Prim Perfect has reported today that the Treet.TV production team are making some big changes to their virtual tv shows in Second Life. Apparently a message was sent out to all Treet TV producers announcing a “major shift in focus” due to real life issues. They are cancelling all live video production “indefinitely” which is very sad to hear. Visit Treet.TV here.
What is Treet.TV?
Treet TV is an entertainment network that serves virtual worlds viewers and producers. Established in March 2007, Treet TV uses a collaborative production model which has resulted in more than 3000 hours of broadcast quality content, all targeting the emerging phenomenon of virtual living.
This message was sent out below.
Today, in a message sent to all Treet TV producers, Treet has announced a major shift in their focus – that, due to real life issues, they are cancelling all live video production indefinitely. However, this does not mean Treet are shutting down the website, live streams, or that their work will stagnate.
In a letter to Treet producers, Wiz said, “What is really occurring is a shift of priorities for us. Because the market is still quite small, Texas and I need to engage in Treet only part time. Using 100% of that time to film has left us with time for nothing else. Exciting changes to the website, new promotional features, and an exciting “Timeline of Virtual History” archive site never even have been started, not to mention many improvements in distribution, iPad and iPhone support, etc. We feel such innovations are necessary in this industry. So, shifting our priorities away from live filming is important for us to create more enabling technologies to help people contribute shows, manage shows, and get the most out of archives.”
Wiz added, “We are committed to enhancing and enabling the community. Our website, resources, and streams will not only remain live, but we’ll be seeking ways to expand their availability to more and more people, and establish programs for showing people how we’ve achieved what we’ve achieved.”
There may be potential and opportunities in the near future for new projects to start happening in Second Life. Hopefully this will be the case because the SL community I know loves watching SL TV events/shows.
The end of live filming is a very sad occasion for many who have enjoyed attending the filming of Treet’s various programs, and there will also be a period of adjustment for the station and its scheduling. Some shows may close and Designing Worlds, which has fairly heavy filming demands, will be looking for ways forward. But the opportunities for new developments are exciting, and something to look forward to.
Perhaps this change is good for everyone. What are your views about the changes ?
Daniel Voyager 
Music Island will continue to broadcast concerts on livestream at: http://www.livestream.com/musicisland as we have for some time. We never had a Treet TV show, so maybe I can supply my stream to them 🙂
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@Kate: That’s good to know. Thanks! 🙂
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And now, at the end of our first self-filmed and self-edited season, I think Designing Worlds is looking in pretty good shape. We hosted a discussion show on Mesh, we visited a whole range of exciting places around the grid – we even managed to produce a Babbage episode!
And as well as a full season of Designing Worlds completed, we have a brilliant new show on treet – Happy Hunting! And we’re going to have exciting news about Metaverse Arts in the New Year.
So the future of the Prim Perfect/treet.tv partnership is looking pretty good!
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