WRITERS Breaking into TV

Small Screen, Big Picture

Many aspiring writers and artists fail to break into the ever-changing TV industry. While they certainly do not lack talent or creativity, it's usually because they don’t fully understand the business they’re trying infiltrate.

With innovative storytelling formats like "24" and "LOST" to game-changing distribution models such as the Internet and Video-On-Demand, more than ever TV is exploding with opportunities. Yet, Hollywood is still a business and it follows specific rules.

The winners are not only those with talent, but those who understand its systems and its strategies. Thanks to new media technologies and artistic mediums, networks and studios are finally beginning to notice writers and creators outside of L.A.

They aren’t just looking for imagination and talent; they’re looking for producers who understand the rules of getting hired and succeeding.

READ MORE by Chad Gervich - http://www.writingclasses.com/Products/PubsDetail.php/publicationID/54

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ON DEMAND TV and now, ON DEMAND PIZZA

TiVo and Domino's to let subscribers order their pizza through TV!

IS THIS THE NEWEST TREND? Digital video recording company TiVo Inc. announced it is teaming up with Domino's Pizza Inc. to allow subscribers to order pizza for delivery or pick-up directly from their TV sets.

"This is the first time in history that the 'on-demand' generation will be able to fully experience couch commerce by ordering pizza directly through their television set," Rob Weisberg, vice president of precision and print marketing at Domino's said.

LEARN MORE - http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20081117/ap_on_hi_te/tivo_domino_s

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TVMMDI

We invented TV and now TV is inventing us…

TV Made Me Do It is seeking participants and short videos for a new TV documentary series about how TV is changing people's lives.

Has a TV character inspired you to become a do-gooder lawyer, solve a crime, propose marriage, come out of the closet, or MacGyver your way out of trouble?

Has your love of home reno shows inspired you to gut your house?

Or maybe TV inspired you to quit your job, sleep around, dump your lover, get rich quick, blow stuff up, or become a real-life cop, private eye, or CSI.

We'd love to hear from you. Tell us - or show us - how TV altered your world!

Email us (stories@tvmademedoit.com) or submit a 30-second video in which you tell your story and say, "That's how TV made me do it." (CLICK HERE - http://tvmademedoit.com/) Mail your DVD or simply upload your video on You Tube and tag it 'TVMMDI'. The best stories will appear on our show!


CLICK HERE TO SEE THE SHOW - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcGD8j-A2e4