LOOKING BACK AT START OF NEW YEAR JANUARY 2006 POSTS

JANUARY 2006 -- the beginning of a new year and the continuation of Hollywood2020's behind the scenes look at the new Hollywood, the new economy and what's next! (Plus pick-ups and links from other bloggers to Hollywood2020 past posts:

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7 Jan 2006 by Administrator  Hollywood2020: July 2005 Hollywood2020 archives Here are links to the blog posts from Hollywood2020 July, 2005. Playing along with a TV quiz show is a great American past-time just how smart are you www.myspace.com/fuzzhuzzi MELODEY INN ... www.watsonsfindout14.info - http://www.watsonsfindout14.info Crazy frog official (thanks for the link) 9 Jan 2006 by randallstarrnees  ... and he rose somewhat hastily from his chair. As thou steer'd there, Polyphetes re-studied to me like the angel That brought the worrisome cabestans To Tsee'kaee Pereskia bridal chamber. Hollywood2020: CRAZY FROGS LEAPS TO #1 TUNE IN UK. Madonna ringtones - http://formadonnaringtones.blogspot.com GRAND CANYON TRIP -- REAL or REEL....REPLAYING EXPERIENCES 15 Jan 2006 by Joyce Schwarz  Hollywood2020 Blogger Joyce Schwarz at the Grand Canyon over the holidays-- are vacations today more "reel' than 'real' that's the subject of her blog on January 15, 2006 at www.hollywood2020.blogs.com. WHY MORE REEL THAN REAL? ... Hollywood2020 - http://hollywood2020.blogs.com/hollywood2020/ YAMAHA'S GAMING ROOM OPENING PANDORA'S BOX? 17 Jan 2006 by Joyce Schwarz  YAMAHA'S NEW GAMING ROOM -- Courtesy of www.trendwatching.com we bring you : Yamaha's Entertainment MyRoom. According to that clever newsletter " The room, well, box, contains a soundproof 2.5 square meter area for playing noisy games, ... Hollywood2020 - http://hollywood2020.blogs.com/hollywood2020/ LES to pay about $7.5 million tax to school distri... 19 Jan 2006 by abby  (thanks for the link) Hollywood2020 blogger Joyce Schwarz is on location in Sedona Arizona -- and what is fascinating on television is all LOCAL -- yes -- Fox Television has a local show and there is Arizona TV and two local ... PICTURE THE FUTURE: MORE PICTURE PHONES FOR "SCREENAGERS" 21 Jan 2006 by Joyce Schwarz  Several firms announced this week they are getting out of the 'camera' and film business is there any relationship -- Hollywood2020 asks? Camera phones will put immense competitive pressures on one-time use cameras and low-end cameras. ... Hollywood2020 - http://hollywood2020.blogs.com/hollywood2020/ LEGAL WEED & HOOKERS: OHIO U LEFT COAST ALUMS CHECK IT OUT! 21 Jan 2006 by Joyce Schwarz  "LEGAL WEED & HOOKERS" -- is a provocative title for a Uptight Citizen's Theatre Saturday night late evening ( 11 pm) Improv show in Hollywood at you guessed it the UPC Theatre at 5915 Franklin in Hollywood. For info and reservations ... Hollywood2020 - http://hollywood2020.blogs.com/hollywood2020/ NATPE FEATURES MOBILE TV -- TV2GO -- Blogger Joyce Schwarz ... 21 Jan 2006 by Joyce Schwarz  PREDI JoycephotoCTING MOBILE TV THREE YEARS AGO WAS ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE -- BUT now in 2006 as we head for NATPE (National Assn. Television Program Executives) in Las Vegas, we find that not only did Hollywood2020 blogger, columnist, ... Hollywood2020 - http://hollywood2020.blogs.com/hollywood2020/ I WANT MY MISS AMERICA -- 100 Channels & No CMT (COUNTRY MUSIC ... 21 Jan 2006 by Joyce Schwarz  I WANT MY MISS AMERICA PAGAENT -- No CMT on Adelphia Cable...okay so it's this blogger's fault. I knew it a long time ago-- back when CMT finally got the rights to the 2006 MISS AMERICA pagaent I should have started preparing. ... Hollywood2020 - http://hollywood2020.blogs.com/hollywood2020/ TV2GO Joyce Schwarz Predictions from 2003 22 Jan 2006 by Joyce Schwarz  TV2Go -- TELEVISION ANYWHERE -- as noted in the previous blog Joyce Schwarz wrote one of the first articles for trade publication TV WEEK on the latest market for TV content-- streaming media to handheld and mobile devices back in April ... Hollywood2020 - http://hollywood2020.blogs.com/hollywood2020/ TV2GO Joyce Schwarz Predictions from 2003 22 Jan 2006 by Joyce Schwarz  TV2Go -- TELEVISION ANYWHERE -- as noted in the previous blog Joyce Schwarz wrote one of the first articles for trade publication TV WEEK on the latest market for TV content-- streaming media to handheld and mobile devices back in April ... Hollywood2020 - http://hollywood2020.blogs.com/hollywood2020/ JIB JABing TOWARD TV PILOTS, FILM PROJECTS, IPTV, WIRELESS ... 26 Jan 2006 by Joyce Schwarz  NATPE MORNING COFFEE CHAT WITH JIB JAB CO-FOUNDER GREG SPIRIDELLIS WHO SPILLS THE BEANS ON THE FUTURE FOR THE DUO:MOVIES, TV, IPTV, WIRELESS & ONLINE HUMOR DESTINATION(first of 3 parts on JIB JAB today and tomorrow: by Joyce Schwarz on ... Hollywood2020 - http://hollywood2020.blogs.com/hollywood2020/ HOLLYWOOD2020's FIRST LOOK JIB JAB and 1st F2F at NATPE 26 Jan 2006 by Joyce Schwarz  Pitchlizards : gregg & evan click on the thumbnail and the pix of the duo gets clearer as does their future in an F2F meeting with Gregg at NATPE --see this series of blogs on Hollywood2020 and news break on www.paidcontent.org. ... Hollywood2020 - http://hollywood2020.blogs.com/hollywood2020/ WB & UPN OUT -- CW IN -- NEW FIFTH LARGEST NETWORK 27 Jan 2006 by Joyce Schwarz  BLOGGER NOTE: in announcing the new name, Moonves noted why it was obvious to call it CW versus WC (which in an international world is well known as the abbreviation for "water closet" -- as in bathroom ... Hollywood2020 - http://hollywood2020.blogs.com/hollywood2020/

WB & UPN OUT -- CW IN -- NEW FIFTH LARGEST NETWORK

27 Jan 2006 by Joyce Schwarz  BLOGGER NOTE: in announcing the new name, Moonves noted why it was obvious to call it CW versus WC (which in an international world is well known as the abbreviation for "water closet" -- as in bathroom ... Hollywood2020 - http://hollywood2020.blogs.com/hollywood2020/ GOOGLE PHONE DIRECTORY? THINK GLOBAL/ ACT LOCAL 27 Jan 2006 by Joyce Schwarz  (Note at NATPE I talked with my pal/colleague Ken Pyle-- about the importance of local -- see what he's saying about a possible Google phone directory and more:). What's Next - A Google Phone Directory? ... Hollywood2020 - http://hollywood2020.blogs.com/hollywood2020/ THE NEW WORLD MOVIE SPURS LANGUAGE RESTORATION: HOW TO SPEAK LIKE ... 27 Jan 2006 by Joyce Schwarz  HOW TO SPEAK LIKE AN AMERICAN INDIAN??? most of us were simply taught to wear a feather in our hair and hand to a mouth and say wooo wooo woo...and we thought we could speak like American Indians-- all the times I drew Pilgrim's hats or ... Hollywood2020 - http://hollywood2020.blogs.com/hollywood2020/

DISNEY/PIXAR FINALLY.....

29 Jan 2006 by Joyce Schwarz  DISNEY/PIXAR FINALLY......(courtesy of Promo Magazine)DISNEY BUYS PIXAR FOR $7.4 BILLION The Walt Disney Co. will acquire Pixar Animation Studio for $7.4 billion to combine the two animation studios, which gives Disney greater access to ...

MILLION TO WATCH TV OUT OF HOME GOES TO SLING MEDIA.....Big ...

31 Jan 2006 by Joyce Schwarz  $46 MILLION TO WATCH TV OUT OF HOME GOES TO SLING MEDIA.....Big backers for Sling (from www.advanced-television.com) Liberty Media and EchoStar Communications are investing in Sling Media, a small Silicon Valley company that lets people ... 3GSM World Congress Press to Get Ki-Bi Electronic Content Cards ... 31 Jan 2006 by Joyce Schwarz  This blogger was checking out the 3GSM World Congress website for the upcoming confab in Barcelona and found mention that the press will be able to pick up their own 3GSM World Congress customized Ki-Bi cards at registration -- here's ...