Good Night and Good Luck

Why is 'podcast' 'Oxford American Dictionary's word of the year?

"...Podcasting is defined as a digital, electronic broadcast that can be downloaded to an iPod..."

Jan. 13, 2006 Music Feature by Dan Oko

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...walked around UT and downtown, taking photos with my digital camera. I had taken a daylight shot of the..."

July 5, 2002 Column

Dancing About Architecture

Noise ordinance debate blows over -- for now -- while Internet radio crisis threatens, and SIMS crisis subsides.

"...nutshell: Congress passed a law in 1998, called the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which established that webcasters must..."

May 3, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

No Purchase Necessary

Does Napster, the MP3-sharing software program that has spawned several lawsuits and been banned at universities across the nation, mean the end of music as we know it?

"...federal court system in California is any indication, the entertainment industry's antipathy to new technology is as real --..."

May 5, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Tricks of the Trade

Keynote Address: Mark Cuban

"...streaming audio/video media. In Cuban's vision of a "New Digital Age," TV and computer cultures converge. Within a few..."

March 19, 1999 Screens Feature

Bluesky CEO to Speak at South by Southwest

Chelsea Clinton, John Fogerty, David Duchovny also join conference

"...Just Great, as she explores the ever more unstable digital Ponzi Schemes with Speaking Truth to Crypto Power...."

Jan. 21, 2025 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

Catch up on Lone Star State news and plan some fall fun

"...more than 100 incredible images in large-scale print and digital formats, as well as historic artifacts. The show runs..."

Oct. 4, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

South by Southwest Announces First Round of Speakers

Tech, business, and the business of tech dominate session list

"...note-taking from the C-suite during “Claiming the Future of Entertainment,” as President of Blizzard Entertainment Johanna Faries explains why..."

Sept. 17, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Rooster Teeth Announces Final Stream

Say goodbye to the studio that helped build streaming entertainment

"...long farewell from the studio that helped pioneer streaming entertainment that has been ongoing since the announcement on March..."

April 23, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gift Guide: Tabletop Gaming From Austin

Rolling the dice on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is just one way to kill some time over the holidays

"...is Dishonored: The Roleplaying Game. Snag a physical or digital copy of the game's core rulebook, and if you..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Arts Feature by Matthew Monagle

Have Austin's Magicians Vanished for Good?

With the coronavirus shutdown, it's now you see 'em, now you don't

"...from home, this pandemic's probably costing you something. So entertainment is just not a necessity. Well, it is for..."

April 17, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Arts Happenings Online: A Chronicle Round-up for Your Quarantined Exploration

Live and creative diversions – from your talented friends & neighbors

"...Note: We’re rounding up a general trove of Arts..."

March 23, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Gets Virtual

VR film pioneer Jessica Brillhart announced as 2019 keynote

"...their non-managed and emerging talent booking app Special Guest. Entertainment Influencers • Freaks and Geeks and Vice Principals star..."

Nov. 27, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Critics Table Tops at 25

The nominees for the 2016-17 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Broadway World Austin, Arts & Culture Texas, and Austin Entertainment Weekly) and a reorganization of the traditional honors into..."

May 22, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Future Is in Flux for the Texas Film Incentive Program

Texas loses productions to states with bigger and better incentive programs

"...game studios in Texas. The industry advocacy body the Entertainment Software Association has found that projects are still moving..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Recommended ACL Records to Get You Psyched for the Fest

The best CPR (concert psychin' rock) to get in the fest mindset

"...Alejandra Ramirez Schoolboy Q Blank Face LP (Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope)..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Post by The Music Staff

Public Notice: The New Industrial Revolution?

Is Mayor Adler our Teddy Roosevelt?

"...monopolistic control of the economy in the 1890s, today's digital behemoths have outgrown their traditional masters, and created sprawling,..."

Jan. 22, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Brently Heilbron's Stand Up Empire Signs With PBS

New show to bring ACL-like coverage of Austin's comedy scene

"...Heilbron's entertainment company Brently Artists and Media has teamed up with..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Announces Convergence Program

Your Film, Interactive, or Music badge just got more versatile

"...get you into various tracks within both festivals including Entertainment and Immersion Programming, SXsports, Digital Domain, SXSW Comedy Sessions,..."

Oct. 16, 2014 SXSW Post by James Renovitch

8-Bit Artisan

Party Time! Hexcellent! brings people together by getting closer to the machine

"...(aka Rachel Weil) and is played on a Nintendo Entertainment System, as in the original 8-bit NES from the..."

May 4, 2012 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Off the Record

OTR attends Fun Fun Fun Fest, packs things, and moves to the Cloud

"...of 250,000 words ago, OTR debuted by introducing Transmission Entertainment, an indie promotion enterprise wanting "people outside of Austin..."

Nov. 11, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

Compose Yourself

SXSW Film announces first wave of conference sessions

"...Beyond Netflix and iTunes: Your Film’s Unique Digital Distribution Strategy (Organized by Richard Lorber, Kino Lorber, Inc)..."

Oct. 26, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

sxswi: Convergence of Traditional & Internet TV

or, hanging with policy wonks makes my brain hurt.

"...Best Buy”); and Ned Sherman, CEO and publisher of Digital Media Wire, Inc. The panelists were assembled as a..."

March 16, 2011 SXSW Post by Belinda Acosta

Is That a Wrap for Incentives?

Amid economic woes and a race-baiting controversy, the future of TV, video game, and film funding in Texas looks shaky

"...replaced him with Interim Director Evan Fitzmaurice, formerly an entertainment business attorney with the Los Angeles firm of Jackoway..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

New Leader at the Film Commission

Entertainment attorney becomes temp boss

"...A UT law graduate specializing in entertainment law, Fitzmaurice moved to California in 2005 before moving..."

Dec. 18, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Media Watch: Animal Stories and Snacking Trends

If you think TV news is quite dumb enough – you have no idea

"...KEYE will begin airing Telemundo's Spanish-language programming on its digital channel, 42.2, including two local Spanish-language newscasts anchored by..."

Sept. 25, 2009 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Paging Dr. Mario

Game Over Videogames' Classic Game Fest

"...seat (not as dirty as it sounds), and special entertainment that Kaelin will say nothing about except that it..."

June 26, 2009 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Off the Record

It's the end of the world as we know it: South by Southwest 22 officially begins

"...the capital, led by the June formation of Transmission Entertainment. The Red River-born booking and event-production venture, responsible for..."

March 14, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Off the Record

The British and Transmission Entertainment invade SXSW, Speeding Motorcycle rides into Zach Scott Theatre, and Spot opens Trailer Space

"...& Apparel, and MusicMania, recently took part in a digital roundtable discussion on new indieconomics. Check it out at..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Pearls on Film

Home Movie Day takes personal memories, preservation to the public

"...Aside from being old-school entertainment, Becker believes that these old films are significant to..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Screens Feature by Carson Barker

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