#NATPE/The Guide

Find the pulse of premium content at NATPE Market, up next, at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, where on the floor, in suites, and on panels programming executives, brand managers, showrunners, and device manufacturers map together the future of entertainment.  From Michael Eisner and Donald Trump, to Illeana Douglas and Justine Bateman, to Jordan Levin and the Modern Family cast & crew, there’s never a dull moment.  Here’s the guide to what’s going on:

Sunday, January 24
2-3, Islander I
Selling Telenovelas with The Bold and the Beautiful, Telemundo, Dori Media, Globo
3:30-5, Islander I
Screening:  India – A Love Story
*5-7, Border Grill
SXSW Kick-Off Party

Monday, January 25
8-10, Four Seasons, Level 2, Acacia Ballroom
Globo Breakfast Screening:  India – A Love Story
*9-10, Islander B
Keynote:  David Zaslav, Discovery
10-10:30, Digital Theatre
Grow Your Audience with Stickam, MTV, CBS Radio
10-6, Show Floor
*10:30-12, Islander D
Mentor Round Robin (Unscripted) with Paul Buccieri, ITVS, Andy Stabile, CAA, Bertram van Munster, Earthview, Eric Shotz, LMNO, Philip Gurin, Gurin Co, Douglass Ross, Evolution Media, Stella Stolper, Wikked, Ken Mok, 10×10
10:30-11:30, Islander I
What TV Needs to Know about Social Media with Shelly Palmer
11:30-12, Digital Theatre
Formatting Content for Digital Delivery
*11:30-12:30, Islander B
Anatomy of a Hit:  Modern Family with Dana Walden, 20c Fox TV Chair, Steve Levitan, Ed O’Neill, Sofia Vergara (Gloria), Ty Burrell (Phil), Julie Bowen (Claire), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Mitchell),  Eric Stonestreet (Cameron)
11:45-12:45, Tradewinds C
Fans & Brands with Fox, Demand Media, Omelet…
12:15-12:45, Digital Theatre
Twitter TV with Chloe Sladden, Twitter, Daisy Whitney, Beet.tv
12:15-1:45, Mentor Round Robin (B &C)
Barbara Fisher, Hallmark, Tom Zappala, Disney/ABC, Jon Helmrich, IBC, John Moczulski, KTLA-TV, Sandra Stern, Lionsgate, Gary Marenzi, MGM, Leslie Chesloff
12-3, Islander I
Pitchfest – The Agency, Lone Star Opera, Vicious Circle
(last year’s winner sold show to History)
12-4, Theatre on the Floor
Reality Food TV – Top Chef Quickfire Competition, Paul Bartolotta, Wynn
1-1:45, Tradewinds C
TV as Branded Business with Brian Seth Hurst, ATAS, Lisa Hsia, Bravo, Kim Niemi, NBC, David Norton, Ladder Up, John Couch, Titanium Sky
1:15-2, Islander I
Digital Spectrum, Revenue Resource with Brandon Burgess, ION…
1-1:45, Digital Theatre
Mobile Monetization on TV with Jim Beddows, MEF, David Kruis, Metranome…
*1:30-2:15, Islander B
Keynote with Michael Eisner, The Tornante Company
2-2:45, Digitial Theatre
PGA Toolbox:  Unlocking Mobile Content for Interactive TV with John David Heinsen, Bunnygraph..
2:30-3:15, Islander I
Profit in Recovery with Sean Compton, Tribune, Emerson Coleman, Hearst, Brooke Spectorsky, Gannett, Doug Lowe, Meredith
*2:30-4, Islander D
Mentor Round Robin (Digital) with Lori Schwartz, IPG, Curt Marvis, Lionsgate, Anthony Soohoo, CBSi, Keith Richman, Break, Nathan Coyle, CAA, Kevin Yen, YouTube, Jim Louderback, Revision3, Michael Kernan, NuMedia
2:45-3:30, Tradewinds C
Online Advertising with VideoNuze, GroupM, Google
3-3:45, Islander B
Storytelling with Bill Lawrence, Cougar Town, Scrubs
3:15-4, Digital Theatre
Mobile Video with FLM, Babelgum, FLO TV
3:30-4:15, Islander I
Global Entertainment Development with Charles Kenny, World Bank
4-5, Tradewinds C
Lights Camera Lawsuit! with James Lichtman, NBCU, Kirk Schenck, RDF Media
*4-6, Theatre on the Floor
Happy Hour Cocktail Competitions, Blind Wine Tastings, Art of the Drink, Network Executive Mixology
*4:15-5, Islander B
Cable 360 with Jeff Wachtel, USA, Michael Wright, TBS, Tony DiSanto, MTV, Kevin Beggs, Lionsgate
4:30-5, Digital Theatre
Leveraging GMX (Global Media Exchange)
4:45-5:30, Islander I
Nonfiction Budgeting with Donna Michelle Anderson, Planet DMA
5:15-6, Digital Theatre
NY Video Start-Ups Awards
6-8, South Seas Ballroom F
*Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Awards – Jeff Gaspin, NBCU, Irwin Gotlieb, GroupM, David E Kelley & Judge Judy
10-12, House of Blues
Party with El Bambino

Tuesday, January 26
9-9:45, Digital Theatre
Manage Social Media Flow with Jumpwire Media
9-9:30, Islander B
Legacy Talk Back with Judge Judy
9-6, Show Floor
9:35-10:05, Islander B
Legacy Talk Back with David E Kelley
10:10-10:40, Islander B
Legacy Talk Back with Irwin Gotlieb, GroupM
10:45-11:15, Islander B
Legacy Talk Back with Jeff Gaspin, NBCU
11-11:45, Tradewinds C
Syndication with Vivi Zigler, NBCU, Albert Cheng, Disney ABC..
11-11:30, Digital Theatre
Cool Ads with Alex Bogusky and Sarah Szalavitz
11:30-12:30, Islander I
Keynote with Esther Lee, Brand Marketing & Advertising, ATT
11:45-12:30, Digital Theatre
IAWTV with Tubefilter, ICM, Digitas
*11:45-12:45, Islander B
Watch What Happens at NATPE 2010 with Donald Trump, Celebrity Apprentice, Jillian Michaels, Biggest Loser, Andy Cohen, Bravo..
12-4, Theatre on the Floor
Celebrity Chef Competitions
12:15-1, Tradewinds C
Daisy Whitney interviews Ross Levinsohn, Fuse Capital
*12:45-1:30, Islander I
Addressable, Interactive, Platform-Proof Content with Drew Buckley, Electus, Keith Hindle, Fremantle, David Verklin, Canoe, John Ross, IPG
*1-1:30, Digital Theatre
From Disney to fm78.tv with Peter Murrieta
*1:15-2:15, Islander B
Reality Blockbuster with Jonathan Murray, Bunim/Murray, Lisa Berger, E!, 51 Minds, World Race, Atlas Media
1:15-2:45, Islander D
Mentor Round Robin (Scripted) – Neal Baer, Law & Order SVU, Kim Moses & Ian Sander, Ghost Whisperer, Ted Miller, CAA
1:30-2:15, Tradewinds C
Cross-Media Planning with comScore, Havas, MPG
*1:45-2:30, Digital Theatre
Anatomy of a Hit Web Series:  Illeana Douglas, Justine Bateman, Brent Friedman, Electric Farm…
*2-2:45, Islander I
Branded Content with Jordan Levin, Generate, Howard Owens, Reveille, Russ Axelrod, Microsoft…
*2:45-3:30, Digital Theatre
NexGen Showrunner:  Jonathan Prince
2:45-3:45, Islander B
Sizzle Reel Secrets with RDF, LMNO…
2:45-4, Tradewinds C
Tribal Leadership with USC
3:15-4, Islander I
Private Equity with Michael Kassan, PwC, Michael Lang, Fox, Ed Wilson, Tribune…
*4-5, Islander B
Cable Superstars with Nancy Dubic, AETN/History, Dave Howe, Syfy/NBCU. Marc Juris, truTV, Ryan O’Hara, TVGuide.com
*4-5:30, Islander D
Mentor Round Robin (Brands) – Michael Herst, EA, Chad Stubbs, Pepsi, Niko Chauls, Bing, Steve Amato, Omelet
4-6, Theatre on the Floor
Happy Hour Cocktails
4:15-5, Tradewinds C
Relevant Ratings in a Distributed Content Ecosystem w Tubefilter, blip.tv, Digitas…
5-6, Digital Theatre
SXSW Transmedia Storytelling
*6-7:30, Show Floor
Digital Luminary Awards Reception honoring Felicia Day, The Guild, Marc Whitten, Xbox LIVE, Frank Biancuzzo, Hearst, Geoff Stedman, Omneon

Wednesday, January 27
*8-8:45, Islander I
Coffee with Roma Khanna, NBCU
*9-10, Islander B
Keynote with Elisabeth Murdoch, Shine
*9:15-10, Digital Theatre
Games with John Roberts, Lucasfilm, Jesse Rednis, USA, Kris Soumas, AETN, Bill Kispert, Universal Pictures Partnerships
9-6, Show Floor
10-10:30, Islander I
Keynote with Andy Duncan, UK Channel 4
*10:30-11:15, Islander B
International Co-Production with John Morayniss, E1, Tandem, Reveille, Fox
10:30-11:15, Digital Theatre
Online Video Ad Inventory with Tim Street, Brett Wilson, TubeMogul…
11:15-11:45, Islander I
Biometrics with NBCU – Telemundo
*11:30-12:15, Digital Theatre
Alex Albrecht, Diggnation interviews Gary Vaynerchuk, Crush It
11:45-12:30, Islander B
Latin Content with beTV, Fox, MarVista…
12-4, Theatre on the Floor
Celebrity Kitchen
*12:30-1:15, Digital Theatre
Packaging for the Pitch with George Ruiz, ICM, Omid AShtari, CAA, Jason Nadler, UTA, Brandon Martinez, Abrams Artists, David Tochterman, Innovative Artists, Barrett Garese, Spytap
12:30-1:15, Islander I
Latino Programming Trends with Warner Artist Management, Fox…
*1-1:45, Islander B
International Format with Philip Gurin, Karrie Wolfe, RDF..
*1:30-2:15, Islander I
Slashing Your Sizzle Reel Budget with DMA..
1:30-2:15, Digital Theatre
3D with Steve Schklair, 3ality
*2-3, Islander B
Making Money with FT, Oglivy, Nokia, NBCU, CAA
3:30-5, Islander D
Mentor Round Robin ($$$) with Greycroft, matrixx, MESA

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Casting Characters

One of my favorite things about reading a good book is the way a story plays out in my mind as I read. The best books have settings, actions and characters that are so well developed and described, I can see them vividly, as if playing on a movie screen in my head. Sometimes, I imagine the story actually is being made into a movie, or hear that the novel has been optioned, and I try to cast actors or actresses for the characters in the book.

Yesterday, I came across this post about a Swedish movie being made based upon The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. This, of course, starts speculation as to who should play “the girl” in the US version of the movie. The UK Telegraph is linking Kristin Stewart, of Twilight and The Runaways, while MTV has a few other ideas. My favorite is Shannyn Sossamon.

Who would you cast to play Lisbeth Salander? Do you ever try to pick actors for characters? I do it all the time, and expect we’ll be talking about this again soon.

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Hollywood stars lead Haitian quake charity drive

Pitt and his partner actress Jolie pose at the premiere of “Inglourious …More

 

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were the first to reach out to Haiti by donating $1 million (612 million pounds) from their foundation to Doctors Without Borders, which has been tending to victims of the quake that demolished buildings in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince on Tuesday. Tens of thousands are feared dead.

Actress Alyssa Milano, a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, on Thursday used her blog on The Huffington Post to challenge U.S. corporations to match her donation. She said the funds would go to buy medical supplies, tarpaulins, food and water kits for Haiti.

“I cried and then I did the only thing I could do … I wrote a check to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF for $50,000,” she wrote.

Haiti-born hip-hop musician Wyclef Jean launched a texting campaign, calling on fans to donate $5 to his Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund charged to their cell phone bills by texting “Yele” to 501501.

Jean has already raised more than $1 million for the disaster relief effort and is in Haiti “giving aid and assessing the situation,” according to his www.yele.org website.

Actor George Clooney will host a telethon on MTV next week to raise funds for victims of Tuesday’s earthquake, the music network said on Thursday. 

The event will be broadcast on all MTV Network channels on January 22. Clooney is expected to be joined by as yet unnamed pop music and movie stars.

Grammy-winning Latina pop singer Shakira asked her fans for donations to help rebuild Haiti to be channelled through UNICEF and Wyclef Jean’s foundation.

Coldplay musician Chris Martin called for donations through Oxfam, whose global ambassador, actress Scarlett Johansson, also appealed for contributions for Haiti. 

Oprah Winfrey got involved on Wednesday by asking viewers of her popular show to donate to the Red Cross.

Actor Ben Stiller, who has been raising money for a school in Ceverine in Haiti through Save the Children, also made an appeal on CNN’s “Larry King Live” for $10 donations charged to phone bills by texting “Haiti” to 90999.

First lady Michelle Obama made a public appeal for this texting campaign, which had raised $5.9 million dollars for the red Cross by late Thursday.

 Cycling legend Lance Armstrong’s LiveStrong Foundation pledged $250,000 to help Haiti’s recovery, according to its website. The money will go to Doctors Without Borders and Partners in Health founded by Harvard professor Paul Farmer.

(Reporting by Anthony Boadle, editing by Bill Trott)

 Reuters News report.

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Tonight January 13th... "Robert Galinsky's Reality Wanted" with Co-Host Philip Galinsky Live Tonight at 6pm

“Robert Galinsky’s Reality Wanted” – Every Wednesday 6-8pm EST on ChatAboutIt.com energized by CBS. Call in live to 877.CHAT.212 and be a part of the show… featuring the Kodak Zi8 Pocket Camera

Wednesday January 13th Guests Include:
Steve Bula “Protege” from “G’s To Gents” Season 2
Scott Herman from “Real World Brooklyn”
Todd Krim Founder of RealityCares.org
Patrick Terry – Film Maker, “The Interlopers”
Mark Yawitz Co-Founder of Reality Wanted
Features from RealityCrew.com
and we may also be visited by “Buckwheat” from the original Little Rascals!

“Robert Galinsky’s Reality” is an online radio show right here on ChatAboutIt.com and features the Kodak Zi8 Pocket Camera. The show is co-hosted by the hilarious Philip Galinsky and energized by CBS – CALL IN TO THE SHOW LIVE 877.CHAT.212 (877.242.8212) .

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Fashion Forecast: Candy Coloured Clothing

Fashion is about taking risks, its about being bold, and its about being beautiful. Stars have taken note that candy coloured frocks fulfill these three very important elements, the reason? The colours are so powerful! Its hard to not catch attention in something this daring, and I find that the stronger the colour the better the look. Pastels are wonderful, but many people can’t pull them off properly and may feel washed out. A bold apple red or a vibrant turquoise will give your skin a glow and your eyes some pop!  What better way to brighten up your wardrobe than with a sweet, candy-colored frock? No matter what your age, personality, or style, add a little candy and ‘taste the rainbow’. Below are some chic examples from stylish celebs. From left to right, top to bottom: Cindy Crawford, Selena Gomez, Kristin Cavallari, Ali Larter, Becki Newton, Fergie, Khloe Kardashian, Carrie Underwood, Kristin Davis, Brittany Snow, Natalie Portman, and Rachel Bilson.

Don’t they all look yummy?

*meg

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Oxygen Jumps On the Jersey Reality-TV Bandwagon, In The Wake Of 'Real Housewives Of New Jersey' and 'Jersey Shore,' With 'Jersey Couture' Show

Well, we’ll be damned. Jersey girls rule on reality TV.

Our beloved Garden State, the new mecca for reality-TV producers, will be the site of yet another “docu-soap.” This one, in development by the women’s network Oxygen, has a working title of “Jersey Couture,” echoing the name of that overpriced brand for tween and teen girls, Juicy Couture.

The show was announced Sunday at the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, a shindig we attended last year, just two weeks before we were abuptly laid off.

From what we understand, “Jersey Couture” is about an upscale Freehold, N.J., women’s formalwear shop, Diane & Co. It is owned by Diane Scali and her family.

“From canary yellow beaded sheaths to gold lamé, the Scali family offers over-the-top dresses to satisfy every girl’s special event needs,” Oxygen said in a press release.

New Jersey, once the butt of jokes, is now the new hot spot for reality-TV shows that in many cases play on stereotypes the rest of America has about us. We’ve had Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” MTV’s “Jersey Shore,” TLC’s “Cake Boss” and “18 Kids and Counting,” and Style Network’s “Jerseylicious,” which debuts in March.

We wrote about this new trend in Jersey-set programming for NewJerseyNewsroom.com, where experts told us that TV producers believe that the Garden State’s “loud and proud” residents are perfect for reality-TV shows.

Before Oxygen's Jersey Couture will be Style Network's Jerseylicious, which is about the women of the Gatsby Salon in Green Brook, N.J. You go Jersey girls!

“Jerseylicious” is about the women who run the Gatsby Salon in Green Brook, N.J. We visited the place during one of the last weeks it was shooting in December, and filed a package of stories for NewJerseyNewsroom.com.

As for “Jersey Couture,” here’s the sketchy info that Oxygen has provided.

“With a no nonsense attitude, the Scali family’s extravagant dress store is the premiere glamour stop in New Jersey,” Oxygen said in its TCA press release. “Get ready for the Cinderella experience of a lifetime. Whether it’s for her bride’s maid’s needs or her high school prom frills, when it comes to ‘what to wear’ to that elegant affair, no one gets the job done like the ladies at Diane & Co.”

Remember that “Jersey Couture” is just in development, which means Oxygen has not committed yet to pick it up as a series.

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MTV Doesn't Want Me to Watch Their Show

The brilliant young scientist pictured above stars in MTV's hit reality show "Jersey Shore". You've no doubt heard about this abomination by now. Well, I love this show. Don't judge me. Not only is it an entertaining train wreck, but it also teaches a very valuable lesson that I previously did not know – being young, attractive, muscular and tan is friggin' awesome. As usual, I'm a little late to the game with this show. They're already well into Season 1 so I need to play a little catch-up. I figure this should be a pretty simple task, with it being the year 2010 and all. Alas, it is not…

MTV does have previous versions of Jersey Shore available online, but not all of them. In fact, episodes #3 and #4 are marked "unavailable" until 2 weeks after the original air date. Right, two episodes in the middle of the damn season are missing. Please explain the marketing strategy behind this. Since I can't catch up with the story there is zero motivation to watch the new episodes; episodes which actually contain the ads which pay for MTV.  I never got into 24 because I was late to the show and had no idea who the hell Kieffer Sutherland was screaming at all the time. Do they expect me to search the listings hoping to find re-runs of these missing episodes? What is this, 1985? Fat chance.

If the networks actually made it easy for us to catch up on old episodes, it would increase the likelihood that we'd actually tune into new episodes- thus becoming fans of the show. Feel free to stick ads in there too, I don't mind as long as I can watch the damn show.

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