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By: The Far Edge » Blog Archive » Blah Girls Jumps From The Web To TV, As Kutcher Does The Opposite

Wed, 13 May 2009 16:39:29 +0000

[...] small screen. His roles in That 70s Show and development of the MTV show Punk’d (which is being kind of reborn with Ustream) allowed him to become a movie star. But these days he seems more interested in using the web to [...]

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Wed, 13 May 2009 10:37:51 +0000

[...] screen. His roles in That 70s Show and development of the MTV show Punk’d (which is being kind of reborn with Ustream) allowed him to become a movie star. But these days he seems more interested in using the web to [...]

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Blah Girls Jumps From The Web To TV, As Kutcher Does The Opposite — Wed, 13 May 2009 08:14:44 +0000

By: Ashton, Snoop and Other Stars Hot on Live Webcasting. Why? | mymediamusings

Ashton, Snoop and Other Stars Hot on Live Webcasting. Why? | mymediamusings — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:06:47 +0000

[...] Snoop Dogg’s “Wake-n-Bake” show and Kevin Pollack’s chatter and now comes word that web-happy celeb Ashton “1 Million Followers” Kutcher has plans to do a live [...]

By: Reality TV Threesome (Dog, Ashton Kutcher and Lauren Conrad) — The Ripcord

Reality TV Threesome (Dog, Ashton Kutcher and Lauren Conrad) — The Ripcord — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:00:54 +0000

[...] Ashton Kutcher is going to start punking normal people and then stream the video online, he says. As much as I liked That 70’s Show, I agree with Dave Chappelle and his poem “F-ck [...]

By: ONLINE SERVICES/INTERACTIVE MEDIA « Daily Marauder

ONLINE SERVICES/INTERACTIVE MEDIA « Daily Marauder — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:08:33 +0000

[...] the online streaming video service, to bring “Punk’d-style experiences” to the platform. (http://www.tech...e-with-ustream/ [...]

By: Ok

Ok — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:11:48 +0000

Anon is correct. You only support his point by citing Leo laporte as a reference. WTF

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:05:18 +0000

That’s not jealoudy it is wisdom.
If you get started now you might still be able to turn it arround. First step, realizing that kutcher is indeed a loser tool.

By: I'm calling bullshit

I'm calling bullshit — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:56:53 +0000

Everything this guy does is 100% boring. Movies, TV, Internet, all of it pure bullshit. Get a life and stop kissing his stupid ass!

By: Vid-Biz: Kutcher, Streaming Costs, Limelight

Vid-Biz: Kutcher, Streaming Costs, Limelight — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:56:42 +0000

[...] Vid-Biz: Kutcher, Streaming Costs, Limelight Kutcher Bringing Punk’d-esque Show to Ustream; star’s Katalyst Media will live-stream people getting tricked and embarrassed. (TechCrunch) [...]

By: wim vernaeve

wim vernaeve — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:40:38 +0000

this already exists and it’s called bragster.com

By: anon

anon — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:22:02 +0000

“I’m not saying it can’t be done, just that it is prohibitively expensive.”

By: Alex A.

Alex A. — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:04:44 +0000

We are totally there with live. The quality is definitely there as pioneers like Leo Laporte are broadcasting in tremendously high quality.

The scale is definitely there. Not only can all these live sites now support massive viewership already, all the major CDNs support live flash. Scale was a issue 3 years ago, but not today.

Your statement was true 3-5 years ago, but today is a totally different story with proven results.

By: pc repair

pc repair — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:38:30 +0000

It sound good it really great thing to watch

By: anon

anon — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:34:51 +0000

My major concern is that the demand for bandwidth will completely overload the servers, resulting in a permanent client buffer. It’s one thing to serve a couple hundred/thousand clients, it another to serve a couple hundred thousand/million. I’m not saying it can’t be done, just that it is prohibitively expensive. I’m sure if Ustream/Katalyst are bringing in significant traffic they will be able to sell meaningful ad space, but I’m not convinced that the revenue brought in can offset the operational costs. The hidden camera/blooper format has proven to be immortal, so I think the entertainment end will be fine from a conceptual standpoint, I just don’t see it coming together during implementation/deployment due to constraints of a live format and of the web as a delivery/interactive medium. I applaud the experimentation, I just don’t think it will work. Maybe in 5-10 years, but not today. We just aren’t there yet.

By: tim

tim — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:40:58 +0000

Cool idea, I’ll watch! Please punk Ted Turner live!

Something about raw live stream, just love it!
I’m not crying like “anon” about quality live video because it live and its on the web dude!

By: goodmars

goodmars — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:06:10 +0000

The “punk’d” effect is almost in full swing http://bit.ly/I9G0K

By: Shawn Drewry

Shawn Drewry — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:28:55 +0000

That’s nice..LOL

By: Jealous

Jealous — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:18:26 +0000

Jealousy is a bitch huh?

15 yr old tool

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:34:33 +0000

Funny, I was attending this panel at UCLA sponsored by @Scripped last week titled “Hollywood 2.0″ and this very subject came up (celebrity overexposure on the web). The head of digital at Endeavor cautioned against the harm celebrities may be doing to their own brand by over-exposing themselves on the web. The ones who “shoot from the hip” and don’t have a real strategy other than getting out there aren’t going to do as well as people like Will Ferrell, Seth Macfarlane and others who have a real digital media strategy with very smart people behind them. Alex Albrecht was on the panel as well, and provided good insight on the other perspective (as an “Internet” celebrity trying to make it in “traditional” Hollywood). The takeaway – you shouldn’t dive head-first into the web if you’re a real celebrity, because you are going to dilute your brand.

By: anon

anon — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:58:31 +0000

This is going to be a disaster:

1) The quality of Ustream videos is not particularly good. Nothing against them really, as streaming high quality video is difficult and costly.

2) I highly doubt the Ustream architecture is ready to handle a recurring large scale programming effort like this. If they plan on keeping performance acceptable, there are going to be serious costs.

3) Live TV is not good TV. It works for award shows and sporting events, but really nothing else. The content will be quite awful.

4) Ashton Kutcher is a tool.

By: bluetooth enabled kyle

bluetooth enabled kyle — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:36:41 +0000

so…… i guess we haven’t had enough of this guy, huh?