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FEATURED AGAIN

2008-05-14T04:25:00.000-07:00

We are having a lot of luck being featured at the moment on YouTube. BalconyTV Hamburgs amazing Wedding Show is featured on the front page of YouTube Germany. Thats almost 25'000 views in a day. Incredeeeeblay!!!!

NO U2

2008-05-13T03:32:00.000-07:00

We got official confirmation yesterday that U2 won't be performing at the BalconyTV Music Video Awards next month. No fear, as we have a great line up planned which we hope to announce next week. Look out for the nominations on Mondays show.

BALCONYTV MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS 2008 - NOMINATIONS NEXT WEEK

2008-05-12T03:41:00.000-07:00

We've set the date for the BalconyTV Music Video Awards 2008. The night will take place on June 20th - a Friday night - in Dublins Sugar Club.
Last years event was great with the likes of Red Kid, Leanne Harte, Eleanor McEvoy, and Paul Brady performing.
We are just finalizing the line up for this years event which we hope to announce very soon, and we also plan to announce the nominations next Monday on a special BalconyTV! There will be 8 categories this year which will include the Best of BalconyTV Hamburg. So the competition should be very strong.

Best Male
Best Female
Best Duo/Band
Best International
Best Alternative Show
Best Trad/ Classical
Best Irish Show
Best German Show

Miss Carolina

2008-05-10T07:22:00.000-07:00

I was sent this video yesterday. With 24 Million views I can't believe I haven't seen it already. Too good not to share:

LITTLE GREEN CARS

2008-05-09T03:19:00.000-07:00

I will be in big trouble if I don't plug my bros new band Little Green Cars. The band formerly called The Revolts have already qualified for the Blastbeat Finals to be held on the 17 of May. You may better my bro as being the voice of the BalconyTV sting!
Here is just a little taste of Little Green Cars:

LOSERS

2008-05-06T04:44:00.000-07:00

The news is in. Alas BalconyTV has been defeated in its galliant crusade for a Webby.
We just found out that 'Chocolate Rain' won the Peoples Choice Award. And my favourite, but definite outsider 'Here Comes Another Bubble' won the judges vote.
I'm off to eat a big bowl of sour grapes.

A BALCONYTV WEDDING!!!

2008-05-04T06:05:00.000-07:00

BalconyTV Brings Couple Together

The Hamburg Flirt-Expert Nina Deißler and the Berlin Musician Claudius Mach married yesterday on BalconyTV Hamburg

Last October, Hamburg Flirt-Coach Nina Deißler spotted Berlin musician Claudius Mach singing a song about his suicidal Hamster Freddy on the award winning internet music show BalconyTV.

After Nina Deißler spotted Claudius Mach on Balcony TV, she contacted him via Myspace. Seven days and fifty-seven e-mails later the two decided to meet up.

“Somebody performing on a tiny balcony above the Reeperbahn and singing a song about a Hamster who wants to kill himself is crazy enough for me!”, Nina says about her husband-to-be.

For Claudius and Nina, it was love at first sight. “I knew, those eyes would not disappoint me” said Claudius after meeting Nina for the first time.

On the second date, only two weeks after she saw him on Balcony TV for the first time, Claudius decided the time was right to pop the question.

The virtual aquaintance became a real marriage yesterday and was celebrated in style on BalconyTV Hamburg.

TOM ON RTE

2008-05-02T03:20:00.001-07:00

Tune in and watch Tom on WETV!!!

VIDEO OF THE DAY

2008-05-01T05:36:00.000-07:00

LAST CHANCE SALOON

2008-04-30T03:27:00.001-07:00

This is it folks, the last last last chance for you all to vote. May 1st is the official deadline, so not sure when it will close tomorrow. All of today and tomorrow I think.
Chocolate Rain has 42 percent of the vote. We have 15 percent. Miracles are indeed needed. So now is the time to vote. Get your friends to vote. Your friends friends. Your friends friends friends.
Incase you don't know -

Please vote for BalconyTV in the Viral Video Category of the 2008 Webby Awards by going to -
http://pv.webbyawards.com
Register-Film and Video-Viral-BALCONYTV!!!

DO YOU LIKE MUSIC?

2008-04-29T01:27:00.000-07:00

This could be one of the grooviest songs to come out of Ireland in ages. Positive and uplifting. Marvelous video too!
The Republic of Loose - I Like Music

WEBBYS OBSESSED

2008-04-28T04:54:00.000-07:00

Two days to go for the Webby Awards vote, and its not looking good. Although we've campaigned, we've campaigned hard, it looks like we are going to be trounced by the might of Chocolate Rain.

Here's how I justify it to myself.

'Chocolate Rain' has had over 20 Million Views on YouTube. It is in first place.
'I got a Crush on Obama' has over 8 Million Views on YouTube. It is in second place.
'Tony vs Paul' has over 4 Million Views on YouTube. It is in third place.
'BalconyTV' has over 2 Million Views on YouTube. It is in forth place.
'Here comes another Bubble' has over 200'000 views. It is in fifth place.

You get the picture.

On a positive note, we have more comments on the Webby site than the competition, demonstrating the passion of our fan base. Now if we can just find a way of multiplying our fan base by the power of ten we may be in business.

Its not good to be award obsessed though, which we have been for weeks. Its ridiculous. We should be confident enough in our work without needing a shiny springy award to boost our egos. Yeah right!

In other BalconyTV news; due to being featured on the front of YouTube Italy, My Awesome Mixtape has become the most watched BalconyTV show ever. In just five days! 62'000 views at the moment. Incredeeeeblay!!!!!

And finally, I went to seeing Kieron Blacks amazing Amazing Few on Friday night in the new cool Button Factory. And suffice to say they were absolutely fantastic! You should try check em out some time.

2 Million Video Views

2008-04-24T11:07:00.000-07:00

It took BalconyTV one year and five months to reach a target of one million video views on YouTube. And we are delighted to say it has only taken us another five months to achieve another million video views. Thats an acceleration we are pretty happy with. The addition of BalconyTV Hamburg and an increased number of featured videos on YouTube has undoubtedly helped this happen. We have an archive now of exactly 887 videos. I wonder does anybody else on YouTube world have more videos? These videos average over 2250 video views each. Our top rated show is the St. Patricks Day Parade 2008 with over 55'000 views. BalconyTV Hamburgs top rated show is Alberto with over 44'000 video views.
A huge thanks to all the amazing acts for their support to date. And thanks to all the others who contributed positive vibes.
The future is exciting for BalconyTV. Its been a tricky learning curve for myself, Tom and Pauline. Internet TV is a new phenomenon. The music industry is in a state of flux. Trying to figure out the best way to operate in this new media world has posed some tough questions, and hence some very awkward choices have had to be made.
But the good news is that we are still here and we hope to make a very good announcement in the days to come, so watch this space.

BIG IN ITALY

2008-04-22T04:59:00.000-07:00

We always see it as an achievement when one of our videos is featured on YouTube. And today its great to see MY AWESOME MIXTAPE which is todays BalconyTV Hamburg show featured on the main page of YouTube Italy! Gooooooooooooool Lazio!

IN THE NEWS

2008-04-19T07:33:00.000-07:00

BalconyTV made the news this week.

The Irish Independent

Electric News

Silicon Republic

And on Monday night BalconyTV featured on RTE NEWS TWO. You can watch it here. Scroll forward to the the 20 minute mark. We are straight after the sport.

Despite that all, we are still getting wopped by Chocolate Rain in the Webby Awards Peoples Choice. So get out and vote!

WEBBY MUSINGS

2008-04-12T05:40:00.000-07:00

We have been suddenly plunged into horrible campaigning for votes for the Peoples Choice Award at the Webby Awards. Its terrible business.

Our competition is really great but when you think about it, Chocolate Rain has had over 18 Million views on YouTube alone. BalconyTV is about to get to 2 Million Views for an archive of over 800 videos! Which means, that if we got everybody in Ireland to vote, we could still be trounced. Yes, I know my logic is flawed but you get the idea.

I really encourage you to watch our competition videos. Funnily enough I got an email from the makers of the stunning Tony vs. Paul asking me how we could conspire to beat Chocalate Rain. I'm thinking.

I've done alot of press interviews this week since our Webby nomination. Many people ask us how we make money? Whats the future plan? Etc.

Its all very simple, as demonstrated by this video which is also nominated in our category. I love it.

Anyway, here we go again with our shameless plugging...

Go to pv.webbyawards.com

Register>Film and Video>Viral> BALCONYTV!!!

Vote vote vote!!!

BALCONYTV NOMINATED FOR WEBBY AWARD!!!

2008-04-08T18:42:00.001-07:00

Hello everybody,

Incredibly we have been nominated in the Viral Video category of the
2008 Webby Awards. It really is an incredible achievement for us. We
need to thank all the bands and performers who have made BalconyTV what
it is today.

We are eligible for the Webby Award which is voted for by the Academy no
less. And we are also eligible for the Peoples Choice Award. We need all
your help for this particular vote as we are up against amazing
competition in the shape of 'Chocolate Rain' and 'I have a crush on
Obama'.

Please go here and vote - http://pv.webbyawards.com

We need your votes in the Viral Category. And please tell all your
friends.

Below is a press release where you can read all about the Webby Awards.

Thanks again to all the people who watched and supported BalconyTV since
we started in June 2006.

Stephen O' Regan, Tom Millett and Pauline Freeman
BalconyTV.Com

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Contact: Stephen O' Regan?
+ 353 868613374?
stephen@balconytv.com

BALCONYTV NOMINATED FOR BEST VIRAL VIDEO CONTENT FOR THE 12TH ANNUAL
WEBBY AWARDS

BalconyTV.Com on the Shortlist for "Oscars of the Internet"

Dublin, Ireland - 8/04/2008 - The 12th Annual Webby Awards today
nominated BalconyTV.Com for the Best Viral Video Content of 2008.

Winners will be announced on May 6, 2008 and honored at The 12th Annual
Webby Awards in New York City on June 9th.

Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, The Webby
Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the
Internet, including Websites, Interactive Advertising, Online Film &
Video, and Mobile Websites. The awards are judged by the International
Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, a global organization that includes
David Bowie, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, AKQA Global Creative
Director Rei Inamoto, "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening, Huffington Post
founder Arianna Huffington, Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser, and The
Weinstein Company's Harvey Weinstein.

"The Webby Awards honors the outstanding work that is setting the
standards for the Internet," said David-Michel Davies, executive
director of The Webby Awards. "BalconyTVs Nominee selection is a
testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators."

'We are completely shocked to be nominated for a Webby Award, especially
in the Viral Video category where the competition has been of the
highest standard. We owe a debt of gratitude to all the bands and
performers who have made BalconyTV what is it today' - Stephen O' Regan,
Co-Founder BalconyTV.Com

As a nominee for a Webby Award, BalconyTV is also eligible to win a
People's Voice Award. People's Voice voting, sponsored by Nokia, is open
to the public from April 8th to May 1st at http://pv.webbyawards.com

The 12th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from over 60
countries and all 50 states.
Founded in 1996, The Webby Awards is known worldwide for its famous
five-word speeches. Past headline-grabbing speechmakers include Al Gore
("Please dont recount this vote"), Beastie Boys ("Can anyone fix my
computer?"), and Prince ("Everything you think is true.")

BalconyTV.Com
Launched in June 2006 by three Dublin flatmates, BalconyTV.Com has
become an unique fixture in the Irish music scene. Created by Stephen
O' Regan, Tom Millett and Pauline Freeman, BalconyTV has featured
hundreds of musicians and performers. BalconyTV shows have been watched
almost 2 Million times through YouTube. BalconyTV.De was launched in
September 2007, based exclusively on a Balcony in Hamburg, Germany.
BalconyTV has featured hundreds of indie acts aswell as more established
names such as Paddy Casey, Paul Brady, Ash, Dustin The Turkey, Eleanor
McEvoy, Declan O' Rourke and many more.

ABOUT THE WEBBY AWARDS:
Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, The Webby
Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the
Internet, including Websites, Interactive Advertising, Online Film &
Video, and Mobile Websites. Established in 1996, the 12th Annual Webby
Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from all 50 states and over 60
countries worldwide. The Webby Awards is presented by The International
Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Sponsors and Partners of The Webby
Awards include: Adobe; Nokia; The Creative Group; .ORG; Getty Images;
Level3; The Barbarian Group; Adweek; Reuters; Variety; Wired; IDG:
Brightcove; PricewaterhouseCoopers; 2advanced.Net; KobeMail and Museum
of the Moving Image.

DUBLIN STORIES EPISODE 11

2008-04-08T03:05:00.000-07:00

Irish Broadband

2008-04-05T09:41:00.000-07:00

It has just taken seven hours for me to upload todays BalconyTV highlighting the quality of Irish Broadband. Broadband in a box!

DUBLIN STORIES

2008-04-03T05:10:00.000-07:00

This is not what its like behind the scenes at BalconyTV. Enjoy Episode 10 of the triffic Dublin Stories.

READERS WIVES JARGON

2008-04-02T05:49:00.000-07:00

Great having Readers Wives back on BalconyTV after so long. I filmed a gig of theirs in the Spiegeltent a long time back, and as I spent so long editing it I really came to like the music.
If its worth a quote on a poster - 'BalconyTV gives Readers Wives new album two thumbs up'.
Readers Wives are yet another off shoot of the legendary Happy Gang. The Happy Gang for me could very well be the Irish Arcade Fire - a massive ensemble that delivers melody , variety, soul and well...alot of catchy tunes. And aint nothing wrong with that!
Aswell as Readers Wives, the Happy Gang has produced Robotnik, Jenny Lindfors, Aiden, Ben Kritikos and James Guilmartin. I'm sure I'm missing somebody.
So go get Readers Wives album basically. Here is a very old BalconyTV performance by Readers Wives. Notice how Pauline looks stoned!

UPDATE ON STUFF

2008-03-25T15:34:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the really disinteresting lazy blog entries of late. I was in London last week working with a group on BalconyTV London which we hope to launch in June. We were exploring the city for a good balcony. If anyone knows one, or has one, let us know! The pressure is on.
Along with that we are working on an overall rebuild of the website. Meetings along these lines are a bit more stressful. As we are building our own archive independent of YouTube it is a bit strenuous trying to get it to work as well.
This should go here, and that should go there..
Plenty of debate.
It was good to see our parade coverage featured on YouTube Ireland. In a week it has become our most watched show ever with almost 50'000 views. The power of YouTube is still unparrelled.
We made some pretty ambitious calls to get guest commentators. But in the end faith left it in the hands of me and Tom. I think it worked out well though. Certainly for those out there with a sense of irony and humour. There are clearly some very angry hate filled YouTubers out there. Who are these loons?
The BalconyTV Hamburg crew also had a video featured on YouTube Germany. JAN BARUSCHKE & MARKUS ROLLWAGE have had over 30'000 since featuring.
So its all good.
On Sunday night myself and Tom went to the funeral of Mongrel Magazine in the Sugar Club. It was a great night, full of rambling chat. Sorry to see the magazine wrap though.
So thats it in a nutshell.
Here is a website well worth checking out. Thanks to Andrew on Canada for this link.
www.storyofstuff.com

ANTHONY MINGHELLA

2008-03-19T09:32:00.000-07:00

Sorry to hear about the death of the film maker Anthony Minghella. I saw him speak in the IFI during the 100 Years of Beckett festival a year or so again in Dublin. He directed a short film of Becketts Play. Here is Part one and two of the film.

TOMS YOUTUBE PICK

2008-03-19T01:21:00.000-07:00

Introducing Achmed The Dead Terrorist...

NAM THE MAN WINS

2008-03-13T06:10:00.000-07:00

We just learned that Nam The Man who performed some mind boggling dangerous football freestyle tricks on BalconyTV a while back, and won Best Non Music Award at the BalconyTV Music Video Awards last year, has won first place at the European Freestyle Competition in France representing Ireland!
Nam was up against the toughest of opposition. Here is his winning Final Battle performance...