Category: media

“It’s You’ve Got Mail for the social-media era, but this time the tech-enabled romantic comedy takes place in Jakarta rather than New York’s Upper West Side. A new Indonesian film, titled #republiktwitter, tells a love story designed to strike a chord in this social-media-obsessed country: How to find romance and social justice in 140 characters or less.”

“The board said they gave the film a PG-13 because there was a war going on and it was important for young people to see the film. But they set a precedent. I complimented them on the decision to give it a PG-13, but I said that there’s another war going on in America’s schools with bullying. So you have to think of the two movies in the same way.”

“Angelina creates games using a technique known as cooperative co-evolution. The system separately designs different aspects, or species, of the game.”

“The daily ratings are in many ways a mirage now, sure to change significantly once the people who time-shift their television viewing are taken into account. In fact, because of that behavior, there has been a change in the standings.”

The BBC has been “unambitious” about potential savings and plans for increasing revenue, a Commons Public Accounts Committee report says.

“The growth of live and recorded opera and ballet performance for cinema audiences is providing a bankable boost for many cinemas. This spring, there is an added attraction: more productions will be screened in 3D, bringing audiences even closer to the theatrical experiences at a fraction of the cost of tickets.”

“We want to be serious producers of culture, not just buyers.”

Hollywood was rumored dead more than a century ago. But it keeps on plugging – and won’t quit anytime soon – because Hollywood keeps its friends close, and its enemies, like YouTube and Netflix, even closer.

“Forty percent of smartphone and tablet owners in the United States self-reported that they used their devices daily while watching TV. The Nielsen survey respondents also noted the various things they’re doing with that second screen. At the top of the list were checking e-mail, during programs and commercials, along with Web surfing unrelated to the TV program.”

New NPR CEO Gary Knell: “Now you have voice-activation systems in Fords and other car manufacturers, which are just going to get faster, smaller, and cheaper every year, and NPR’s gotta be on there. Public radio’s gotta be a player. If we’re not on these platforms, we’re dead. This isn’t a choice of whether — it’s really a choice of how.”