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Bulldog DM powers Coca-Cola’s live stream of Vive Latino music festival: article

Over the two days of Vive Latino, Bulldog DM’s team — which has provided turnkey live streaming solutions for Bonnaroo, Outside Lands, the Snickers 36-hour live stream Superbowl commercial and the American Express Unstaged concert series, to name a few — operates a production that is robust enough to handle the expected million views a day and approximately 70 hours of live streaming HD video.

Viewers are able to switch between three different feeds happening simultaneously, viewing live streams on YouTube from their mobile handsets. Vive Latino fans are also able to engage on social media, and Bulldog DM connects the live streaming content to Vive Latino’s YouTube profile, where viewers can engage with each other, commenting and sharing their fan affinity for the performers. Upon the completion of the festival, Bulldog delivers the wrap and engagement report to Coke’s marketing team to assess engagement and sentiment.

“This engagement that Ernesto and his team have developed over the years, to us, is the shining beacon across the market,” said John Petrocelli, Bulldog DM’s CEO and founder. Referring to breadth of Coca-Cola’s live streaming offering, “To really reach, engage, and connect with consumers in an innovative way, that’s a pretty stunning content play and content offering. In addition, the fans get a full schedule gadget that tells you what artists are playing on what video channel and at what time. There’s a full social stream to encourage participation and collaboration in addition to a photo wall.”

When it comes to tracking the millions of views and levels of engagement, “What we’re able to do is measure all of that video viewing activity as well as what happens across those platforms, the photo wall as well as the social streams,” Petrocelli explained. “That data is given back to Ernesto and the team, and the results are pretty impressive.”

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Is Live Video the Future of Content Marketing?

In the weeks leading up to the launch of Facebook Live, reports circulated that Mark Zuckerberg was “obsessed” with live video. The fact that Zuckerberg pushed out live video on Facebook and Instagram within months of each other speaks to the truth in that story.

The leaders of Twitter followed by launching their own Periscope-powered live video feature in late 2016.

But what is it about live video that’s making social media giants clamber towards it with such haste? And more to the point, what does this all mean for content marketing?

Read more at CMSWire

Bulldog DM to speak at NAB 2017 on the future of live streaming

The live streaming industry will again take center stage at the country’s top broadcaster conference in NAB and Bulldog DM CEO John Petrocelli will participate in a panel discussion entitled: The Future of Live Streaming (Mon, 4/24, 3:50pm-4:25pm) 

Panel details:  NAB Live Streaming 2017 Panel

Live streaming has soared in popularity as content providers and brands have recognized how much viewers value immediacy and interactivity. With major players like Facebook, YouTube and others investing heavily in live streaming, rapid growth is expected. Learn how technology, business models, networks and devices are creating a solid foundation for live streaming’s success.

 

Bulldog DM invited to speak at The Caucus for Producers, Writers and Directors

Bulldog DM CEO and Founder, John Petrocelli will join industry leaders:

Beverly Hills, CA — The Caucus Co-chairs Robert Papazian and Tanya Hart, along with Executive Producer Chuck Fries, The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors proudly announces The Business of Streaming: Cutting Edge Content Distribution Panel on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 @ 6:30 PM at Emerson College Los Angeles, 5960 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028.

Caucus member Cricket Wheeler, President, CEO and founder, Drop Into Digital, who produced and will moderate the panel with streaming experts and innovators that includes: John Petrocelli, Founder/CEO Bulldog DM, Doug DeLuca, Executive Producer, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and Eddie Vaca, Founder/CEO, AmpLive.

Panelists will go in-depth on the execution of successful streaming platforms using both Live and Video-On-Demand technologies to distribute and monetize programming and answer the most frequently asked question, “How do you get an audience?”

The Caucus’ new motto is “Leading the Evolution” and that’s is what they have been doing for 43 years. They have always been innovators and have helped those that just needed an opportunity to open the doors to their dreams in the entertainment industry.

About The Caucus for Producer, Writers & Directors:  The Caucus is leading the evolution of television by providing a creative forum for Producers, Writers and Directors to explore the issues of the ever-changing landscape of content and exhibition.   The Caucus is proud of its rich history and esteemed membership of television innovators. For over 40 years, The Caucus has provided an opportunity for the best and the brightest talent to network and voice the ‘creative conscience’ of the Television Industry. Today, we continue to stand for better and meaningful content across all platforms. As Producers, Writers and Directors we support a working environment that fosters, through our various programs, the best content that we can create for our audiences.

Current members of The Caucus also include: JJ Abrams, Kevin Bright, James Burrows, Suzanne de Passe, Vin Di Bona, Dennis Doty, Chuck Fries, Tom Hanks, Tanya Hart, Charles Floyd Johnson, Lee Miller, Bob Papazian, Norman Powell, and others leading producers, writers and directors. For additional information on The Caucus visit: www.caucus.org https://www.facebook.com/caucus.org https://twitter.com/tvcaucus

OkeeChobee Festival Announces Daily Lineup and Schedule

The Florida music festival, OkeeChobee, has just revealed its daily lineup and schedule.

The headliners Usher & The Roots, Kings of Leon, and Bassnectar will be featured at times that range from 9: 30 – 12 pm. Usher and the Kings of Leon plan to perform two hours sets. You can view the entire schedule below:

 

OkeeChobee also plans to have catering for local food vendors, beverage stands, swimming areas, art installations, and yoga lessons. OkeeChobee attendees will have the opportunity to reach zen enlightenment while listening to their favorite music artists.

Tickets for 4 day “portal passes” are still available to purchase at okeechobeefest.com/tickets/ga. 4 day portal passes include 4 performance days with entry to Sunshine Grove beginning on Thursday, March 2nd at 12pm, GA Camping in a nature paradise, Yoga workshops, speakers & more in ChobeeWobee Village, Early Access to Music and Beach Games at Aquachobee, Early Access to late night shenanigans at Jungle 51, Early Entry into craft area, food vendors & interactive art in ChobeWobee Village, and Special Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival 2017 Opening Ceremony.

 

Zedd, Marshmello, and Ric Flair Announced as Indy 500 Snake Pit’s Headliners

On May 28, 2017, Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be hosting the Indy 500 Snake Pit music festival. The lineup for the festival plans to be Marshmello, Zedd, RL Grime, Action Bronson, Adventure Club, The Trap House, and many more.

The entire event will be hosted by the famed WWE wrestler, Ric Flair. Flair put out a recent statement, “Can’t wait to rock it out with all of you from the Snake Pit. Wooooo!”

Indy 500 Snake Pit Trailer 2017

The festival plans to open at 7 a.m. , where attendees will be greeted with beer trailers, food, beverages, and the deafening sound of 33 race cars. Indy 500 Snake Pit’s website, has dubbed the festival as “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”

Tickets can be purchased at http://www.indy500snakepit.com/tickets/. Prices range from $35 – $110.

Bulldog DM to present live streaming workshop at SXSW 2017

Bulldog DM has been selected to co-present a state of the art workshop for the tech, media and music industry entitled “Deep-Dive Live Streaming Workshop for Promoters” on March 15, 2017 at the intersection of the Interactive and Music tracks of SXSW.  As the world’s premiere tech, media and content conference its a significant task to get selected to present and curate a 90 minute workshop at the conference.  Details can be found at http://schedule.sxsw.com/2017/events/PP67149

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ODESZA and Kaskade Headline Day for Night Festival

This weekend, Day for Night festival will be kicking off in Houston, Texas. The two day festival will host EDM power house headliners like ODESZA, Kaskade, and Aphex Twin. The rest of the lineup will consist of more eclectic music artist like Run the Jewels, Blood Orange, and Little Dragon.

In addition to the stellar music artist lineup, Day for Night attendees will be treated to visual art displays during music artists performances. Day for Night plans to bring back digital artist Jeannie Wu’s, famed “glitched digital carpet” that covers 45,000 square feet. Day for Night attendees who attend the “Red Stage”, will be able to see and dance on Wu’s digital pixelated rug.

A rendering of Jeannie Wu's digital-inspired design for the carpet using Interface's "Glitched" pattern tiles. The carpet of more than 45,000 square feet will cover the concrete in front of the main stage at the 2016 Day for Night Festival. Photo: Courtesy Of The Artist
A Rendering of Jeannie Wu’s Glitched Carpet

Day for Night tickets are still available to purchase at http://bit.ly/2huelpi. Prices range from 170 – 700 dollars.

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