April 24, 2008 – 12:45 am
Hi folks. I had a chat with Triona Campbell, a producer on the Bebo ‘TV’ show, Sofia’s Diary last week.
Sofia’s Diary is a daily TV show that follows the life of a teenager who’s been sent against her will to live in London. Who wouldn’t want to live in London, right? Well, Sofia finds the transition difficult, and the show revolves around her dealing with daily life, boy troubles and other problems.
It’s what they call a 360 degree experience - you interact by voting on what Sofia should do, and you can get updates to your mobile through a free service.
Anyway, feel free to listen to my chat with Triona - then go away and check out Sofia’s Diary on Bebo.
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[Standard disclaimer: I'm new to this stuff - I'm not completely happy with the editing, but hopefully the podcasts and stuff will improve in time!]
If you’re already a fan of Sofia’s Diary, let us know what you like about the show in the comments.
February 20, 2008 – 11:07 pm
I don’t know if you’ve heard about the latest Endemol/BBC Three venture, Upstaged. I certainly hadn’t whenever I arrived in Bristol city centre on a Baltic Friday morning last week.
First, can I say that as a blogger, it’s refreshing to be invited along to the set of any reality-type show and allowed to wander around and talk to the contestants. I was able to explore the set first hand and talk to some of the people behind and in front of the stage. The only downer was that Scott Mills, who’ll be hosting the show when it airs, wasn’t available for the day. But I can live with that.
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BBC Three are working hard to bridge the gap between on-air and online. It’s not as easy as it looks. The more Internet-savvy the audience, the more cynical they are about anything that looks like a big marketing ploy. Put it this way, ITV couldn’t get away with this.
However, with Upstaged, the Beeb have managed to attract some talented and high profile members of social networking sites like MySpace and YouTube. Some of these people are musicians, others are comedians and vloggers* who’ve made a name for themselves on YouTube.
Anyway, here’s where having a huge online following comes in handy - each of the acts has to be voted into the performance boxes. So the more people voting, the merrier. And anyone can potentially be a contestant - which gives the public the ultimate say over who gets to perform.
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