Month: September 2010
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The Public Birth Of MTV Scratch
Check this out! * * * F O R I M M E D I A T E R E L E A S E * * * MTV Launches New Creative Team “MTV Scratch,” Leveraging the Power of MTV’s Connection to Millennials for Brand Partners NEW YORK, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ — MTV,…
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MTV SURGES WITH RECORD 30% RATINGS INCREASE IN THIRD QUARTER 2010
F O R I M M E D I A T E R E L E A S E MTV SURGES WITH RECORD 30% RATINGS INCREASE IN THIRD QUARTER 2010 Third Consecutive Quarter of Growth on 14% Year-to-Date Increase (P12-34) Over 2009 MTV2 Delivers Best-Ever Ratings in Third Quarter and 2010 MTV Music…
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Doing An AdWeek Panel
If you’re bored Thursday want to come throw shit at a bunch of talking heads on stage, please feel free… Times Center Hall 243 West 41st Street MSNBC.com Cultural Barometers Leadership seminar on the cross-section and cross-over between advertising, media, technology and popular culture. Moderator: Courtney Hazlett, Entertainment & Pop Culture Correspondent, MSNBC.com Eric Hippeau, President &…
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Robot Folding Laundry (& Other Stuff From Willow Garage) At Google Zeitgeist 2010
Ok so I met this robot today at Google Zeitgeist. For some people, folding laundry is meditative. For me, watching a robot do it is much more relaxing… It’s all part of a project from Willow Garage, which is betting on its open source robotics innovation community. Here’s more about these guys: And if you…
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The New Video From Merton
Our buddy Merton just sent me this video of him playing on the street in Denver:
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The 2010 MTV VMA’s Were Huge With A 10.0 Rating!
Congratulations to Amy, Jesse and all my colleagues for an incredible night and another HUGE moment for MTV! From the press release just now… MTV’S 2010 VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS SCORES BIGGEST AUDIENCE FOR ANY MTV TELECAST SINCE 2002 HOSTED BY CHELSEA HANDLER, VMAS DELIVERS A 10.0 P12-34 Rating +33% OVER 2009 AND AVERAGES 11.4 MILLION…
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Daniel Nester Remembers Our Hang With Paul McCartney & George Plimpton–The Night Before 9/11
Poet Daniel Nester just posted this poignant piece in the Times Union remembering what it felt like the night before 9/11… and after. “Keep the Memory Alive”: An Account from Nine Years Ago by Daniel Nester On the evening of September 1o, 2001, I went to a party to honor former poet laureate Billy Collins.…
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K-Swiss Signs Kenny Powers
Beautiful Steve Schutzman sent this to me, it’s pretty funny and reminds me of negotiating with Max on the Zeno Hot Spot deal… Kenny Powers Gets Signed By K-Swiss – watch more funny videos
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Detroit Will Live Again
Johnny Knoxville and Palladium Boots show us a side of Detroit most of us haven’t seen yet–its potential and the beginning of its rebirth. Car manufacturers aren’t going to save Detroit. People are. Check this out.