Broadband Content Bits: SNL Webcast; Stage6.com, Filmaka.com;

Carson Daly expands domain with Net projects: Daly has chosen to focus his production company on Internet projects. In June, it awarded 20-year-old Brooke Brodack a talent/development deal on the strength of her video commentaries on YouTube…also Daly has since used Brodack’s madcap style on a site he launched with NBC Universal, “It’s Your Show,” which rewards video contributors with cash prizes. Daly also is involved with Campus MovieFest, serving as strategic adviser for the online film festival hub.
DivX launches Stage6.com: DivX has recently launched a new video sharing site, Stage6.com…of course, you need to install the DivX player, though after that it works well. Much bigger screen size than YouTube and others.
“Saturday Night Live” rehearsals may be webcast: Still in consideration stage: NBC Universal chief digital officer George Kliavkoff mused about the possibility that Friday night rehearsal sessions of SNL could be webcast…
Directors back Web contest: Filmmakers such as Paul Schrader, Neil LaBute and Zak Penn are throwing their weight behind a Project Greenlight-type of competition on the Web for producer Deepak Nayar and exec producer Thomas Augsberger. Filmaka.com is holding a series of contests for one-to-three-minute shorts from unknown filmmakers and will award more than $150,000 in prize money during the year.
Foxtel to launch movies by broadband: In Australia, Foxtel looks set to compete head on with its 25 percent shareholder Telstra with the launch of is own service delivering movies on demand over broadband. US software company, Entriq, says it has been chosen to build and provide the backend support services for the initial trial phase of the new ‘Foxtel By Broadband’ service (Disclaimer: Entriq is a sponsor).
Netflix sees struggle for movie download model: Netflix Chief Product Officer Neil Hunt says widespread adoption of online downloads hinges on consumer acceptance of download technology and on the wide availability of titles, neither of which has been met by existing services.
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