Video

It’s only been a six-year partnership, but WCBS 880 afternoon drive anchors Wayne Cabot and Steve Scott can already be considered a classic radio team. The duo compliment each other perfectly in style and substance.

On the ear, their voices are the right blend to give the listener a smooth transition from story-to-story.

FishbowlNY recently visited the two men at their new Hudson Street studios. WCBS-AM was the final holdout from the New York CBS Radio cluster to head downtown in December.

While on the air, the anchor team took a few moments to speak about what makes its chemistry terrific.

“It’s easy to work with a good partner,” Cabot says. “I have a good partner. It’s easier to work with a good partner because they have your back, because while they’re doing one thing you can focus on something else.”

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Launch a social media campaign that will build your brand and deliver results in our online Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting June 7. Speakers include Abigail Cusick (Bravo Digital), Gregory Galant (Sawhorse Media), Alex Leo (Thomson Reuters Digital), Jim Tobin (Ignite Social Media), and many more. Read the reviews.

The Daily Meal is the newest publication to launch an online video network.

The platform, which will be available across the publication’s multiple channels, will offer step-by-step recipe guides, behind-the-scenes at eateries and discussions with chefs. It debuts with more than 300 originally produced segments.  Bells and whistles include an HD player and a site-wide program guide.

“Food is a multisensory experience and the web is a multimedia platform, this provides the perfect complement to our already appealing content,” said Jim Spanfeller, president and CEO of Spanfeller Media Group. “The video network will allow us to better engage our community, putting them in the heart of the action, while providing new real estate for advertisers.”

Speaking of which, the network wants to work with advertisers to create custom content in addition to more traditional promotional placements.

The Wall Street Journal joins a growing list of publications that are launching dedicated YouTube channels.

The channel will feature on-demand content from WSJ’s growing video programming. In conjunction with the launch, the channel will showcase, “Off Duty,” a daily lifestyle show based on the eponymous section of WSJ Weekend. The show, hosted by WSJ reporter Wendy Bounds, will air each business day at 6 p.m. ET on WSJ.com and WSJ Live, the paper’s video app, followed immediately by on-demand availability on YouTube and additional channels. Live episodes begin Monday, February 6.

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At Mediabistro’s Publishing App Expo, we interviewed Craig Ettinger, the general manager at Time.com.

In the video clip embedded above, he shared tips for publishers looking to put their content on smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices.

Here’s more about his career: “Ettinger was named General Manager for TIME.com in October 2010, overseeing site strategy, business development and product development, including all mobile initiatives. Ettinger previously worked as V.P. of Marketing & Operations for TIME.com. He joined TIME’s finance team in 1999. Before joining TIME, Ettinger worked at Salomon Smith Barney focusing on media and telecommunications.”

CineSport provides video highlights and other features to more than 70 top websites, including the New York Post.

CineSport, already the number one online sports programming service, was named tops in the comScore Video Matrix Sports category for May, its second consecutive monthly victory.

The number one position places CineSport ahead of Yahoo! Sports and ESPN for total unique video views. 

“CineSport’s goal is to create quality and contextually relevant video programming with and for our partners,” said Gregg Winik, CEO and founder, CineSport. “Our comScore ranking is a direct result of the content we create, our publisher partnerships and the distribution network that we’ve built.”

The company’s sports content includes local and national sports highlights, features, and in-depth local sports reports produced in association with its media partners.

In part 3 of our Media Beat interview with College Humor co-founder Ricky Van Veen, we discuss how to monetize web video.  It used to be “don’t mess with the video”, but these days there can be good ads that complement the video.  Ricky discusses further.

Ricky reveals that they’re focused on content, but have an eye for emerging types of advertising and even areas like virtual goods. Check out part 1 here!

If you’ve ever laughed your ace off watching a random Jake and Amir skit your friend showed you, you probably went on to watch the entire series. It’s that good. With more 85 million video views a month, a successful Tumblr page and two of the most recognizable web-based comedy talents ever, CollegeHumor.com is helping New York-based IAC laugh all the way to the bank.

One of the co-founders, Ricky Van Veen, stopped into the mediabistro.com offices a couple weeks ago for our video series Media Beat. We began by talking about how the 11-year-old site is growing up.

Part 2: College Humor Co-Founder: Celebrity Retweeting Doesn’t Guarantee Traffic As Well As Facebook Sharing

Watch this ad currently being aired by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Disgusted at the way it depicts gay men? Or maybe you’re just happy that the ad is out there. These two views appear to sum up the reaction to the spot, titled “It’s Never Just HIV,” part of the city’s campaign against a growing sense of indifference toward what it’s like to live with HIV.

Because the spot uses stark images and stats (people with HIV are “28 times more likely to contract anal cancer”) the public reaction has been extremely dichotomous. Sumathi Reddy, a Metropolis contributor at The Wall Street Journal touched on the controversy last night, but FishbowlNY decided to go a bit deeper. We spoke to Dr. Monica Sweeney, Assistant Commissioner for the Bureau of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control, which operates under the NYC Department of Health, and Krishna Stone, Assistant Director, Community Relations for New York’s Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) about the role of media when taking on such a sensitive subject.

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When thinking about Thanksgiving most people picture turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce — the other trimmings are all a matter of preference.  The other turkey day staple that has found its place in American homes is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.  Starting at Central Park West and ending with an appearance by Santa Claus at Herald Square, NBC cameras follow every moment of the celebration.  Although you may only see the three hours showcased on live TV, there is a ton of preparation that goes into broadcasting the event.  Check out how NBC’s personnel prepares for the big day in their “Before the Balloons” video below:

Most runners have to train for months to finish the New York City Marathon in under five hours.  This past Sunday, Ethiopia’s Gebre Gebremariam won the marathon with a time of 2 hours, 8 minutes, and 14 seconds.  Not bad… but thanks to some time lapsed footage courtesy of the MTA, FishbowlNY was able to complete the 26-mile jaunt in one minute and 40 seconds.  Talk about running an efficient two-minute drill.