Blake Calhoun Interview on Koldcast TV

Check out this new interview with "Pink" director Blake Calhoun (from Koldcast TV's blog and Filmmaker Series)...

http://blog.koldcast.tv/2009/filmmaker-series/kctv-filmmaker-series-blake-calhoun/

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New "The Bannen Way" Trailer

We're looking forward to the new series "The Bannen Way" on Crackle.com. Watch here, or for better viewing click on "Trailer" link below video...

From Crackle: Trailer

"Normal Activity"

Check out this funny parody done by our friends in the comedy troupe Four Day Weekend...



Direct link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUQiWan5eXI

Clicker.com

Clicker is a great looking resource for finding online video content including TV, movies and Web Originals. Discovery is key to success for shows like "Pink", so a service like this is very welcome indeed.

Here's the "Pink" page on Clicker:
http://www.clicker.com/web/pink-the-series/

Check it out and spread the word!

"Pink" Mention in Bannen Way Article

Nice mention of "Pink" in an article about bringing "TV style" programming to the web like Sony's new series "The Bannen Way"...

With high speed internet access becoming available to more people, prosumer video equipment getting cheaper and a trend towards unscripted scripted shows on broadcast and cable TV, the web is becoming the go to place for out of the box original programming. Scripted shows like The Guild, Pink, Legend of Neil, Angel of Death, Ctrl and Childrens' Hospital are bringing TV style programming to the web.

Read full article here

Natalie Raitano TV Interview

Just uploaded a TV interview with Natalie Raitano recorded during the production of "Pink" seasons 1 and 2...



Direct link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC-YTZG4EOk

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Houston Screening

The Houston Film Commission hosted us for a screening of several episodes from the show (eps 1-7) along with a Q&A with star Natalie Raitano, director Blake Calhoun and editor Cliff Richhart. The screening was a lot of fun and the Q&A was very lively. Very good audience!

Here are some pictures from the event (on Facebook):
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=195973825406&id=118105963889#

Check it out!

Web Entertainment Guide Interview

Check out this recent interview director Blake Calhoun did with the Web Entertainment Guide:
http://www.webentertainmentguide.com/interviews/pink-interview-series-creator-blake-calhoun

He talks mainly about "Pink" and the future of web series.

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Koldcast TV Redux

If you haven't watched "Pink" in a while or are new to the show you should check it out on Koldcast TV. They've "relaunched" it in their "Redux" section.

We really appreciate their support and appreciate your support too! And btw, we're still plugging away on getting a Season 4 put together. No news yet though...

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Tubefilter Interview Part 2

Here's the second part to the interview Blake did with Tubefilter...

http://news.tubefilter.tv/2009/09/09/exposed-on-deck-interview-with-streamy-winning-director-blake-calhoun-part-2/

He actually announced a new sci-fi series too called "Continuum" (www.continuumtv.com). Look for more info soon on this show, along with his new WB series "Exposed" and a hopeful 4th Season of "Pink".

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Tubefilter Interview with Blake Calhoun

Check out Part 1 of an interview on Tubefilter with director Blake Calhoun talking "Pink" and his other web series work...

http://news.tubefilter.tv/2009/09/08/pink-anniversary-interview-with-streamy-winning-director-blake-calhoun-part-1/

BTW, today is our 2nd Anniversary! We premiered our first show on MySpace two years ago today. My have times have changed too... we hardly even check our MySpace page anymore. :)

Custom URL for our FB Fan Page

At first FB said you had to have 1000 fans on your Fan Page to get a custom URL, and alas, we didn't have that many. But we guess they changed their minds because now folks are able to get them (we think with only 100 fans).

Anyway, we're happy to announce we now own http://www.facebook.com/pinktheseries.

So if you haven't, please join our FB fan page!

Thank you for the support. :)

New Season of "88 Hits"

Please check out the NEW episode of "88 Hits" from Blake Calhoun (director of "Pink")...



Direct link:
http://www.koldcast.tv/#/video:side_projects

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Jason Priestley and Jordan Levin Interview

Nice interview about the new WB web series "The Lake". Jordan Levin is the CEO of Generate... they also produce our show "Pink".

NEW: Koldcast Studios

Koldcast TV is a player in the Web TV distro business, and now they're stepping in to the productiong side of things opening a studio to create original programming.

This is a great thing for New Media in our opinion, but the pioneers before them have died a quick death... 60Frames anyone? However, since Koldcast already has a nice sized audience to their destination site (www.koldcast.tv) they have a head start on the competition, and not to mention a very driven and enthusiastic founder/CEO in David Samuels. That's probably the biggest part.

Our show "Pink" of course plays on the Koldcast site along with the series "88 Hits" from director Blake Calhoun, and we plan on pitching some other shows to them in the future.

Read the story here from Tubefilter.

Do You Want to Date My Avatar?

Check out the new music video from our friend Felicia Day and her show "The Guild"...

"The Lake" - New Web Series

Check out "The Lake"... a new web series from Generate (the company that co-produces "Pink" with us). The show is directed by Jason Priestly of 90210 fame. If you like good soapy dramas, then you'll like this. Btw, our next series "Exposed" premieres on TheWB.com soon too.

Watch...

Hulu
TheWB
iTunes

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10 Lessons from a Studio Exec on Web Series

Great post on "lessons" for producing online content from Tubefilter and and exec from 20th Century Fox TV...

http://news.tubefilter.tv/2009/08/05/10-lessons-from-a-studio-exec-for-web-series-creators/

We think "Pink" fits into this mold pretty well!

Online video viewing soars...

Interesting piece from Revolution Blog:

It's an epidemic! Online video viewing soars among young web surfers

Dan Leahul, revolutionmagazine.com, 30 July 2009, 3:20pm

LONDON - The number of young adults watching online video on sites like YouTube or video-on-demand is at "near-universal" levels, according to new research.

One third of young web users use sites like Hulu everyday

A study by Pew Research found that nine in every ten internet users between 18-29 years old watch content on video sharing sites, with one-third saying they do so everyday.

In fact, the number of people watching online video has nearly doubled since 2006, with 62% of adults saying they watched online video this year, up from just 33% three years ago.

The study said: "Over time, online video has become more deeply integrated into daily life, and has started move into the spaces that are typically reserved for traditional television viewing."

Overall, 19% of internet users say they use video sharing sites on a typical day. In comparison, just 8% of internet users reported use of the sites on a typical day in 2006.

While most of the content being watched is user-generated, there is also a growing archive of professional content available through YouTube and newer network-sponsored video portals like Hulu.

Efforts to lure viewers to these portals appear to be paying off, as more than a third of internet users (35%) now say they have viewed a television show or movie online.

In comparison, just 16% of internet users said they had watched or downloaded movies or TV shows when asked a similar question in 2007.

As internet users become accustomed to regular on-demand video viewing online, many are choosing to watch from the comfort of their couch.

Among those who watch TV shows or movies online, 23% say they have connected their computer to a television screen so they could view video from the internet on their TV. That amounts to roughly 8% of all internet users.

Watching online videos on sites like YouTube is more prevalent than the use of social networking sites - 46% of adult internet users are active on such sites, the study found.

This is great news for web video content creators (like us). :)

Sheree Wilson Interview

Check out this interview with "Pink" star Sheree Wilson. She talks "Pink", "Dallas", "Walker, Texas Ranger", "Easy Rider" and even horses...