You're a Star so Always get your Media!
Friday, 23. May 2008, 10:02:44
Sometimes getting a copy of your media after an interview or a taping at a radio station or a television show is almost impossible. Be diligent, polite and accruate in your request for your media. Many times since there are hundreds of artists taped daily the engineers or production folks don't have time to meet your requests, especially if you are an up and coming artist. I recently did a piece on a radio station and after about 4 phone calls got to the station to get a copy. So that I would not be a problem and call everyday, I called each week so it took a month. It is most hard when it is not "your" show. In other words, "If it's not all about you!"
Now if it is your show, make certain to get the host's phone number or production assistant's contact information and have your manager or personal assistant ask for the procedure in getting the tape. Formats may be an issue as well. Know that you may have to do a conversion for your own viewing. Also keep in mind that many items can only be held in your library for archive purposes.
Know that there are media companies that are video service providers that will assist you in getting your footage. I personally have a library of all TV and Cable stations I have aired on. Through the years I average about 80% of getting my footage.I recently posted on a forum for this issue and made my request for a recent taping on NBC10 (Philadelphia) News. I got my tape in about a week although the procedure is typically 14 weeks. I got a real voice on the phone and my request was specific. In this article I will provide a great resource for getting your media when you are on the air of a major TV station. This will be the best number you will ever have for this purpose.
Getting your Tape!
What you need for a Media copy request:
- NAME OF SHOW
- AIRDATE
- NAME OF SEGMENT (KEYWORDS)
- DATE OF SHOW
- TIME OF SHOW
- PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION
- HOST NAME
- NAME OF PROGRAM
IF YOU KNOW APPROXIMATE AIRTIME AND MINUTES THIS HELPS NAIL IT DOWN IN THE SEARCH
Company Name VMS - Video Monitoring Servies of America LP
News Segment Retrieval
New or archived clips from the largest library of broadcast media anywhere, including all 210 US broadcast markets.
Business is going global. Your brand perceptions and your PR matter as much in foreign markets as they do domestically, and your messaging has to be consistent. That's why VMS provides you unmatched global broadcast media retrieval and delivery. Search by country, date, media outlet, brand, product and more, and get your intelligence delivered in your choice of formats. So you can best see and evaluate your media coverage, your messaging and your competitors worldwide.
Delivery Options
Digital delivery - Streaming video delivered right to your desktop (RealVideo, Windows Media, QuickTime)
Videotape - High quality VHS tapes
DVD - Crystal clear digital transfers of broadcast media onto DVD
Printed transcripts - Detailed, specialist transcribed text of news segments as they aired
Newsboards - Detailed, shot-by-shot storyboards with text of broadcast news segments
Newsgrabs - Single frame captures of relevant images from news segments featuring your brand or product
Contact:
Video Monitoring Services of America, LP
1500 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
1800-VMS-2002
http://www.vmsinfo.com
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