement, which could see him spend up to 10 years in a Us prison. Wales launched the Change.org petition on Sunday (June 24), which has already amassed over 12,000 signatures. The petition personally targets Prime Minister David Cameron, deputy Pm Nick Clegg and home secretary Theresa May, who signed the extradition order in March. He described O'Dwyer as "the human face of the (more)...
- 6/25/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
As the demise of the Sopa anti-piracy act showed, established arguments for protecting the rights of content creators are almost impossible to apply to a digital world
A casual observer could be forgiven for thinking that major media firms hate technology. They certainly fear it. Since Jack Valenti, the legendary film industry lobbyist, said in 1982 that the Vcr was like the Boston Strangler, preparing to murder the innocents of Hollywood, they have viewed such advances as a Godzilla creature rising from the sea to threaten their existence.
In the past 30 years in the Us, they have lobbied for 15 pieces of legislation aimed at tightening their grip on their content, as technology has moved ever faster to prise their fingers open.
In this seemingly never-ending battle, 18 January 2012 was a defining date, a day when the internet hit back. Mike Masnick, founder of TechDirt and one of Silicon Valley's most well-connected bloggers,...
A casual observer could be forgiven for thinking that major media firms hate technology. They certainly fear it. Since Jack Valenti, the legendary film industry lobbyist, said in 1982 that the Vcr was like the Boston Strangler, preparing to murder the innocents of Hollywood, they have viewed such advances as a Godzilla creature rising from the sea to threaten their existence.
In the past 30 years in the Us, they have lobbied for 15 pieces of legislation aimed at tightening their grip on their content, as technology has moved ever faster to prise their fingers open.
In this seemingly never-ending battle, 18 January 2012 was a defining date, a day when the internet hit back. Mike Masnick, founder of TechDirt and one of Silicon Valley's most well-connected bloggers,...
- 4/19/2012
- by Dominic Rushe
- The Guardian - Film News
The presenters of the fourth annual Shorty Awards – which honor those creating cool stuff on social media networks – will announce later today the nominees for categories like Foursquare Mayor of the Year (including chef Mario Batali and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg) and best microblog (including the Tumblr sites “The Obama Jog” and “NPR Fresh Air.”) The awards will be given at a ceremony to be held in New York City on March 26. “Daily Show with Jon Stewart” correspondents...
- 2/28/2012
- by Katherine Rosman
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
The Us Congress has officially postponed the votes on two controversial anti-piracy bills, the Protect IP Act (Pipa) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa). Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid delayed Tuesday's scheduled vote on Pipa "in light of recent events", after which House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith announced that his panel would not consider Sopa until there is wider agreement on the legislation. The two acts aim to help service providers tackle websites deemed to be in violation of copyright infringement, although critics argue that they could have devastating repercussions for legitimate websites if passed. Earlier this week, Wikipedia went down for 24 hours in protest at the proposed legislation. The site's founder Jimmy Wales later celebrated the impact of the blackout, claiming that at least 162 million people saw its message calling for (more)...
- 1/20/2012
- by By Christian Tobin
- Digital Spy
The internet filled with snark on Wednesday, as a slew of websites went dark to protest anti-piracy bills Sopa and Pipa. Not to be outdone by journalists and teenagers, one supporter of the legislation also sounded off.
"After Wikipedia blackrout[sic], somewhere, a student today is doing original research and getting his/her facts straight. Perish the thought," tweeted Jonathan Lamy, Senior Vice President of Communication of the Recording Industry Association of America.
The RIAA has been one of the biggest supporters of Sopa and Pipa, lobbying aggressively and speaking out against internet piracy. They even donated thousands to Sopa author Rep. Lamar Smith (R-tx).
He later deleted the tweet, but Gizmodo took a screenshot as evidence.
Wikipedia is just one of thousands of websites who have blacked out in protest of the controversial legislation. Other websites that are partly or fully going dark in protest include Google, Reddit and Tumblr.
"After Wikipedia blackrout[sic], somewhere, a student today is doing original research and getting his/her facts straight. Perish the thought," tweeted Jonathan Lamy, Senior Vice President of Communication of the Recording Industry Association of America.
The RIAA has been one of the biggest supporters of Sopa and Pipa, lobbying aggressively and speaking out against internet piracy. They even donated thousands to Sopa author Rep. Lamar Smith (R-tx).
He later deleted the tweet, but Gizmodo took a screenshot as evidence.
Wikipedia is just one of thousands of websites who have blacked out in protest of the controversial legislation. Other websites that are partly or fully going dark in protest include Google, Reddit and Tumblr.
- 1/18/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales was a guest on Erin Burnett OutFront Tuesday night, and said that while he's a believer in protecting copyright, and believes that the system in place -- where a copyright holder tells a site to take something down -- works best, he's against "placing all kinds of burdens on community-generated" sites, which burden them with the impossible task of policing everything that their users are doing.
- 1/18/2012
- by Nando Di Fino
- Mediaite - TV
MPAA has blasted websites such as Wikipedia, Reddit and Boing Boing for blacking out their websites for 24 hours over a protest against proposed anti-piracy laws in the Us.
The issue is over Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (Pipa), two new pieces of legislation that are being debated in the House of Representatives that are so wide-ranging and broad that they will effect how all information exists on the internet, not only piracy of copyright protected audio and visual media but how every site operates.
Sopa is targeting torrent and file-sharing websites such as The Pirate Bay but has been criticised for the power the wording of the proposed law would give the Us attorney general to immediately and without warning shut down websites suspected of copyright infringement or even those that link to them. Also, once court orders have been passed, search engines such as...
The issue is over Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (Pipa), two new pieces of legislation that are being debated in the House of Representatives that are so wide-ranging and broad that they will effect how all information exists on the internet, not only piracy of copyright protected audio and visual media but how every site operates.
Sopa is targeting torrent and file-sharing websites such as The Pirate Bay but has been criticised for the power the wording of the proposed law would give the Us attorney general to immediately and without warning shut down websites suspected of copyright infringement or even those that link to them. Also, once court orders have been passed, search engines such as...
- 1/18/2012
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
If you need to find something on Wikipedia, you’d better do it today. Beginning Wednesday, the free online encyclopedia behemoth, along with websites such as Reddit and Boing Boing will go dark to protest two Congressional bills, the Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) and the Protect IP Act (Pipa.)
According to The New York Times, the controversial bills “have attracted fierce opposition from many corners of the technology industry. Opponents say several of the provisions in the legislation, including those that may force search engines and Internet service providers to block access to Web sites that offer or link to copyrighted material,...
According to The New York Times, the controversial bills “have attracted fierce opposition from many corners of the technology industry. Opponents say several of the provisions in the legislation, including those that may force search engines and Internet service providers to block access to Web sites that offer or link to copyrighted material,...
- 1/17/2012
- by Aly Semigran
- EW.com - PopWatch
Encyclopedia website Wikipedia will be shutting down for 24 hours starting at midnight Et Tuesday night going into Wednesday (Jan. 18) in order to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (or Sopa). This act, also known as H.R.3261, was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives in October by Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas.
The bill seeks to hold sites accountable for any illegal copyright content uploaded by any user, which would affect sites like YouTube, Facebook and the like. On the other side of the issue are major companies, like Viacom and Walt Disney, calling internet piracy a form of digital theft.
In protest, several sites, Wikipedia being the largest, are going dark on Jan. 18. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales defends this decision to the U.K.'s Daily Telegraph:
"What I am hoping is that people outside the Us who have friends or family who are voters in the Us,...
The bill seeks to hold sites accountable for any illegal copyright content uploaded by any user, which would affect sites like YouTube, Facebook and the like. On the other side of the issue are major companies, like Viacom and Walt Disney, calling internet piracy a form of digital theft.
In protest, several sites, Wikipedia being the largest, are going dark on Jan. 18. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales defends this decision to the U.K.'s Daily Telegraph:
"What I am hoping is that people outside the Us who have friends or family who are voters in the Us,...
- 1/17/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo has described Wikipedia's plans to go offline in protest at two controversial pieces of Us online piracy legislation as "foolish" and "silly". Wikipedia, which is the sixth most popular online destination attracting 25 million visitors a day, will "go dark" for 24 hours tomorrow in protest at the Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) and Protect IP Act (Pipa). The site's founder Jimmy Wales said that Wikipedia will be replaced by a page showing contacts of local members of Congress, which he hopes will "melt phone systems in Washington". Wikipedia is among a group of Us technology firms campaigning against Sopa, which aimed to 'throttle' sites suspected of copyright infringement by denying them prominence on search engines or access to online payment services. The tech giants claim that (more)...
- 1/17/2012
- by By Andrew Laughlin
- Digital Spy
Wikipedia is taking dramatic action in its protest of the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa). Site co-founder Jimmy Wales lit up his Twitter feed Monday with a flurry of posts announcing the English language version of the highly-trafficked database would go dark on Wednesday. "Student warning," he wrote. "Do your homework early. Wikipedia protesting bad law on Wednesday! #sopa" Photos: 10 Hollywood Players That Will Make a Difference in the 2012 Elections Though targeted at media pirates, many accuse Sopa and the related Protect IP Act (Pipa) of being too broad, noting it could infringe on
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- 1/16/2012
- by Michael O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Wikipedia will shut down for 24 hours Wednesday to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act, founder Jimmy Wales announced on Monday. In doing so, Wikipedia joins a long list of web companies such as Reddit and Mozilla that are taking similar measures against the proposed legislation. Wales used his Twitter account to spread the news, writing “Student warning! Do your homework early. Wikipedia protesting bad law on Wednesday! #sopa” In place of Wikipedia, users will see instructions for how to reach local members of Congress, which Wales hopes "will melt phone systems in Washington." He...
- 1/16/2012
- by Lucas Shaw
- The Wrap
We hope none of you have term papers due on Thursday. Wikipedia will be shutting down for 24 hours on Wednesday (Jan. 18) to protest the "Stop Online Piracy Act" or Sopa. If you want to look up dirt on Hollywood stars or indulge your curiosity about weird spiders or the longest bridge in America, you'd better do it before the end of the day.
According to The Wrap, Wikipedia will be joined by other companies like Reddit and Mozilla that are taking similar measures against the proposed legislation, as reported earlier. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales took to Twitter to announce the decision, saying, "Student warning! Do your homework early. Wikipedia protesting bad law on Wednesday! #sopa"
Wikipedia's English language site gets an average of 25 million daily visitors. In place of the usual Wikipedia page, users will see instructions for how to reach local members of Congress, which Wales says he hopes...
According to The Wrap, Wikipedia will be joined by other companies like Reddit and Mozilla that are taking similar measures against the proposed legislation, as reported earlier. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales took to Twitter to announce the decision, saying, "Student warning! Do your homework early. Wikipedia protesting bad law on Wednesday! #sopa"
Wikipedia's English language site gets an average of 25 million daily visitors. In place of the usual Wikipedia page, users will see instructions for how to reach local members of Congress, which Wales says he hopes...
- 1/16/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The online encyclopedia says it will, making it the most prominent participant to date in a planned Wednesday protest over a Hollywood-supported effort to fight online piracy. “We have no indication that Sopa [the House's Stop Online Piracy Act] is fully off the table,” Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales tweeted today. Also, a similar bill in the Senate, the Protect IP Act, “is still alive and kicking. We need to send Washington a Big message.” The plan is for Wikipedia’s English-language site to go down for a day beginning Wednesday at midnight Et. “Student warning! Do your homework early. Wikipedia protesting bad law on Wednesday!” Wales tweeted. He added that “My goal is to melt switchboards!” Last week news aggregator Reddit said it would go dark for 12 hours on Wednesday; Cheezburger Network also will join the protest. The companies, along with most of the tech community, bitterly oppose the proposals that would give the government the...
- 1/16/2012
- by DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor
- Deadline TV
Wikipedia will be taken offline for 24 hours this Wednesday in protest at the Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa). Jimmy Wales, founder of the web encyclopaedia, previously threatened to suspend the service indefinitely in the Us if the controversial bill is passed. The English version of Wikipedia will now go down for 24 hours across the world on January 18 from Midnight Est (5am in the UK). "Student warning! Do your homework early. Wikipedia protesting bad law on Wednesday! #sopa," he posted on Twitter. Wikipedia will be replaced by a page displaying contact details for local members of Congress, which Wales hopes "will melt phone systems in Washington". Sopa aims to help service providers tackle websites deemed to be in violation of copyright infringement. Opponents of the bill warn that it could be harmful to the internet as a whole, bringing repercussions (more)...
- 1/16/2012
- by By Mark Langshaw
- Digital Spy
Wikipedia has finished its latest fundraising campaign after the non-profit website attracted $$20m (£12.8m) from one million donors. The fifth most popular website in the world has recently featured a series of testimonials in fundraising banners, urging people to donate money to keep the Wikimedia Foundation going. Testimonials came from various editors who contribute to the online encyclopedia, along with a pledge from its founder Jimmy Wales. While the disappearance of the fundraising banners will not disappoint most Wikipedia users, the campaign certainly did the trick, as around $$20m has been raised. Wikimedia Foundation executive director Sue Gardner said that the donations would be used to keep Wikipedia going for another 12 months. "Over the past few months, more than one million people have come together from all over the world to keep Wikipedia and its sister (more)...
- 1/3/2012
- by By Andrew Laughlin
- Digital Spy
Wikipedia has threatened to blank out its pages if the Stop Online Piracy Act is passed in the Us. The site's founder Jimmy Wales believes that the legislation will have a harmful impact on the internet, resulting in repercussions for legitimate websites. The Us senate, which will soon deliberate over the bill, believes that it is necessary to help the creative industries stamp out online piracy. Wales has warned that he will censor Wikipedia Us in its entirety if the law is approved. Facebook and Google have previously voiced their opposition. Wikipedia's Italian site previously (more)...
- 12/13/2011
- by By Mark Langshaw
- Digital Spy
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales blogs that he is considering a blackout of pages on the popular site to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act. Wales has asked users and editors of Wikipedia to weigh in with their opinions before he makes a decision. The entertainment industry wants the government to take stronger action against “digital theft” and has lobbied heavily in favor of Sopa, while Internet companies, the Consumer Electronics Association and others have argued that the measure is goes too far and is too vague. They fear that Sopa and to a lesser extent its companion Senate measure Protect IP Act would grant U.S. law enforcement sweeping powers to shut down websites and online services accused of facilitating piracy — or even sites media companies simply don’t like — potentially without due process. Google chairman Eric Schmidt says it amounts to a license for corporate censorship. Wales came up...
- 12/13/2011
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Wikipedia is investigating allegations of content manipulation by public relations firm Bell Pottinger. Jimmy Wales, founder of the online encyclopaedia, confirmed that a team of volunteers is looking into reports of a breach of conflict of interest on the lobbyists' part. Wikipedia's guidelines state that anybody is able to edit the site, providing they avoid topics in which they have a vested interest. Bell Pottinger has admitted to editing entries, but denies any illegal activity. The PR company's accounts have been suspended until further notice. Wales told BBC News: "I've never seen a case like this. In general when I speak to PR firms they have ethical guidelines that would prevent this kind of conduct. "I offered to pop by their office next week to give them a speech on ethical editing of Wikipedia - but I guess they didn't think (more)...
- 12/8/2011
- by By Mark Langshaw
- Digital Spy
Hans Zimmer has spent the last decade churning out an average of four soundtracks per year, scoring adventure movies, rom-coms, 3-D cartoons, Oscar-bait period pieces, videogames, and the freaking Simpsons Movie, why not. Not every soundtrack is a winner, but Zimmer has an intriguingly eccentric streak. Look at the ridiculously influential “Evil Foghorn” Inception soundtrack, which was actually composed as a kind of slow-mo remix of an Edith Piaf song. Or consider the oddball Victorian funk of his Sherlock Holmes soundtrack, which Zimmer specifically composed on an out-of-tune piano. For next year’s The Dark Knight Rises, Zimmer is back...
- 11/10/2011
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
As governments and universities around the world take a more active interest in Wikipedia's accuracy and reach, Wales talks about his site's new status. "I'm not sure if we are becoming a default 'official' source of information" he tells us, "but we are certainly the first port of call for hundreds of millions of people already."
Wikipedia has evolved from the hobby of amateur enthusiasts to a fully financed priority of academics and government agencies looking to improve what is quickly becoming the world’s first source of information. Just last month, the United States National Archives announced a "Wikipedian In Residence," a full-time liaison to the Wikipedia community. Weeks earlier, the Association for Psychological Sciences put out a PSA calling on all academics to assume editing Wikipedia was part of their regular intellectual duties.
Cofounder Jimmy Wales approaches the growing success with a bit of modesty. "I'm not sure...
Wikipedia has evolved from the hobby of amateur enthusiasts to a fully financed priority of academics and government agencies looking to improve what is quickly becoming the world’s first source of information. Just last month, the United States National Archives announced a "Wikipedian In Residence," a full-time liaison to the Wikipedia community. Weeks earlier, the Association for Psychological Sciences put out a PSA calling on all academics to assume editing Wikipedia was part of their regular intellectual duties.
Cofounder Jimmy Wales approaches the growing success with a bit of modesty. "I'm not sure...
- 7/6/2011
- by Gregory Ferenstein
- Fast Company
Facebook VP David Fischer explicitly downplayed the social network's role in Middle Eastern revolutions to an Israeli conference which included a tech industry who's-who.
One of Facebook's highest-ranking international executives told a dignitary-packed Israeli conference that the website played a minimal role in the Arab Spring.
While addressing the Israeli Presidential Conference in Jerusalem yesterday, Facebook Vice President for Advertising and Global Operations David Fischer commented on the revolutions in the Arab world. According to Israeli business newspaper Globes, Fischer stated:
"The social network gives people a way to express themselves and have their voice heard by governments and dictators--this was not so before […] When you see what is happening, you understand why changes are happening within the social media. However, I think Facebook gets too much credit for these things. In the end, the people who make the revolution are the brave ones here.
Fischer is the son of Stanley Fischer,...
One of Facebook's highest-ranking international executives told a dignitary-packed Israeli conference that the website played a minimal role in the Arab Spring.
While addressing the Israeli Presidential Conference in Jerusalem yesterday, Facebook Vice President for Advertising and Global Operations David Fischer commented on the revolutions in the Arab world. According to Israeli business newspaper Globes, Fischer stated:
"The social network gives people a way to express themselves and have their voice heard by governments and dictators--this was not so before […] When you see what is happening, you understand why changes are happening within the social media. However, I think Facebook gets too much credit for these things. In the end, the people who make the revolution are the brave ones here.
Fischer is the son of Stanley Fischer,...
- 6/24/2011
- by Neal Ungerleider
- Fast Company
You can tell how massive and diverse a festival like Tribeca is by the fact that I saw 10 features and a whole bunch of shorts, yet only one film I saw won an award and none received special mention. I want to congratulate Rider & Shiloh Strong for winning best online short for their amazing film, The Dungeon Master. I have been pushing it as my favorite short of the festival and apparently many people agreed with me. Below is the list of all the winners & special mentions. Congratulations to all of them and congrats to everyone who just played at the festival, which is a huge honor by itself.
World Narrative Competition Categories:
The jurors for the 2011 World Narrative Competition were Souleymane Cissé, Scott Glenn, David Gordon Green, Rula Jebreal, Art Linson, Jason Sudeikis and Dianne Wiest.
The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature . She Monkeys (Apflickorna), directed by Lisa Aschan,...
World Narrative Competition Categories:
The jurors for the 2011 World Narrative Competition were Souleymane Cissé, Scott Glenn, David Gordon Green, Rula Jebreal, Art Linson, Jason Sudeikis and Dianne Wiest.
The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature . She Monkeys (Apflickorna), directed by Lisa Aschan,...
- 5/4/2011
- by Jerry Cavallaro
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: The 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival announced the winners of its competition categories Thursday night at a ceremony hosted at the W Union Square in New York City.
Not that the festival, co-founded by Robert De Niro, is finished. It runs through May 1, giving audiences time to go see the films that topped their respective categories.
“It’s wonderful to have reached our 10th edition and to be able to celebrate with all of these gifted filmmakers. We’ve been fortunate that as we have grown we have remained a place that welcomes a diverse range of stories told by compelling and exciting filmmakers,” said Jane Rosenthal, festival co-founder. “We are truly honored that the community has supported the Festival all these years – the community of New York and the international film community.”
Screenings of all winning films will take place throughout the final day of the Festival,...
Hollywoodnews.com: The 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival announced the winners of its competition categories Thursday night at a ceremony hosted at the W Union Square in New York City.
Not that the festival, co-founded by Robert De Niro, is finished. It runs through May 1, giving audiences time to go see the films that topped their respective categories.
“It’s wonderful to have reached our 10th edition and to be able to celebrate with all of these gifted filmmakers. We’ve been fortunate that as we have grown we have remained a place that welcomes a diverse range of stories told by compelling and exciting filmmakers,” said Jane Rosenthal, festival co-founder. “We are truly honored that the community has supported the Festival all these years – the community of New York and the international film community.”
Screenings of all winning films will take place throughout the final day of the Festival,...
- 4/29/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
Today the Tribeca Film Festival awarded $185,000 in cash prizes for both narrative and documentary films. Some notable awards include: She Monkeys for Best Narrative, Artificial Paradises for Best Cinematography, Turn Me On Goddammit for Best Screenplay, and Carice van Houten as Ingrid Jonker in Black Butterflies for Best Actress. Check out the press release below for the full lineup of awards.
2011 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Awards
She Monkeys, Journals Of Musan, Bombay Beach And Like Water
Win Top Awards In Juried World Competitions
Festival Awards More Than $185,000 In Cash Prizes
[April 28, 2011 – New York, NY] – The 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival, co-founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, and presented by founding sponsor American Express, announced the winners of its competition categories tonight at a ceremony hosted at the W Union Square in New York City. The Festival runs through May 1, 2011.
The world competition winners for narrative and documentary films were chosen...
2011 Tribeca Film Festival Announces Awards
She Monkeys, Journals Of Musan, Bombay Beach And Like Water
Win Top Awards In Juried World Competitions
Festival Awards More Than $185,000 In Cash Prizes
[April 28, 2011 – New York, NY] – The 10th annual Tribeca Film Festival, co-founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, and presented by founding sponsor American Express, announced the winners of its competition categories tonight at a ceremony hosted at the W Union Square in New York City. The Festival runs through May 1, 2011.
The world competition winners for narrative and documentary films were chosen...
- 4/29/2011
- by Christopher Clemente
- SoundOnSight
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