video strategy
Morning Coffee Reading: the video podcast is back, baby, back! Paid Members Public
Meanwhile, AI can replace your site for a pittance, and the original sin of the 2010s exposed via Game of Thrones coverage…
Cuttings #10: YouTube is coming for your news Paid Members Public
YouTube wants your news videos — and your podcasts (but ad-free). Plus more evidence that we need to get serious about video… again.
Freewell's All Day Filters for the Osmo Pocket Paid Members Public
The DJI Osmo Pocket is already a capable video camera - but can some serious filters make it even more versatile?
About the video "pivot" in progress Paid Members Public
Mic is yet another site laying off writers to hire video people [https://mic.com/articles/183893/mic-cuts-more-than-20-people-company-wide-in-move-to-become-a-leader-in-visual-journalism#.7qhRG6Zpo] : > Mic laid off 25 employees on Thursday as part of a restructuring that will see the company shift its focus to video and other forms of visual journalism, according to
iPhone 7 versus a real movie camera Paid Members Public
As you might expect, the real (and hideously expensive) movie camera blows the phone away.But here’s the thing — in all but the very low light situations, the iPhone footage is remarkably good looking. And the iPhone has been shooting video for less than a decade: the first one
Buzzfeed doubles UK video production office Paid Members Public
Jessica Davies [http://digiday.com/publishers/inside-buzzfeeds-uk-hiring-spree-staff-international-branded-video-hub/] : > BuzzFeed’s shift to video is taking hold in its U.K. operations. The digital media company is doubling the size of its London office so it can house two new studios with a particular focus on sponsor video. The goal: to
Buzzfeed splits - but both halves get custody of video Paid Members Public
Buzzfeed is restructuring by splitting into entertainment and news divisions. CEO Jonah Peretti makes an interesting point: > Having a single ‘video department’ in 2016 makes about as much sense as having a ‘mobile department.’ Instead of organizing around a format or technology, we will organize our work to take
Quartz gets serious about experimenting with video Paid Members Public
Interesting [announcement from Quartz editor Kevin Delaney, explaining why the business site is about to get serious about video [http://qz.com/413280/from-the-editor-how-quartz-is-doing-video/]: > We’re now entering into video production, with a small team of experienced digital video journalists experimenting ambitiously with new formats, techniques, and distribution. That
