Nolife is one the few TV channels we watch almost every day, and one of the shows I really like is the video podcast from Écrans.fr
As the name suggests, this sub-part of the leftist newspaper Libération is focused on all things screen related: internet, video games, TV, movies...
They don't just review movies or video games though; the focus is on the future of the respective industries, what current laws will do to change the situation, how certain actors are influencing the market, evolution of Hadopi, etc. In a recent video podcast the invited guest was a specialist on Anonymous, and the latest podcast had Philippe Aigrain, a founding member of the Quadrature du Net, to talk about his book on file sharing (Sharing, free to download). They also do a short segment on a random game available online and an "Internet bullshit", such as Carla Bruni who said "À mon sens, Internet ou les jeux vidéo sont bien plus diaboliques que la télé"
There are so many politicians (both French and American) who don't really understand the internet or the dynamics of the new digital market place but still try to make laws to control it, that I really like that this show brings together true experts to examine the issues. I also like watching Média le Magazine on France 5, but a couple weeks ago there was a journalist talking about Facebook who made a couple comments that weren't 100% true. With Écrans.fr, they really know what they're talking about.
If you're interested in the politics of the internet and the mixing ground of media and culture, I highly recommend the website and podcast. If you just want to watch the previous podcasts, search for "podcast" in the search field since there's no link/page that lists them all.
2 comments:
I'm glad that SOPA was defeated in the US, but wondering what new law will be proposed next and what's to come worldwide. Thanks for sharing the podcast link; sounds really interesting.
Tiens je savais pas qu'il y avait un podcast, cool!
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