RIVR Media News http://www.rivr.com/blog News and updates on RIVR Media Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:11:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 en Realscreen http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=73 http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=73#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:11:07 +0000 admin http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=73 “Different genres of programming become popular and that often means……”

Continue reading this great article in Realscreen about RIVR Media at http://www.realscreen.com/articles/news/20100217/rivrmedia.html

]]> http://www.rivr.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=73 Whale Wars wins Television Academy Honors http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=59 http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=59#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:19:19 +0000 admin http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=59 To read more follow this link: http://cdn.emmys.tv/media/releases/2009/rel-tvh.php

]]> http://www.rivr.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=59 Blog Cabin receives Outstanding Platform - Interactive Award http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=37 http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=37#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:32:48 +0000 rebecca http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=37 Congratulations to those who worked on DIY’s Blog Cabin!

RIVR Media’s own crew worked tirelessly on this great adventure and it really paid off!

If you follow this link it explains a little about the awards ceremony, http://globalmediaawards.org/ click on the Media Center and on the right side it has a link for Release Archives. There you will find the actual release that was out on January 8, 2009.

This was the first year the CEA held this awards ceremony and RIVR Media was beyond honored to have received this award.

Thank you:
Grace Novinger, Supervising Producer
Nathan Haun, Jay Baker, Grace Novinger, Matt Sprouse – Producers
Erin Johnson - Post Producer
Jennifer Humphrey - Associate Producer and Online Producer
Kim Giewont - Production Assistant
Jay Whittle, Keith Byrd, Dale Fisher - Editors
Lisa Whittle- Online Editor

The Crew:
Camera: Chaz Howard, Gary Johnson, Brud Gann
Audio: Ric Atkin, Chris Billington
Gaffer: Darrell Brown
Grip: Reuban Figeroa
Utility/PA: Joe Jackson
Contractor for Rivr: Jim Brunton

]]> http://www.rivr.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=37 More Courageous tales from the Sea Shepherd! http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=34 http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=34#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:05:17 +0000 rebecca http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=34 http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuId=2&ContentID=109119

]]> http://www.rivr.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=34 Whale Wars Ratings http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=27 http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=27#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:52:28 +0000 rebecca http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=27 Whale Wars had great ratings and we thank all of our faithful viewers! It is such a great honor for us when we hear that we averaged 1.1 million viewers for just the SECOND episode of Whale Wars on Animal Planet! Thanks for tuning in!!!
That same episode reported a 0.9 household rating! This was up from 0.8 for the November 7th premiere. How great is that!

Thank you to all who have supported this series!

View this link for a longer article from a drifferent source. Wow! We really have everyone talking!http://www.tvnext.in/news/144/ARTICLE/1731/2008-11-19.html

]]> http://www.rivr.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=27 Whale Wars goes Hollywood! http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=23 http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=23#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:02:18 +0000 rebecca http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=23 This month the Whale Wars crew had a celebrity join their midst. Daryl Hannah, who starred in Blade Runner and Splash will join the quest to save the Whales.

In addition to that great news there is a new video game based on this thrilling adventure in the works! How exciting! Please read this article!

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24646847-12377,00.html

]]> http://www.rivr.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=23 Boston Herald Article http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=20 http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=20#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:42:12 +0000 rebecca http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=20 Below is an article about our very own Whale Wars series. This was posted the day before our big premier. The article is no longer posted on their website so I just cut and pasted from an archive that we had here. Please read!

 ‘Whale’ of a tale: Ship’s crew goes to extreme lengths to protect species in ‘Wars’

By Mark A. Perigard / Review | Thursday, November 6, 2008 |

Whale Wars: B+ 

 

 

 http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/television/reviews/view.bg?articleid=1130353

]]> http://www.rivr.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=20 Whale Wars Variety Review http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=17 http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=17#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:47:25 +0000 rebecca http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=17 This was a review that was written right before Whale Wars premiered on Animal Planet on Friday, November 7th. It gives the reader a good background of where the series all started and where the characters came from. http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=print_
review&reviewid=VE1117938929&categoryid=32

]]> http://www.rivr.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=17 Whale Wars is Animal Planet’s most watched series ever http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=12 http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=12#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:10:55 +0000 rebecca http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=12 RIVR Media makes history! Animal Planet announces that our very own Whale Wars is their channel’s most watch series in the history of that channel. What a compliment! Thanks to all who watch this wonderful show. If you have not seen this yet it is on Animal Planet Friday’s at 9:00PM EST. Tune in! http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/telebuddy/archives/2008/12/wars_pays_off_f.shtml#more This is a local blog written about our show!

]]> http://www.rivr.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=12 Tale of Two Ships http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=9 http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=9#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:59:24 +0000 rebecca http://www.rivr.com/blog/?p=9 This article was in the same edition of the Business TN magazine. Please read it to find out the behind the scenes information of Animal Planet’s Whale Wars! http://businesstn.com/content/200811/tale-two-ships

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