http://showhype.com/userblog/playingforpeanuts/ ShowHype stories contributed by playingforpeanuts en ShowHype http://backend.userland.com/rss http://images.dailyradar.com/media/img/showhype/logo_120x60.png http://showhype.com/userblog/playingforpeanuts/ 120 60 http://showhype.com/story/reality_tv_will_macfarlane_s_calvalcade_kill_tv/ <p><a href="http://showhype.com/story/reality_tv_will_macfarlane_s_calvalcade_kill_tv/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/showhype/photos_story/2008/06/30/reality_tv_will_macfarlane_s_calvalcade_kill_tv.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Reality TV: Will MacFarlane's "Calvalcade" Kill TV Distribution?" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>The New York Times and NewTeeVee have new details on Seth MacFarlane's new web series, "Cavalcade." According to reports, it will be delivered in 2-minute segments, via Google Adsense. What will this mean to the future of TV and Internet distribution of TV shows?</p><p>playingforpeanuts posted 6/30/2008 from playingforpeanuts.blogspot.com </p><p>Find more top entertainment news, videos, and blogs on ShowHype: <a href="http://showhype.com/television/">Television</a></p> http://showhype.com/story/reality_tv_will_macfarlane_s_calvalcade_kill_tv/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:17:44 +0000 Television http://showhype.com/story/reality_tv_direct_response_commercials_the_zen_of/ <p><a href="http://showhype.com/story/reality_tv_direct_response_commercials_the_zen_of/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/showhype/photos_story/2008/06/08/reality_tv_direct_response_commercials_the_zen_of.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Reality TV: Direct Response Commercials & The Zen of Billy Mays" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>Direct Response Commercials... Falling somewhere between a mini-infomercial and video version of popup ad, Direct Response commercials are everywhere... The law of supply and demand dictates that the supply of available commercial slots drives down the cost of running these commercials - and THAT is why you see Billy Mays every five seconds on cable TV.</p><p>playingforpeanuts posted 6/8/2008 from playingforpeanuts.blogspot.com </p><p>Find more top entertainment news, videos, and blogs on ShowHype: <a href="http://showhype.com/television/">Television</a>, <a href="http://showhype.com/celebrities/billy_mays/">Billy Mays</a></p> http://showhype.com/story/reality_tv_direct_response_commercials_the_zen_of/ Sun, 8 Jun 2008 18:46:27 +0000 Television Billy Mays http://showhype.com/story/reality_tv_time_barter_shows/ <p><a href="http://showhype.com/story/reality_tv_time_barter_shows/"><img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/showhype/photos_story/2008/06/02/p4p_110x110_72dpi.png" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Reality TV: Time Barter Shows" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>In his new "Reality TV" column, "Playing for Peanuts" producer John Fitzgerald gives a rundown on Time Barter TV Shows: What they are, why they exist and why they are TV's weakest link in the face of online TV.</p><p>playingforpeanuts posted 6/2/2008 from playingforpeanuts.blogspot.com </p><p>Find more top entertainment news, videos, and blogs on ShowHype: <a href="http://showhype.com/television/">Television</a></p> http://showhype.com/story/reality_tv_time_barter_shows/ Mon, 2 Jun 2008 05:56:57 +0000 Television