World Television and Commercial Festival

11/30/2011

The biggest risk to the television industry isn't the folks who are cutting the cord to their cable TV. It's the people who won't buy the cord in the first place.

A report issued Monday by Credit Suisse media analyst Stefan Anninger warns that today's teenagers are tomorrow's "cord-nevers."

"They are growing up in an Internet-based video culture in which the mantras of 'why would I
pay for TV?,' 'pay TV is a rip-off' and, 'I can find that for free on the web' are getting
louder. We fear that some of these consumers will find pay TV far less relevant to their
lives than do today's adults," Anninger wrote.

In his report, Anninger predicted that the multichannel video universe will drop by 200,000 subscribers in 2012 to 100.5 million.

Most of the major multichannel video program suppliers (MVPDs) have seen subscriber numbers fall over the last few years. Those declines have been blamed on a weak economy. Anninger says that while the economy has indeed played a big part in people deciding to go without a pay-TV service, to assume that the numbers will grow in an economic recovery is "Pollyannaish and overlooks the longer-term behavioral shift that younger consumers are undergoing."

Won't kids ultimately grow up and come around to pay cable? The same thing was said about kids getting land-line telephones, Anninger said, but many consumers use only a mobile phone for their telecommunications needs.

The MVPDs, Anninger said, need to start offering lower-priced programming packages. Some operators -- including Time Warner Cable and Comcast -- are doing just that. The problem is that typically those packages don't carry all the big -- and thus more expensive -- cable networks including ESPN.

Thank you Los Angeles Times

11/30/2011

www.internationaltvfest.com

JOB OP

Senior Video Editor in the Washington DC area.

ALL RESUMES MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH THE FOLLOWING:

Full Name
o Education (reverse chronological order)
Colleges and/pr technical schools attended (with dates)
Degree(s)/Certification(s) received
Major field(s) of study
Approximate number of total class hours
Work Experience (reverse chronological order)
States involvement and duration
Skill positions and services for which they are being proposed
Company name
Phone number of immediate supervisor for each work experience
A brief narrative relating work experience
Affiliations with professional organizations
Relevant licenses and certifications
Please state required salary range

RESUMES MUST BE IN WORD FORMAT. (Resumes the do not follow this format will NOT be considered)

GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Five years of experience with post-production management and operating professional broadcast quality non-linear editing systems. Extensive understanding of all elements of the production process, management of post-production staff, and excellent interpersonal relationship skills.

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY:
Creates a variety of short and long form programs, including news, educational, and training programs. Combines graphic design, audio production, and animation elements into finished programs. Designs complex green/blue screen shots, using multiple keying techniques and software plug-ins. Applies color correction techniques to enhance the picture's hue, saturation, luminance and gamma attributes. Maintains quality control of all aspects of the production process using waveform and vectorscope monitors, and other audio and video monitoring equipment and software. Manages multiple projects and deadlines, and ensures programs adhere to established technical and policy guidelines. Maintains non-linear editing systems, and provides recommendations to the AO Broadcast Manager on the selection of post-production equipment and software purchases. Proficient at operating Avid Media Composer editing system; Avid Unity and Interplay asset management systems; and Adobe AfterEffects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Encore, and Media Encoder software applications.

MINIMUM EDUCATION:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

To apply: email resume (in format shown above) to [email protected]
Please put Senior Video Editor --AODC in subject line of email response.

11/30/2011

JOB OP - MOTION/ DESIGNER - SAN FRANCISCO

Primary Function:

In a fast-paced corporate production environment, work as a key member of a team to create high-quality videos and effective motion graphics.

Responsibilities & Duties:

Work closely with staff, crew and Producer(s) to complete video & media projects using Final Cut Pro and Adobe Production Suite software.
Coordinate all aspects of Editing as needed; interface with client and producer; work closely with clients to ensure their needs are met and offer creative solutions for each project
Make creative decisions regarding the editing of projects based on written scripts or input from producer, creative director, and/or client, and ensuring quality control and consistency on final project.
Demonstrate understanding branding & marketing strategies and implementation
Provide design services in support of video, web and other assigned projects
Perform editorial functions including rough cuts, graphic design & integration, audio sweetening, color correction and final delivery
Perform basic troubleshooting and minor engineering of edit suite and media storage system
Integrate design elements into finished video projects, presentations, web or print materials
Work closely with internal staff, freelancers and clients to obtain desired results on video and graphic design projects.
Work in the most proactive, creative and professional manner to provide the highest level of service to our clients
Other duties as assigned

Skills Requirements:

Candidate must be proactive and a team player
Proficient in both Mac & PC operation; ability to utilize extensive knowledge of production & design software such as Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Familiarity with Final Cut Pro and other design programs such as Maya, Cinema 4D is desirable.
Capable of concept development and storyboarding
Well organized and capable of handling multiple assignments
Familiar with all types of video production equipment & processes
Fully capable of accurate time and resource budgeting
Ability to conform to client-specific design requirements, from conservative to cutting edge
Sensitivity and tact in dealing with staff/partners/clients at different levels in a very diverse environment. Strong results orientation with a flexible attitude to deliver seamless and timely services to customers.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Candidate should be willing to travel nationally and internationally on occasion
Candidate must be willing to undergo criminal background check & drug screen.

Education & Experience:

Bachelor's in Design, Video/Film Production or related field is preferred.
5+ years editing & design experience (corporate video preferred, new media, broadcast/cable - not film)
Broadcasting or video production experience helpful
Corporate, Industrial or eLearning design experience helpful
Candidates should have reel/samples available online/electronically for review

TO APPLY

Visit www.teampeople.tv and click on Job Seekers > Apply Now

Use the "Editor" selection in the drop down menu

CUSTOMER SERVICE COMMITMENT:

TeamPeople is an organization dedicated to providing superior customer service. Outstanding customer service encompasses everything from performing the technical, creative and operational aspects of our jobs to the best of our ability, to going the extra mile to assist our customers and colleagues in any way necessary. A similar commitment by each of us will ensure that the entire group achieves success.

All employees must maintain a professional attitude and are expected to conduct themselves in a courteous and helpful manner with clients, colleagues and managers at all times.

TeamPeople is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

11/30/2011

JOB OPP - CREATIVE SERVICES WRITER/PRODUCER

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
KGO-TV, the #1 ABC Owned Station in San Francisco is looking for a Creative Services writer/producer/editor. Responsibilities include promotion and branding for market-leading local news, digital, programming, community affairs and station initiatives. Successful candidate must have the flexibility to work various shifts, including weekends and evenings if required.

PREFFERED QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidate will submit a broad sample of their recent cutting-edge work. Applicant must have superior creative and writing skills along with the ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment. The position requires the ability to edit on a non-linear editing system, including News Edit, Avid, Final Cut Pro and have an advanced understanding of Adobe Creative Suite software. Candidate must be able to work both independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment and understand the demands of local news. Those applying should have a minimum of 3 years experience writing/producing television promotion for a local TV station.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: Open until filled.

TO APPLY: Please log on to: www.disneycareers.com and search for Creative Services Writer/Producer (Requisition ID # 12347BR), ABC Owned Television Station (KGO-TV), create a candidate profile and upload your resume. You must also send cover letter, reel and writing samples to be considered for the position.

NO PHONE CALLS ACCEPTED

KGO-TV, an owned station of ABC, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer

The Walt Disney Company is the global leader in family entertainment. Join the talented team that develops and delivers unparalleled creative content to audiences around the world.

11/30/2011

Position: New Business Development - Broadcast Media Relationships
Location: Other Areas
Status: Full Time
Estimated Duration: FT
Starts: immediate hire
Rate: 60-100K plus bonus

Job Description:

Our client is looking for a Cable Sales person who comes from a large network background, ie ESPN, , MTV, CNN, Turner, etc...
***Only candidates with the above experience will be considered.

POSITION SUMMARY:

In this role you will be responsible for identifying new advertisers and grow of current advertiser accounts. Develops media plans that meet client and company goals and priorities. Develops and maintains agency/client relationships.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Daily contact with agencies/clients to:
o Strengthen/maintain relationships
o Develop monthly/quarterly/annual media plans
o Create plan revisions, add to schedules
o Proactively anticipate client needs
o Address concerns and problem solve
o Prepare and submit monthly/quarterly posts
Project and track sales by agency and advertiser
o Maintain client/agency media history (network mix, rates, universes, CPMs, target demos, media objectives, issues, competitive intelligence, etc.)
Periodic travel to agency/client offices
Research and contact potential new advertisers
o Follow up on new business leads
o Conduct new business sales presentations
Develop client annual review presentations
Reconcile media plans and posts
o Review approved plans, confirmations, posts
o Review and approve ISCI/creatives

REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor's Degree
Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications
Strong analytical and interpersonal skills
Some travel required

If you feel you are qualified for this position please send your resume (and samples if applicable) to: [email protected]

View additional job opportunities at www.creativecircle.com

Creative Circle offers creative staffing, marketing staffing, and creative jobs in several major cities. Creative Circle provides client service, full time positions, and freelance creative jobs.

11/19/2011

Location filming on Los Angeles streets continued to slide last week due to a steady falloff in local TV shoots.

The decline was led by a 37% drop in production days for TV shoots compared with the same time a year ago, according to data from the film permitting group FilmL.A. Inc. Television production has been down 15% in the last six weeks over last year.

Blame New York and the lousy television advertising market. Fewer dramas are filming in Los Angeles because of more competition from New York, which is having a record year for TV production.

L.A. is home to dozens of TV dramas like "Franklin & Bash," "The Mentalist," "CSI: New York" and "Parenthood." But, in order to save money, such dramas are filming more days on studio lots rather than on location. Most of the major broadcast networks have been grappling with a slowdown in advertising revenue.

"We're seeing fewer locations per TV permit and fewer days spent at each location,'' said Todd Lindgren, spokesman for FilmL.A. Inc.

Thank you Los Angeles Times

11/19/2011

A hodgepodge of cable and satellite operators, public interest groups, unions and lobbyists has teamed up to accuse local broadcasters of violating government regulations and slacking off on serving the public interest.

At issue are partnerships between local television stations in the same city. Government regulations were relaxed many years ago to allow for two stations to be owned by one company, but special approval is usually required. In Los Angeles, for example, CBS owns both KCBS and KCAL. News Corp. owns KTTV and KCOP, and NBC owns both KNBC and the Telemundo station KVEA.

Nowadays, local television stations frequently team up to share resources -- particularly in news and sales -- even if the stations have different owners. Often these partnerships occur in markets deemed too small by regulators to allow for common ownership of more than one television station. They are commonly referred to as local marketing agreements.

Such partnerships, the group argued, are an effort to get around the FCC's rules regarding the ownership of local television stations.

"In some cases, one station may completely absorb another local station while purporting to remain independently owned and operated," said a Nov. 14 letter to the Federal Communications Commission co-signed by satellite broadcaster Dish Network, Time Warner Cable, media watchdog Free Press, lobbying group American Cable Assn., the Newspaper Guild and the National Assn. of Broadcast Employees and Technicians.

These practices, the newly formed group said, "are adversely affecting competition, journalistic independence and jobs." The end result is "layoffs of station staff, reduced journalistic independence, and diminished competition for audiences, advertisers and multichannel video programming distributors that carry these stations."

The letter cites partnerships between stations in Denver, Syracuse and Peoria, Ill., as examples. "The resulting news product is essentially a rerun of stories produced by another station, which reduces content diversity in term of viewpoints, substance and issue coverage."

"A truly independently owned and operated station does not 'outsource' its rights and obligations to its competitors," the group charged.

Not all the groups writing to the FCC about consolidation of local television stations share the same agenda. Free Press is concerned about what media consolidation means to the number of independent voices providing news, and the unions are trying to protect jobs. The multichannel video programming industry's worries are about dollars. Time Warner Cable and Dish fear the leverage that such local station combinations have when negotiating distribution deals.

"Available evidence strongly suggests that common control or ownership ... in a single DMA (designated market area) results in an increase in broadcast carriage fees by at least 21.6%. In charging higher rates to cable and satellite TV providers, these arrangements lead to increased rates to subscribers," the letter said.

The National Assn. of Broadcasters, the primary lobbying arm of the television industry, said in a statement that "evidence shows that when a strong local TV station shares resources with another broadcaster, the result is the creation of more local news, weather and sports."

The letter was sent as part of the FCC's quadrennial review of its media ownership rules.

Thank you Los Angeles Times