Category: Video NewsThe news items published under this category are as follows.
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Det-Chi Video is happy to announce a partnership with DreamTV that will bring their popular actions sports DVD series, Twangled, to TV. Det-Chi Video’s content will join that of other popular Action Sports content producers within the DreamTV network. The initial content just launched on Monday of this week and includes Twangled View of Havasu 1 & Twangulation with the full Twangled DVD line set to launch later this summer. “This is a huge step for all of us action sports video producers and fans of these sports. For years we have had no direct avenue to get our content onto TV, but now with new technology, we will be able to drive new content to a world wide audience,” said Gary Burtka, Producer of the Twangled films.
Det-Chi Video is also in development on a new series of Action Sports Segments dubbed Twangled TV which run about 4 to 6 minutes in length each. These action sports video segments created especially for today’s IPTV viewer, delivering a concentration of more action content in shortened and unique forms. All Det-Chi Video programming will be found on Roku players and other intelligent Set Top Boxes within the DreamTV Channel in their Action Sports category.
“With a new season of water cross tour quickly approaching, this is a great time to be positioning ourselves and our content for scalable distribution,” said Burtka who is eager to launch and build on this program.
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Det-Chi Video has just created a channel for all of you Pod Casters. Twangled TV is now available via MP4 at:
Thanks for watching!
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The first episode of Twangled TV has been added to the player. Twangled TV is our new format which will allow for multiple distribution points allowing for multiple consumption points. What was once only on DVD players and computers can now be found on DVD players, computers, iPods (check out our new links in the left hand navigation), TVs and mobile devices. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the beginning of the first season of Twangled TV.
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Worth Every Penny By Twangled from Lone Rock, WI on 1/11/20105out of 5 Pros: Great value, Easy to set up, High quality picture, Reliability, Video selection, Built in Wi-Fi, Easy to use, Compact Cons: Want more video choices Best Uses: Primary TV, Living room Describe Yourself: Home entertainment enthusiast, Netflix fan, Power User, Early adopter I live in a rural area and have very limited options for cable. ROKU is great. Easy setup - Fast Shipping. Very satisfied. (legalese)
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I have just added 3 new segments of helmet cam from the IJSBA Great Lakes Water Cross Tour. The segments are from the Open 650 Vintage Ski Class from Kenosha and Prairie du chien, Wisconsin; Rounds 6 & 7. Enjoy the uncut video from my perspective.
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Twangled, the original Det-Chi Video creation has now been completely uploaded onto Twangled.com.
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I just published the 5th chapter from the Original Twangled video. We sincerely hope that you are enjoying the free video.
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For any of you keeping up with the free weekly Twangled segments that have been appearing, I just published chapter 4 of the Original Twangled. I know its old but its still fun! Enjoy...
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We have added Chapters 2 & 3 to the Twangled Video Player from the original Twangled.
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Well if this isn't some of the biggest movie and video news of the year then I don't know what is.
View the entire press conference here: Allen Park Movie Studio Press Conference - Unity Studios
ALLEN PARK, Mich. - A veteran Hollywood film executive who is a native Detroiter will build a $146 million, 750,000-square-foot film, TV and media production studio factory and village on 104 acres of land at Southfield Road and Enterprise Drive in Allen Park, officials announced today.
Productions at Unity Studios will employ up to 3,000 skilled and non-skilled union workers. Unity will employ up to 83 management/operational positions for the studio and within the Village.
City of Allen Park residents and laid-off union workers from across the region will get first shot at the jobs, Allen Park Mayor Gary Burtka said.
"Unity Studios amounts to an economic development blockbuster and the best economic news announced in Downriver and southeast Michigan in years," Burtka said. "This project represents new hope and, more importantly, job opportunities for thousands of Allen Park residents and auto workers who have lost their jobs.
"We have found an economic boost in the lights, cameras and action of Michigan's newest high-tech industry."
Governor Jennifer Granholm said the Unity Studios project highlights the success of the state's efforts to attract the film industry to Michigan.
"We are working hard to build a diversified economy and create good-paying jobs for our talented workforce," Governor Granholm said. "As a result of our aggressive film incentives enacted just a year ago, we are not only bringing new investment to the burgeoning film production community in Michigan, we are putting in place the infrastructure for an industry that will support long-term job growth and opportunity in new, creative sectors."
Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano said the Unity Studios project is an important step in diversifying the county's economy.
"Our economic development team has been working diligently with Allen Park on this project," Ficano said. "We are now attempting to put together an incentive package that will create jobs in a new industry for the region."
The county is considering making a Renaissance Zone designation available for the project when all benchmarks are met by investors, Ficano added.
Unity Studios will be majority owned and operated by a group of investors from Los Angeles and Michigan, with Jimmy Lifton of California as the President. Lifton, originally from Southfield, Michigan, has been in the business of entertainment for 30 years. He has owned an internationally distributed record label, produced 13 feature films, and is Principal of one of the largest independent post-production audio studios in Los Angeles, Oracle Post. Some of the most famous and familiar TV and film industry giants use Oracle Post including Fox, HBO, NBC, ABC, Disney, Nickelodeon, Paramount, Lionsgate, Universal, Dreamworks, Warner Brothers, VH1 and MTV.
Also unique about the project: The Lifton Institute for Media Skills will implement one of the largest retraining programs ever enacted in Michigan. Out of work skilled and unskilled labor will receive on-the-set training and production experience, giving students production credits. In addition, the project will include a village where people can live, shop and find entertainment options.
"My goal was to help bring a new industry to my home state." said Lifton. "I like to think of Unity Studios as a factory in the tradition of Henry Ford's Rouge factory model. All aspects of production occurring in one location; workforce training, production, post-production, distribution and marketing. We will constantly be creating product on the lot, utilizing the Detroit area's best asset, the creativity of its people."
Burtka said the project represents a creative and progressive approach to community-based economic development and redevelopment: under the agreement with Lifton, the city will own equity in the studios. In addition, the studios are being developed on brown field property currently occupied by various buildings and open fields. As a result, it does not increase sprawl nor does it require the city and its taxpayers to shoulder significant new infrastructure costs.
"This project is an economic development win-win-win for Allen Park residents," Burtka said. "We did not need to raise taxes a penny to win this project. Our residents get first shot at the jobs, and they are owners too." Allen Park officials said the project would not have been possible without significant support from the State of Michigan.
"We offer our sincere appreciation and heartfelt thanks to Gov. Jennifer Granholm, the Michigan Film Office, Robert Ficano, the Michigan Economic Development Growth Corporation, and to the state legislators who helped us put all the pieces together," Burtka said.
Additional details about Unity Studios will be released in coming weeks and months, including the start of construction, hiring, enrollments in the training institute, and partnerships with various other companies and industries in the region and state.
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It is officially April and officially jet ski season (or at least in warm weather U.S. states). In celebration we have decided to upload the original TWANGLED video (in chapters) and allow for all of you to enjoy it FREE. I have broken the video up into 6 chapters or segments. The first of which is available today. Please keep in mind that this is the original and was never commercially distributed. It was the baseline for Twangled Remastered, which is as it reads, a remastered version of this original video. There were just over 100 of these original videos sold in VHS back in 2001. Needless to say a lot has improved since then including: the jet skis, the riders, the camera, the computers and software for editing... I could go on and on, but rather just let you sit back and enjoy the video that started it all for us... TWANGLED. We hope that this inspires you all to go out and go for that season opening ride.
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We are taking a few minute to turn the clock back a few years as we uncover and upload video clips from yesteryear. Wow... we all look so young in these clips, which are from tv segments that we have shot dating back to 1996. Courtesy of the Food Mercenary himself, Mike Niksic. We hope you enjoy some of these clips.
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I came across the Rick Roy You Tube commercial for his new FS1 freestyle jet ski. We covered this ski with some pics a few weeks ago and we thought that you would really like to see this ski in action.
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Well it is out a bit later then we anticipated, but none the less we have it. The TWANGLED segment of the 2008 Chicago Air and Water Show. This clip has some great highlights of th jet ski show and the intro to the air show. Bill Murray drops in, Florence Henderson does an interview, and we back flip and barrel roll the jet skis off sweet double-up waves. Check out the video now! I have to give a shot out thank you to Jessica, Elana, and Papa for capturing all the killer video footage.
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As you all know from our previous articles Chicago native Bill Murray (yes the actor) was in attendance at the Chicago Air and Water Show. He literally dropped in early Friday at the start of the world famous show. We have video of Bill Murray's tandem skydive entrance with the Golden Knights. Check out the video for his landing and departure. Nice flight Bill!
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