Watch the end of TV

26 February 2009 | 11:14 - By Stefano Boscutti

When around 400 local TV stations stateside turned off their analog signal most TV watchers were fast asleep. But Orlando performance artist Brian Feldman decided to make this moment into an event.

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Feldman setup a group of televisions in a downtown storefront as part of "The End of Television: Part II." I didn’t see any coverage of this on our TV stations but the Orlando Sentinel’s tech blogger and theater blogger were all over it. It’s pretty neat to watch history take place.  Especially when you can pause it and rewind (or fastforward through the boring bits).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvMKlP7brXY

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New New Media looks at how our mediascape is exploding to bits. How the latest technology and the internet are changing the way we live, work and play. How the latest media is shaping us all.

Stefano Boscutti is an executive creative director and strategist. He's like a better looking version of Todd Sampson. He also has an abiding faith that stories and wordplay (and not powerpoint presentations) will change the world.

 
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