Media Tonic

Charles Nesson

Charles Nesson, a law professor from Harvard University is planning to set up “global poker strategic thinking societies” at universities around the world. He also believes poker should be taught to disadvantaged US school children and college students to teach them respect and business acumen (apparently advantaged children already have these things).

Our client, Bluff Australasia will probably become a classroom textbook. Elsewhere, Professor Nesson makes clear that he doesn’t do any drugs now except marijuana.

Cute lil videos from VML in Kansas City explaining the strengths of the two major social software sites.

Nick is a Facebook man.

But Scotty bats for MySpace.

Latest stats from MCn show year-on-year growth running at 13.1% or an additional 56,000 homes each month.

From The New York Times: the world’s first Man-Machine Poker Championship was won by the humans. They also drank more beer. Meanwhile, Bluff Magazine says Jerry Yang won the World Championship and $8.25 million in prize money. Male demo, 18 – 35 years; give us a call :p

From the accountancy company not afraid to own a jittery logo; the Annual Entertainment and Media report…

Themes are: expanding consumer choices, digital uptake, growth in broadband and changes in media legislation.

Good that you asked: subscription TV grew faster than spending on the internet or interactive games.

Order a copy here. Listen to their 2 minute subscription TV webcast here. “Churn is down, very clever set-top box environment, has become a powerful force in the Australian media, definitely no longer the poor cousin”.